Ceramics 2015-2016

My definition of art is a product created from ones voice and creativity. Art is important because it represents the artist's voice. My goal is to convey my own personal voice in my work, because I want each of my pieces to show who I am in some way. My voice consists of my own style, my own opinions, and my own attitudes. I create art because it allows me to show my voice in an imaginative way.

The process that makes up my unique compositions consists of distinct steps and techniques. I will use ceramics as an example since that is what my focus has been recently. In ceramics, my first step is to plan how I will indicate my voice. I consider the theme or message that I want to get across. I then use a variety of materials, but my style remains consistent. In every piece of mine, it is clear that I have my own style of precise designs.

The environment inspires my art because I am able to connect my life with it. My surroundings provide me with ideas in my art. This year, I have grown as in artist in this way. I connected art to my real life and my real voice. I actually had a reason within all of my pieces, rather than randomly creating things just because. As in artist, my place in this world is to express myself in my art and show my creativity in my own way.

Overcrowding at art museums can be good for financial purposes, however it leads to some problems. The amount of people that visit a museum make it easy for accidents to happen. Plus, people feel uncomfortable in crowded environments making their art experience less enjoyable. The reason that there shouldn't be a limit on how many people visit the museums is because it helps them to prosper financially. Personally, I feel that there should be a limit. No one likes spending their day in busy, chaotic areas especially when they're trying to enjoy the art work. It kind of takes the fun out of the day and not only that, it would limit accidents involving the art.

Artist Statement

Art is a great way to express one's creativity.  Personally, I feel that I represent myself strongly in my art work.  Incorporating your voice in your work helps define the work as yours.  Banksy is an artist that does a good job of including their voice and is one that really inspires me.  His work displays his beliefs, and voice, by getting messages across to the public. If he wants change, he will show that in his art. 

While I work on certain projects I try my best to have clean and neat pieces. I begin my piece by planning out the entire project on paper or digitally. I draw out a rough idea of what I may want it to look like, and I make a mental note of what my hidden meanings are. All of my work has hidden meanings, whether it be something as small as a favorite color used or as large as an object representing part of my life. The materials I use depend on what meanings my piece include or the themes that I try to get across. 

This year I have taken both 2D and 3D Art.  I can honestly say that my skills do not fall under the drawing category and 3D Art is a better fit for me. Because I have noticed that this year, I have decided to continue my 3D Art journey as a sophomore. I really enjoyed working with clay, so I am going to take ceramics. My strengths include making my work really clean and neat. Detail is definitely a weakness of mine and my goal is to improve on that as I continue art.  Overall, this year I have grown as an artist because I was able to realize what I enjoy doing and I was greatly influenced by many. Learning about various artists in Mrs. Hahn's class allowed me to get a different perspective of the different types of art. My classmates also give me inspiration because they have their own creative ideas that I can expand on. 

Below are a few of my favorite pieces I created in 3D Art. 

My Hobbies

Tennis

I have played tennis since 6th grade. I started out with the once a week beginner classes and then moved on to play for my middle school team in 7th grade. That's when I started to really improve and I even got varsity experience my first year playing. The next year, I was the #2 singles varsity player as an 8th grader.  I had a very successful year including winning against Noblesville West and Carmel.  I finished with a winning record of 12-7 which I was happy with considering I hadn't played for very long. Playing middle school tennis really gave me the confidence to continue working hard at the sport, so I played every week day in the summer and played in winter tournaments. I am now a freshman anxiously waiting for my first season to start in the spring. I am so excited and I look forward to playing for a team again. 

Here are some pictures that my good friend Isabel Lintner took of me at my last tournament. 

3D Art

I have just started Intro to 3D Art. So far I really enjoy it and I think it's a lot of fun. I don't feel like I'm very creative so it's hard to come up with things especially when we have to capture voice. Even though I'm not very good at it, I work my way around those problems and just enjoy it. So far I have created a paper sculpture and a cardboard sculpture. I'll show you how my paper sculpture turned out below. 

2D Art

I recently finished Introduction to 2D Art with Mr. Scheele. Personally, I was not a fan of the type of work we did but I did enjoy learning different techniques.  My favorite part of the class was water color and below I have a picture of one of my pieces. Honestly, that is the only piece I am okay with how it turned out.  It still could've had more detail and if I had more time, I definitely would've made it better. Overall, 2D Art was not my favorite but I am very glad I experienced it because I learned a lot. I look forward to see where 3D Art takes me.