tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11604734223400011412023-11-16T10:56:53.550-08:00some go through life looking, others creating...noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-35366627046670377492013-06-09T10:42:00.004-07:002013-06-11T20:12:19.205-07:00And It Comes To An End<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As the year wraps up I feel that I have learned a lot. In the beginning of the year I did feel more comfortable than last year, but now that I am reflecting I have developed even more skills. It was fun to expand on my strengths from last year and to see where it took me. I tried my </span>best to push myself to create more meaningful and interesting art and I think I have done so. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> I've learned that art takes time. It doesn't just take a day, but more like a week or even longer. I have come to the art room during my lunch period just to work on whatever the assignment was so that I could be proud of it. Last year I would call something finished, but I wasn't always happy with how it turned out. This year by taking that extra bit of time my projects have been stronger. It feels great to see what my hands and mind can do. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> My favorite piece of work was without a doubt my Next President Collage. I am excited to say that it was selected as one of the 2013 Art Educators of New Jersey; Youth Art Month awards. I got to travel to Trenton, New Jersey to receive my award. I went with my parents and got to take a picture with my art teacher, Ms. Kiick. It was an honor and I am thankful and very happy that my project was picked out of many. I believe why this particular project is my favorite is because I was so passionate about the topic. I wanted to convey what I was feeling about this election and art was a great way to do so. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> I have to admit that I don't think I will pursue art as a future, but I love taking it in school. It is a nice way to escape the rest of my daily homework and classwork. It is truly the way I can express myself and Ms. Kiick makes it amazing. I never feel pressured and I am always excited to see what is in store. I am sad to see the year end, but I can honestly say waking up at 6:30am to go to art instead of a study hall was a rewarding choice. Thank you Ms. Kiick for a wonderful year!</span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-43752540222769764042013-06-09T10:06:00.002-07:002013-06-09T10:09:22.658-07:00My Slideshow<div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> Once upon a time there was a fun and energetic group of friends. They would dance all day and night. Their dancing brought the community joy, but they wondered if they was another way to use their dancing to benefit others. One bright morning Tom, the "pink twirler," found an interesting key. An immense amount of possibilities rushed through everyone’s head. What will this key lead to? George, the "orange Egyptian walker," suggested that they search for clues on the key. Could there be a secret message? As they all searched through the tangled mesh of silky blue thread Peter, "green shaker," jumped with joy. He found a message that was engulfed in the bundle. It read:</span><i style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </i><b style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>There is a magical machine that will tell you your future. All you have to do is find it! </i></b><i style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </i><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">The only clue the message gave was: </span><b style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>walk 200 steps from the location the key was found.</i></b><i style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </i><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">As the gang traced their steps back the key’s original location the walking began. In the corner of his eye David, the "blue jumper," spotted a glimpse of something silver and shiny. He called everyone over to investigate. Low and behold they had found the magical machine.</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> They all began to pile in. Once they were situated in the machine they was an array of buttons to press. It was quite tempting to press all of them, but there was one particular button that said FUTURE. Robert, the "red disco maniac," was the who pressed button. They traveled through an upward cascade of crystals. Everything became a blur until suddenly they arrived on a sand hill. The air was cool and the sky a light blue, the clouds were gliding through the air. The gang started to head up the hill to see if there was another message. After a tedious walk the made it all the way to the top. There they saw a basket with little pieces of paper in it. Each piece of paper had one of their names on it. One at a time they reached for their piece. Everyone’s future was different, but they all had something in common. The pieces of paper all had</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">: </span><b style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>will help the world become a better place and will work together to do so. </i></b><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><b><i> </i></b>The walk back down the hill was silent. Each man was contemplating on how they would change the world together. As they reached the machine they pressed the button that had HOME on it. The ride back was quicker than the first. The moment they arrived home they started to brainstorm ideas. The conclusion was aid charities. To do so they arranged a dance-a-thon in the community, which eventually branched out to the nation. People would sign up to dance and every minute they stayed on their feet an amount of money would be added to a jar. Each friend got to choose which charity they wanted to donate to. The first man to decide was Tom. The gang though it was fair for him to go first for he was the one who found the key. When the first dance-a-thon was complete the gang raised a whopping number of $5000 that Tom decided to donate to the World Wildlife Fund, WWF for short. This charity works on issues regarding the conservatoin, research and restoration of the enviroment. Each year the group of friends organized this dance-a-thon and picked a different charity to help out. The magical machine was only a memory to them, but they knew it was the spark that ignited their caring and beneficial idea. