Art I
"I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream." -Vincent Van Gogh
4/27/2017 0 Comments Positive-Negative Piece ProgressThis is my progress on the positive-negative piece that I am working on for the mini art gallery. I am going to paint a small map of the world in vibrant colors, representing the idea of positivity and beauty throughout the world. I also want to use the small size of this piece to express how tiny the world actually is in our universe. We are all really very small specks in the entirety of existence, yet we each have our own place and our own purpose. This perspective can be viewed both negatively and positively.
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4/27/2017 0 Comments Memory Piece ProgressThe second photo is the progress of my memory piece, and the first is the photo I am basing the project off of. So far, I have finished creating the dress out of rose petals, which are slowly drying into more of a maroon color. The decoration at the waist is made from a rose leaf, the ends of the petals creating a design on it. The actual dress had small silver beads along the waistband, and I was attempting to recreate this design on my project. I also used a previously-dried rose to create my hair. The petals had dried into a purplish-brown hue, making them perfect to use for the hair. I still need to work on the right side and figure out a background. I hope to use the purplish-blue color from fresh petals to create this. I think that I definitely need to work on cleaning up the edges of the dress and making sure all of the details are unified.
4/21/2017 0 Comments Memory Piece ProgressThis is my progress on my memory piece. I have made a lot of progress on the dress, layering rose petals to make the skirt. I found a purplish, bluish pigment to outline the shape of the body by letting the petals soak in water for a few minutes and then rubbing the pigment off on a piece of paper, using it kind of like watercolor. Next, I will use dried roses for the hair and finish the skirt with the red rose petals.
I haven't started my positive and negative project yet, but I am considering different pieces that will convey that idea. 4/7/2017 0 Comments Ideas for Mini Art GalleryThese are my ideas for the art gallery in the doll house, reflecting the ideas of positive and negative. The first image on the top is a map of the entire world illuminated with bright, positive colors. The one below that is not as colorful, the mandala pattern still a representation of beauty although it is not as bright. This could either be positive or negative. The drawing beside that one depicts a girl with her eyes closed, the word "Silence" covering her mouth. This would be a negative theme, indicating the silence many people are oppressed under in the world and in this society.
4/7/2017 0 Comments Sketch of Memory PieceThis is my sketch for my memory piece. This memory is prom last year, when I went with my boyfriend Jacob before we were dating. My dress was red like roses, and now every month for our "month anniversary" he brings me a rose. So, I want to make the dress in this piece out of rose petals.
3/31/2017 0 Comments Recycled Materials Final ProjectThis is my finished recycled project. I worked on this with Kayden and Emily. We finished melting the plastic wings and made the body out of a black trash bag. Then we glued different fabrics onto the back, attached the wings, and used aluminum pieces to make it a little more exciting. I enjoyed making this, but I was kind of disappointed in the end result. It wasn't really what I was imagining, but I learned a lot from it and had a good time. Maybe I'll come back to exploring recycled materials one day.
3/23/2017 0 Comments Recycled ProjectThis is my progress on my recycled project. Kayden, Emily and I worked on melting the blue Food Lion bags down into the shapes of butterfly wings. It was kind of difficult to manipulate the materials, but I think it looks really cool. We are planning to use black plastic bags to make an outline around the wings and add it into the background.
3/17/2017 0 Comments Recycled Materials ProjectThis week, Kayden and I continued to melt blue plastic from Food Lion grocery bags into the shape of butterfly wings. I sketched out the wings on the cardboard so that I can see where the plastic should be melted. After we get all of the plastic melted, we're going to attach the plastic to the cardboard and make a background with other recycled materials.
3/17/2017 0 Comments Scribbles DrawingThis is a drawing I did by making a lot of scribbles and finding images inside it. I found some birds and an upside-down heart. This was cool because I realized that even in chaos, you can find pictures.
3/17/2017 0 Comments Multi-Media ProjectThis is my multi-media project. I used watercolor, chalk pastels and sharpie. On the right side is a a brain, veins and colors coming out of it everywhere and arrows circulating around the picture with the words, "What goes around, comes around." There are also words on the left side saying, "The words of a man's mouth reflects what is in his heart and mind." The words that come out of your mouth will show people the kind of thoughts in your mind and heart and it is important to guard your tongue.
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Lydia GunnGo to the "Side Projects" page to see the artwork I've done outside of school. Archives
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