For this project I sculpted fire in a book.  It was hard to cut all the pages out and it took a long time to make it look the way I wanted it to.  I chose to do fire because it seemed like the best idea and I thought it would turn out cool.  It was very important on this project to have a plan because if you didn't, you would cut out the wrong area and screw up your whole book. I had to plan out my 6 layers beforehand using numbers so I wouldn't forget.  In my project, all the layers are a different color.  It was challenging to cut the crooked lines to make the fire.  Straight lines would have been a lot easier, but then the final product would look boring and not realistic.  I just took my time and it turned out good in the end.  Lastly, I added a border to give it more color and keep the outside from looking so dull.  I think it turned out pretty good in the end, even though it wasn't the most complex design. 

Multi-Media

For this project I drew candy inside of glasses.  I chose candy to show amusement because everyone loves candy.  I chose the glasses because I thought of amusement as seeing something you enjoy.  I used variety in the colors, the candy shapes, and candy sizes.  I tried to used similar colors throughout, but at the same time not put the same colors next to each other.  I used blue watercolor paint to color the background, and I used colored pencils to color the glasses and candy.  I used tape on top to make it look more like a lense. From the visual journaling practices I learned about how different materials, like tape, change the look of a piece.  The only challenges I had were trying to find enough candies and sweets to fill up all the squares.

Self Portrait

For this project Miguel and I worked together to create our face. It was supposed to be our faces cut in half and put together, but the bottle caps were too big to add that much detail. We used different colored bottle caps for each side of the face to create a contrast. We had to spray paint the bottle caps before we glued them on because the caps on their own we're not different enough to create a face. We chose bottle caps because I had a lot of them at my house and I thought they would look cool. The caps turned out to be difficult to work with because they were almost too big to make it look like a face. Lastly, we added newspaper and magazine cutouts to the background so it wasn't just a blank piece of cardboard. 

Sticky Situation

For this project I painted a flat tire with tools to fix the flat tire. I used acrylic paint to make the picture. I had some other ideas like a broken bridge and a tornado. I chose a flat tire because it looked like the best idea and I thought it would look the best. The theme was repetition, and I accomplished this with the bike spokes and the multiple tools. I had trouble creating value with the paint and the shadows. And I tried to used many colors so the tools weren't all grey along with the road. The mini lessons helped in choosing which paint I wanted to use and gave me a little practice with using paint again. 

Up Close and Personal

For this project I drew a beetle on some tall grass. The idea was to make it up close and personal, so the bug is large and detailed. I used oil pastels as my medium and drew on black paper. I chose black paper because it brings out the contrast of the green grass and the orange bug. I chose oil pastels because I liked the bright colors and blending them together. Before the final project I thought about drawing binoculars and a person looking through them. I didn't choose this idea because is thought the bug would look cooler. But I liked the way my project turned out, especially with the emphasis on the orange beetle.

For this project I drew a beetle in the tall grass.  The idea was to make it up close and personal, so the bug is big and