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> Yes, we are at that time of year for empty bowls! Empty Bowls is a dinner that is held at Haddon Township High School. Pasta and soup are served in the bowls which anyone can buy. It is a charity event that benefits the Food Bank of South Jersey. As an art class we make dozens of bowls that are auctioned and sold off for money that will be donated to the Food Bank. If you didn't already know, the Food Bank helps people who can't afford to buy food for </span><span style="color: purple;">themselves</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> and thier family. It's a great cause so please come and support! February 9! </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Making the bowls is the fun part. I love clay, I think it is so much fun to play with and you can create pieces that you can use forever. The process of making bowls is a bit tedious. You first have to roll out a slab of clay so that it the right thickness for your bowl. Thankfully the form of the bowl is already made so we just have to lay our slab of clay onto it. Rolling this clay isn't a walk in the park though, it takes muscle. Once you have your slab of clay onto the form you can cut the excess off. You then take your bowl to a heat gun which will dry the clay so that it is easy to pop off the form. This is where you can get creative. You can shape your bowl or put a design on it. Once your bowl is finished off the to kiln it goes. I have a link to what a kiln is on my blog post from last year, but pretty much it is a huge oven. When the bowls have been fired it's time to glaze. This part is exciting. You can choose what color glaze you want and most of the bowls that turn out eccentric are the colors of glaze mixed together. It amazes me how glaze can be so beautiful because in the bottle it comes in it really isn't all that exciting. This year I wanted to experiment with colors. I didn't make any of my own, but i did chose colors from the array of textiles. When your done glazing the bowl then goes back into the kiln and you wait to see the outcome. The bowls this year turned out spectacular. I personally want to buy a few.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> The next time we will be working with clay will be our tea sets which I am stoked about. I enjoyed making the place setting last year. This year we will be basing our tea sets on the artist we choose to research. I chose to </span><span style="color: purple;">research</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"> Keith Haring, here is a link to the blog post where I wrote about him: </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://nboonin.blogspot.com/2013/01/pop-art-at-its-finest.html"><span style="color: blue;">Keith Haring</span></a>. </span><span style="color: purple;">I will keep you updated!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-24334564658231424582013-01-18T18:49:00.002-08:002013-01-18T18:49:17.786-08:00Blind Contour<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> An </span>assignment<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that I thought was extremely fun was our blind contour drawings. This method required you to essentially become blind. You would look at yourself in a mirror and draw what you saw on a piece of paper. You were not allowed to look down at the drawing or pick up your pencil to "re-adjust." The drawings were quite amusing and silly. It was </span>interesting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to see what my brain told my hands to draw. I did get some drawings that weren't horrible. I seemed to draw my shirt the most accurate. My face was another story, but after more practice it started looking human! I would always start with my hair and work my way down. When I got more comfortable I started to add more detailed features like pupils, </span>earrings<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and my necklace. Once I thought I had the "flow" down I began my good copy. The first face wasn't too bad so I decided to add a couple of little ones hear and there. I attempted to draw myself smiling, but that ended up looking like some sort of mad demon, it was </span>entertaining<span style="font-family: inherit;"> though. After the drawing was done I started to work on my "I am" statements. These were statements that would describe yourself. The first were easy... "My name is Noa," "I am 15 years old," but they started to get a bit harder. Such as, "I will" "I want" "I dream" and more. I didn't just want to give simple answers because that wouldn't express who I am. It took some time to think up meaningful answers, but I figured it out. Now all I have to do is write these statement onto my picture and add some color. I will probably spice it up a bit to make it truly my own. I will post a picture with the finished product, but for now here's a picture of it in the making. </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-80443878572609003792013-01-18T18:27:00.003-08:002013-01-18T20:12:01.337-08:00This Little Light of Mine<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> For the second marking period