Book Project

At the beginning of the school, we were given books that the library was discarding to destroy for art class.  I covered this page with blue and green for a background color.  Then used a design roller with black paint and wrote Faith with silver sharpie.

For this page I did a design of a peacock feather with orange, blue, purple, brown, and green markers.

Photo Assignments

Bugs eye view: Take a picture from a bugs point of view; not of a bug.  Took a picture from the bottom of my windshield. 

Stranger:  Take a picture of someone you don't know.  I took a picture of  a little girl at a graduation party that was literally bouncing off of the walls in a bouncy house.  

Sun glare/ lens flare: Take a picture with light glaring.  Took a picture of the sky from the back of the school parking lot.  

Spring:  Take a picture of something that has to do with spring.  Took a picture of a flower on a bush in our backyard.  

Choice:  Take a picture of anything you want.  Took a picture of the sunrise from the gravel road I live on.

Shadow:  Take a picture of a shadow.  Took a picture of a tree's shadow in my front yard.

Before and after:  Take a picture of something that is before and after.  I took a picture of hair when it was down and then when it was put up in a bun (picture below this caption is the before)

Silhouette: Take a picture of a silhouette.  I took a picture of the silhouette of the trees and shed in our yard.

Framing with objects:  Use objects to frame something else.  I took a picture of my little sister surrounded by flowers as the framing.  

For this project we were told to create something abstract.  I chose to paint a random background using pink, blue, green, and white paint.  I then used black sharpie to partially draw a tree with birds flying away from it/

I personally found this assignment to be one of my favorites this year.  Our teacher decided to introduce us into using spray paint as a medium.  I used purple, black, blue, white, and clear spray paints to make this piece.  I only made on of these "spray paint worlds", but I would like to experiment on my own time with this medium.

Mrs. Dewitt told us to use ink as a medium and let us go where ever we wanted from there.  I used blue pen and black sharpie to create an abstract piece. The diamond on top reflects the bottom one but with a ring added to its surrounding. It's symbolic to me, but is open to your own interpretation.

We were told to create a realistic picture.  I drew a baby owl for this project.

We were told to create a mask and somewhat of an explosion around it.  I used tissue paper to make my mask, then ribbon and a feather for decoration.

Photo Assignment: Window Portrait

We were supposed to take a picture of something with the light shining through on it through a window.  I used a chair by the window in the band room.

 For this project we were supposed to give a new perspective.  I showed what a pier looks like when a person lays on their stomach farther away from the end.  Also added a sunset.  Used watercolor forr the sunset and oil pastel for the pier.  

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For this project we were told to paint a scene on an unusual medium.  I painted a sunset scene with a gravel road on a CD.  

 Photo Assignment: Simplicity

For simplicity we were supposed to take a object and make it the center of attention by giving it a simple background.  I took a picture of my sister's teddy bear on the kitchen counter.

 Photo Assignment: Negative Imaging

For this assignment we needed a simple object with a "busy" background.  I took a picture of my sister's ring that was sitting on my mom's purse.

Photo Assignment: Kids

Needed to take a picture of children under the age of 11.  I took a picture of my little brother and sister sharing the foot massager.

Photo Assignment: Recreate an Old Photo

I used an old picture of me and my sister on my birthday when she gave me a scrapbook that she made completely by hand.  I still have that scrapbook today, so we took a picture in the same place with the same scrapbook.....puberty is a wonderful thing....

Mrs. DeWitt gave a us a choice to do whatever kind of project we wanted.  I choose to make a girl holding a lantern surrounded a confusing darkness.  I used a combination of chalk and black and white paint.

Photo Assignment: Pet or Animal
Took a picture of our family cat named Orange for this photo assignment.

The project was to combine surrealism and texture in anyway that you wanted.   I made a flower with a black candle growing out of it with a bunch of feathers as the flame.

Photo Assignment: Curves/ Lines
Chose to take a picture following the line that is the intersection of the wall and the floor in the school hallway.

Photo Assignment: Winter
I took a picture of one of the blizzards that was going on outside my house.

We were supposed to create a project in class that involved movement in some form.  I created a falling angel to use falling for my motion.  Charcoal was my medium.

A closeup on the angel.