one of the </span>assignments</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> was to make a paper lantern that was inspired by a season. I took these instructions and shook them up a little. Instead of choosing a season I decided to portray a tree that was going through different seasons. My tree started out with an abundance of leaves then it started to loose its leaves and finally it was a tree with its bare branches. This idea of mine didn't come immediately. At first I was going to do the season of fall and have a tree loosing its leaves. I did eventually incorporate this idea into the final creation, but it did take some thinking. The actual creating part took some practice as well. Knowing how to use an </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Acto"><span style="color: blue;">X-Acto knife</span></a> </span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">is key to making a paper lantern. Luckily for me I had this skill already locked down! My dad is an </span>architect<span style="font-family: inherit;"> so he </span>designs<span style="font-family: inherit;"> layouts for </span>museums, <span style="font-family: inherit;">sculptures, </span>etc.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and when I was little I would always want to cut with the x-acto knife, usually it was just a straight line, but I felt grown up using such a fancy tool. Eventually I got really good at cutting straight lines so my dad let me move on to curvy ones. I used an x-acto knife for all my school projects that required cutting, it just made everything look so clean. So for this project I didn't break a sweat when using the x-acto knife! The difficult part for me was figuring out how much to cut and where. It was hard to picture the negative space and what parts the candle light would shine through. Another problem I was running into was cutting too much, but Ms. Kiick let us practice before cutting on the final paper which was a life saver. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> When I did figure out what to cut and what not to cut, I figured out not to cut anything out, just cut lines and then strategically connect the cuts I did want to have out. I finally found something that I liked. I cut my trees so that the branches were somewhat sculptural. Instead of cutting out my whole tree, which would show way too much light, I cut the </span>trunk<span style="font-family: inherit;"> as two slits and the tree branches, but left them connected to the trunk. The end result was surprising in a good way. When putting my lantern around the candle is was so </span>mesmerizing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The way the light flickered within the walls of my lantern was beautiful. I hope to make a lantern again, but next time I will include more </span>intricate<span style="font-family: inherit;"> cuts. </span></span><br />
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noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-84236759758374549622013-01-10T19:51:00.000-08:002013-01-10T19:52:55.623-08:00Pop Art at its Finest<span style="color: purple;"> Keith Allen Haring was born May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. His expression of concepts such as birth, death, sex, and war became recognized immensely as the visual language of the 20th century.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"> Haring grew up in Kultztown with his mother, Joan Haring, and his father, Allen Haring, who was a cartoonist, and his three younger sisters, Kay, Karen, and Kirsten. Haring was interested in art from an early age. From 1976 to 1978 he studied commercial art, which is art created for commercial purposes, at The Ivy School of Professional Art which was located in Pittsburgh. Shortly after he lost interest in commercial art and moved on to study fine art, which is art that is developed primarily for aesthetics or a concept. At 19, he moved to New York City where he was inspired by graffiti art and studies at the School of Visual Arts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"> Haring achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York. These pieces were his first recognized pieces of pop art. Around this time, "The Radiant Baby" became his symbol. This symbol carries a strong message about life and unity. In 1980, he organized exhibitions in Club 57, which was nightclub located at 57 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, NYC. It was a hangout and venue for performances, musicians, and visual artists. His first drawings of animals and human faces was his participation in the Times Square Exhibition. During this same year, he photocopied and pasted around the city provocative collages made from cut-up and recombined New York Post headlines. In 1981 he sketched his first chalk drawings on black paper, painted plastic, metal, and objects that he found. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;"> Haring created more than 50 publics works between 1982 and 1989 in dozens of cities around the world. His famous "Crack is Wack" mural, created in 1986, has become a landmark on New York's FDR Drive. He got know Andy Warhol, who was the theme of several of Haring's pieces including "Andy Mouse." I found this fact interesting because last year I wrote my artist research post on Andy Warhol. I guess I am into their type of artwork which is quirky and fun.</span><span style="color: purple; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"> Haring visited Australia and painted murals in Melbourne and Sydney which he was compensated for. He also visited and painted in Rio de Janeiro, the Paris Museum of Modern Art, Minneapolis and Manhattan. This started his international breakthrough. In 1985 he started to paint canvas and in 1986 he painted murals in Amsterdam, Paris, Phoenix and Berlin on the Berlin Wall. Later, he opened a retail store in SoHo called Pop shop, selling merchandise revealing his iconic images. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"> With the arrival of Pop Shop, his work began reflecting more socio-political themes, such as anti-Apartheid, which was system of racial segregation, AIDS awareness, and the crack cocaine epidemic. Haring was openly gay and was a strong supporter of safe sex; however in 1988, he was diagnosed with AIDS. He established the Keith Haring Foundation in 1989, its authority being to provide funding and imagery to AIDS organizations and children's programs and to expand the audience of his work. During the last years of his life Haring created most of his imagery to speak about his illness and generate activism and awareness about AIDS. I</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">n June, on the rear wall of the convent of the Church of Sant'Antonio </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">in Pisa</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">, Italy, he painted the last public work of his life, the mural "Tuttomondo" translation: "all-world."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> Keith Haring died February 16, 1990 of AIDS-related complications. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">As a celebration of his life, Madonna </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">declared the first New York date of her Blond Ambition World Tour,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> a benefit concert for Haring's memory, and donated all proceeds from her ticket sales to AIDS charities. </span></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Additionally, Haring's work was featured in several of Red Hot Organization's, who's motto is "Fighting AIDS Trhough Pop Culture,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> efforts to raise money for AIDS and AIDS awareness</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> Honestly I chose to do this artist based on a picture that was included in my art teacher, Ms. Kiick's slideshow. Now that I have done the research I really admire Keith Haring. I love his way of expressing serious topics by using </span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">his</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> fun pop art that makes the work seem less like a lecture. I also realized that I have a magnet of one of Keith's works. I got it from the MoMA a couple of years ago. I saw some of his works there and didn't even realize it was the same Keith Haring I chose to research today! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> Keith wasn't afraid to let people know how he felt on the issue of AIDS, which was a huge part of his life, this made me like his so much more as a person knowing that art wasn't just a job for him, but a passion.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">I like the first piece (top) because it represents his feelings about AIDS. He was very brave to stand up for what he believes in. I did see this piece in the MoMA and I wish that i took more time to look at it, I now have an excuse to go back! The second piece (middle) is the one that I have on my refrigerator in magnet form. It's a heartfelt piece of work...no pun intended and the last piece is one that I wish I had in my room. You can tell Haring had fun creating this one. It was used as cover art for the Red Hot + Dance AIDS benefit organized by Red Hot </span><span style="color: purple;">Organization's. Overall, I am fond of the way Haring can make a piece look so simple, but effortless.</span></div>
noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-63639489073857201742012-11-11T16:21:00.001-08:002013-01-10T19:53:22.294-08:00Finished Shoes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> I just wanted to make a quick post about my finished shoe drawing! I have now completed my first drawing assignment of the year, phew. It took a while and shading is my enemy, but I am pleased with the outcome.</span></div>
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noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-57637762268486741092012-11-05T14:36:00.003-08:002013-01-10T19:53:42.336-08:00Time to Reflect<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> The first marking period has come to an end. A lot has been learned. Drawing is still not my forte, but I do believe more practice will help. I have learned that I have a knack for possibly campaigning for presidents! I definitely have grown since my first year in creative arts. It's nice to know what art terms mean and how to grow as an artist. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">The books this year are also different. Instead of choosing the do whatever, our books have to have a color and subject theme. I chose to have warmer colors such as, red, pink, orange and yellow I haven't quite figured out my subject theme yet, I was thinking freedom or possibly hope. This could be ambitious and I would with out a doubt have to think of ways to express one of these subjects, but for now most of my papers just have color on them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Through out this marking period </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">I learned how to shade difficult pieces, and how to build a collage. Last year I can remember my fruit drawing looking a little "shape-y" not really having that much dimension. This year I can safely say that I have made an attempt to stray away from that quality. My collage skills have grown as well. My identity collage year didn't have a lot of substance. There were pieces that were placed awkwardly and a lot of was going on. There wasn't much layering so it was pretty much one sheet of confusion. This year I planned out my collage before I started. I wanted a clear path that I could follow and along the way I was able to add or take out some ideas. It was satisfying to have these options.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> I am interested to see what else I am capable of thinking about and able to create this year in art. </span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-63230268128381958612012-11-05T14:35:00.002-08:002012-11-05T14:35:36.598-08:00Who is it going to be?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> The second and so far my favorite assignment of the year was the mixed media collage. This year since it is the presidential election our goal was to make a collage representing either who we wanted as president, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, or a topic being debated by either president. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> I chose to express who I wanted as president which is Barack Obama. I started out by transferring a picture of the American flag, but instead of the top corner being blue with stars it was the </span><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=obama+logo&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1218&bih=644&tbm=isch&tbnid=AU5MvdtSmNIPcM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_logo&docid=CmykkRkUHTKr2M&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Obama_logomark.svg/220px-Obama_logomark.svg.png&w=220&h=220&ei=5MqWUK2IMeru0gHg-oDwBA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=409&sig=100385940190134989973&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=131&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:150&tx=49&ty=84" style="color: blue;">Obama logo</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">. Once I had the foundation I built around it. I lightly painted over the left half of the flag in black, letting some of the flag peek through. I then transferred a silhouette of the back of Obama's head onto a white piece of paper and took that transfer and glued in onto the bottom left corner of my collage. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> I had most of my pictures and materials before I started the collage, but I decided to look through some magazines and newspapers which was a smart choice. I found newspaper articles of Obama and cut them out and transferred them onto the right half of my collage. I then found a picture of silhouettes of a couple men that seemed to be looking out into the horizon. I transferred this picture onto the half that wasn't black, but right near where the black stops. The coolest thing happened which was a perfect surprise. The black silhouettes that I thought would turn black didn't transfer. Only the outer part of the silhouettes transferred. So the middle part of the figures were the flag and newspaper articles. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> The collage was coming together quite nicely at this point, but it was still not done. I decided to use the Obama logo and make in into the logo for </span><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=obama+care+symbol&num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1218&bih=644&tbm=isch&tbnid=v-i6C8HYMx_2JM:&imgrefurl=http://talkingpoliticswithtonyphyrillas.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html&docid=L_7mL5fIAT1eJM&imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-2djVMlhyjnruUR1-5D73p31sN4B7bFqvciClNBp6E7LnpXbjvDGZO6JosDEIoVEXygNyhycGRCLfNx8UdFgEG6vg3rCMcrBu52ozF-SlMLCus_qecTF2AV0kQUWGuLVtlqUQt0VKTR5/s1600/obamacare%252Bsymbol.jpg&w=333&h=481&ei=oc2WUL27B-iD0QGQ5oDIAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=442&vpy=155&dur=369&hovh=187&hovw=129&tx=115&ty=114&sig=100385940190134989973&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=93&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:88" style="color: blue;">Obama Care</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">. I achieved this with paint. Once that was done it seemed to take over the collage. So I covered the logo up with a tissue. This created some what a sheen to the logo making it a lot less BAM! After this step I cut out the state of Hawaii where Obama is from and glued in onto the collage. Another amazing surprise occurred. I happened to glue the state in a way where it looked like a "thought line" coming from the silhouette of Obama to the health care symbol. I didn't even realize this until Ms. Kiick pointed it out to me. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> At this point I was almost done. The last major thing I wanted to include was Obama's slogan: Yes We Can. With the help of Ms. Kiick, I very lightly using a dry brush and paint wrote it onto the top left corner of my collage. I also decided to only show half of each letter like it was falling onto the collage. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Little details made this collage pop. For instance when I covered half the flag with black paint it made the collage look a bit "blocky." So I went in with a dry brush and paint and connected the lighter side to the darker side. Another little detail was softening up Obama's silhouette by using this dry brush technique yet again. I also used, can you guess, dry brush to make my little men silhouettes to stand out better.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Overall I was overjoyed with the finished product. I didn't know that I had it in me. I can say that it might have helped that I was passionate about the topic, but it was exciting to see me ideas jump to paper. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-74693225593084787462012-11-05T14:21:00.002-08:002013-01-10T19:54:00.533-08:00Shoes!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Our first assignment of the year was a drawing piece. You can imagine how excited I was... I'm not the strongest at drawing and I tend to over think what is being put on a piece of paper, but I almost have a finished project and I didn't suffer too much.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> The assignment was to draw shoes. Each class had to bring in at least one shoe which would later become our models. Once the shoes were arranged on the tables the drawing began. Finding a section of shoes I wanted to illustrate was already difficult for me. Once I finally settled on a view of the shoes through my handmade view finder, I was ready for the pencil to meet the paper. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> The drawing has three shoes in it, all of them having interesting and different patterns and materials. I wanted to attempt to capture these 'characteristics' that made the shoes unique. This was a lot easier said than done. I started by drawing the baby shoe which is at the top of the drawing. This shoe wasn't too hard, it was easy to get the basic shape and then go back and add the most important part, details. The second shoe I drew was the Nike one. This show was a bit more difficult. The shape of it was simple, but I really liked the pattern it had all around the shoe. Figuring out how to achieve this pattern was a bit frustrating. Thankfully it eventually came to me. Now, the last shoe which is the converse gave me the hardest time. In the picture I was going off of the shoe had a curve to it. This required a bunch of shading around that area, but I really enjoyed how awesome this shoe looked. I haven't finished my drawing yet, but when I do I will post a picture of the final product. Each shoe needs a lot more detail and I am still working on the stubborn converse, but the drawing will be finished before the end of the marking period though so you shall see it soon!</span><br />
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noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-22928972026664763412012-09-19T15:35:00.001-07:002013-01-10T19:54:08.027-08:00Welcome Back<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Hello again! I have returned to the blog world after a fun summer. As a returning art student I am excited to see what this year has in store.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> My goals for this year are to develop my drawing skills and let go of my "perfect" mindset. I left off last year able to create a ceramic place setting, get through metals without pulling my hair out, learning the ways of tempera batik, and begin my drawing abilities. An eventful year, but still a lot of skills to develop.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> When reading this years syllabus there are some modified changes from the projects last year. The feeling of being almost one step ahead of the game is comforting, but I'm going to push myself harder this year just for that reason. The one project that I'm looking forward to are the lanterns. I always see them hanging in the art room and they always look so pretty with the light shining through. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> Honestly, last year I joined creative arts thinking it was going to be an easy 'A' class. I quickly learned it was not, but over the year I found art to be fun and a way to express yourself. It's also a nice break from school work. I'm back for another year to build on the foundation I started last year. So many possibilities to be unlocked!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br /></span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-35657656689522406092012-06-05T16:21:00.000-07:002012-09-10T05:18:25.019-07:00End of the Year Reflections<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> This year has been such a learning experience. Even though the school has taken away our art program some how my art teacher, Mrs. Kiick, has managed to do it all. From sketching fruit to creating a place setting just out of clay. Honestly, I thought by taking this class it was going to be an easy 'A,' but over the year I have realized art is so much more than just a grade. It takes time and effort. What you put in is was will come out. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> There have definitely been some challenges along the way. I'm not that strong at drawing. I mean, I can draw if you give me something to draw, but the skill to just draw whatever comes to mind isn't my strong suit. What made me better at drawing is the freedom and interpretation Mrs. Kiick gave us have by choosing what we wanted to draw each marking period. Each assignment did have some 'ground rules,' but it gave us a bunch of possibilities. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> Some of my favorite projects this year were definitely metal and clay. I really enjoyed the end results of both of them. The metal was quite tedious, but it was fun to see my ideas spring to life. The hardest part about the clay was the anticipation. "How will it turn out?" "Will it blow up in the kiln?!" "What if the glazes aren't right?" all these questions and no immediate answers. Once all those fears passed the completed look was spectacular.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"> Overall I would say it's been a pretty great year. I will take the lessons I've learned and hopefully put them to the test during the summer. I've found the art can be relaxing. You just can't go into is thinking it's going to turn out perfect, but if you let loose the outcome could be amazing!</span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-84079289997985904102012-05-30T16:18:00.003-07:002012-05-30T16:18:54.340-07:00<div><object width="360" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://pf.kizoa.com/sflite.swf?did=2750395&k=1911262"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://pf.kizoa.com/sflite.swf?did=2750395&k=1911262" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="360" height="270" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><br /><b>Noa B. Portfolio</b> - <i><a href="http://www.kizoa.com">slideshows</a></i></div>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-28423514230089803022012-03-29T16:52:00.005-07:002012-03-29T18:00:18.506-07:00The Dinner Party<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Over the past couple of weeks we have been working with clay. It's gooey, cold, and messy, but sure fun to play with. The first week or so Ms. Kiick let is practice making bowls just to get the hang of clay. It's quite tricky actually. You have to roll out a large piece of clay which is really tiring. I was even breaking a sweat! Then you place the piece of rolled out clay onto a form. After that you cut off the excess clay and then use a heat gun to speed up the process of getting your clay off the form. When your clay is hard enough to peel off the form you then use the heat gun to achieve the basic shape of your bowl or whatever your making. The best stage of your bowl is called leather hard. It's where you can shape, trim, and almost do anything to your piece. After that you can then add any design or 'doo-dad' you want. Ms. Kiick then put our pieces into the kiln. Here a link that will explain what a kiln is: </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiln" style="color: blue;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiln</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">. When a piece comes out of the kiln it's time to glaze. This is really fun! It's basically like painting. You can mix a bunch of colors together to come up with your own unique color. After you glaze the piece it goes back into the kiln and then its basically done! </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Once we conquered bowl making we moved onto our dinner piece set. I will be making a bowl, plate, and cup. I have finished the sculpting of the bowl now I'm on my plate. Everyone had to pick a person that they would represent through this set. When we are all done we will have lunch together using the ceramics we made. I chose to make my set with the influence of my family's friend Kate. She is more like an aunt to me since my mom and she really close. Kate loves sailing, sewing quilts, and nature. But, she is very honest and kind hearted. If I'm having any problems going on in my life I will always go to her to talk. She will listen and comprehend, but she definitely tells me if out of line in a situation. She doesn't sugar coat anything, but she is very loving.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> So, I decided for the bowl I would base it off of her love to sail. I don't have a picture unfortunately because it is in the kiln, but I'll describe it. It's pretty basic, but on the edges of the bowl I have waves coming off of it. I want it to look like an ocean and the waves will be whirling around the bowl. For my plate I am using her love to sew as my idea. I made a spool of thread and wiggled a long and skinny piece of clay around the plate, then I made a needle. My plan is to make a design on the base of the plate and have the needle be making a quilt in a way. I'm going to make the design some type of wave pattern so it will flow with the bowl. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with the cup, but I'm brainstorming ideas, so I'll update when I know more. So far it's been a blast working with clay, but here and there I have my moments where I do get frustrated with it. I'm really eager to see how everyone's finished dinner sets turn out!</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">This week I started working with metal. I came up with three designs, but it came down to one that I love. Working with metal is very demanding to say the least. Once you have your design you have to make a prototype of it. When you like the way your prototype turns out you then have to figure out the type of metal you want for each part of your design. Then you have to outline each of your pieces on the appropriate metal you want to use. Finally the most irritating step up all. Sawing. You have these tiny saw blades that will cut through metal. It's actually quite astonishing how powerful they are. Did i forget to mention that this is all by hand? You have to saw up a down in a light motion. The slightest bit of pressure and snap! There goes your saw blade. Once you finally get into the metal from the edge it takes a while to achieve a simple cut. For the past four days all I've been hearing are saw blades against metal. Not the most pleasant sound. Although the process is monotonous the outcome is very rewarding. I'm not nearly finished yet, but what I'm seeing so far is satisfying. I can't wait to see all of my pieces textured and put together! I'll keep you updated throughout my process.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-74719651310783882142012-01-12T17:36:00.000-08:002012-01-30T14:58:33.005-08:00An Inspirational Artist<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Andy Warhol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">(1928-1987)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Andy Warhola, know as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement know as pop art. He </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 1928. Warhol showed early artistic talent and studied commercial art, which is art created for commercial purposes, at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">In 1949, he moved to New York City and began a career in magazine illustration and advertising. During the 1950s, he gained fame for his fanciful ink drawing of shoe advertisements. These were done in a loose, blotted-ink style, and figured in some of his earliest showing at the Bodley Gallery in New York.<br />
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Warhol was an early adopter of the silk screen printmaking process as a technique for making paintings which creates the painting to look like the texture of a television scree in front of an image. With bright colored images it looks like the painting sparkles. The effect is most visible when viewing bright white or very light colored images. </span><br />
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<div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #801f80;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Warhol began exhibiting his work during the 1950s. His first one-man art gallery exhibition was on July 9, 1962, in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angels. This exhibition marked his West Coast debut of pop art. It was during the 1960s that Warhol began to make paintings of iconic American products such as Campbell's Soup Cans and Coca- Cola, as well as paintings of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Elizabeth Taylor. He founding "The Factory," his studio during these years, and gathered around himself a wide range of artists, writers, musicians, and underground celebrities. His work became popular and controversial.</span></span></div><div style="color: #801f80;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">In 1964, <i>The American Supermarket </i>exhibit was held. It held Warhol's famous painting of a can of Campbell's soup. The exhibit was one of the first exhibit’s that made the public aware of pop art.</span></span></div></div><div style="color: #801f80;"></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #801f80; letter-spacing: 0px;">Something interesting I found out about Warhol was that i</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">n third grade, Warhol had chorea, the nervous system disease that causes involuntary movements of the extremities, which is believed to be a complication of scarlet fever. He became a hypochondriac, developing a fear of hospitals and doctors. He became an outcast at school and bonded with his mother. Confined in his room he drew, listened to the radio, and collected pictures of movie stars. Warhol later described this period as very important in the development of his personality.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #801f80; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I like Andy Warhol because he brought a new meaning of art to the world. He used color so differently then artists before him. He made people ask themselves what is art. One of my favorite paintings of his is <i>Ten-Foot Flowers</i>. The first time I saw this painting was in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It was right above the ticket desk. Even though he painted this same painting, but in different colors, the one in the MoMa is so mesmerizing. The alluring teal color makes it so beautiful.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">I think when I felt a "shift" in my artwork was when we started to draw the pencil still life of fruit. It was my first time working with three different types of pencils. I started off just drawing the outlines of the fruits. I later went back in and started my shading and value scale. Near the end of my drawing process my fruit was coming to life. It was mind-boggling to see this drawing come from my hands. It was a quality feeling. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">I'm excited to see what else I am capable of throughout the year!</span></div>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-17430922464940014772011-11-01T15:46:00.000-07:002012-01-22T19:41:56.172-08:00Self Potratits<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">The past few weeks we have been working on self portraits. First we started off with a large white piece of paper. We then sketched a drawing of our face from a photograph we had. Once we had a sketch we were satisfied with we outlined it in black sharpie. Not too much detail. The next step was to fix up a paint color of your choice, the only rule was not to use white or black. When you had the color you were satisfied with you then took a smaller piece of paper and cropped out a section of your face onto the smaller piece of paper. The reason for doing so is so that you could practice. These smaller pieces of paper with paint on them are called color study's. With your custom color you then could add white or black to see how light or dark the color would become. Right not i'm only on my first color study. The color I created was an orange and now i'm trying to figure out how to show shading through paint. It's been challenging, but i'm getting there. Once i'm satisfied with my paint job i will ink the piece of paper and let it dry. Then I will use water to wash off the ink and an abstract painting of part of my face will be produced. It's going to take me a while to figure out what I like before actually starting to work on my huge picture, but I will keep you updated! A picture will be coming soon with my first color study.</span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160473422340001141.post-65145840184791950392011-09-21T17:12:00.000-07:002012-01-22T19:29:45.898-08:00Welcome!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Welcome to my blog! It's my first time having a blog, but so it's been really cool learning how to use it. Over the past few weeks in my art class, we have been making booklets. So far we have been painting intricate designs using acrylic paint, water color, magazine cut outs, and even saran wrap! Once you start on a piece of paper you just let your hands do all the work. It's been interesting seeing what I'm capable of. I can't wait to see the finished product! I will be sure to post a picture when my booklet is done.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Till' next time...</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span>noa b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10320728257353531664noreply@blogger.com0