My Vision

By: Caylin Jusino

Color wheel

The Color Wheel project was one I enjoyed most. I created a star because I wanted to stand out from the people in my class and also challenge myself to see what I can do and what I'm capable of. My overall vision for my work was to make a start looking flower or a galaxy type picture. I started making the outline of the star. Then i use the blue sheet of paper to trace the star onto the canvas. It was hard to do so because the sheet of paper wasn't big enough to do it all at once. After I got it on the canvas, I outlined the lines with a black sharpie and began painting in the colors. I started with my primary colors, then secondary, after I mixed both my primary and my secondary colors together. Color wheels to help try out the different mix of colors and it helps them make their art seem balanced and well put together to make it come to life.

The Giver painting

This project was a painting of one of the books that I read. We had to create an image something we enjoyed or something that inspired us. I choose this project because it was really fun to try and complete and I enjoy painting a lot, it helps calm me down and be more creative. I had trouble at first coming up with and idea but I was brainstorming and the book The Giver was the first thing that came to my mind. So I immediately started looking for pictures about his first dream which was the cabin in the woods and the area of where all the dreams were shared. You have to be very careful with your lines, don’t try about move a lot so it doesn’t mess up, and something really important that I learned this project is concentrating on making sure everything is well put together. After I finalized my drawings I wanted to add quotes from the story just so people can get an idea of the painting.

Sculpture

I wanted to create a sculpture for my third project. This was the most challenging on of them all because it was hard to get the molding the right way.When I first grabbed the clay I needed to come up with a way to start making the form of the girl. I tried making the body shapes but it didn’t work when I was making the arms and legs. I started with the back and the head because the head is round and when you're sitting down your back makes a rectangular shape. After I started to see the body shape forming which made me start extending the sides and mold the arms and legs. When I finished I was happy with the way it came out, but it looked to plain, I felt like I was missing something so then paint came to my mind. I used this primer first to help make the paint show more then I applied the colors and this was one achievement to make it look like an actual girl. I think this project really helped me push my standards into trying something new.

Refelction.

I think the most important thing about making art is that it comes within you. Art is something based on what your perspective is. It makes you create something that impacted you in any way. Anything can be art, and depending on the person people see art as different ways to express the way they feel. Some examples of art can be music, dance, painting, sculptures, etc. Something I learned about myself during these projects is that I have high potential. I’m someone who likes pushing themselves so they can try something new. I enjoy trying my hardest and making something that no one really thinks about.

My Proudest Project

I’m really proud of my color wheel project. I was a really fun way to start off the quarter and getting to mess around with the colors was really fun as well. My biggest weakness was trying to transfer my image onto a canvas board. I was difficult trying to be still so you wouldn't move the board and mess up the image. I would like to try making the linoleum cut project. It seems really interesting to try and mess around with. I like an artist who tells their personal stories through their artwork like Frida did with all of her art. They really try to make you feel the way they feel and it's just so inspiring.

Being an Artist

What I learned about being an artist is that what you make shows what you see as art. Your artwork shows a different message than others. I learned a lot about my artwork. My art shows what I'm going through and as well as my emotions. I have a voice but is afraid to speak up. For me to tell others what's going on I use my artwork to express it.

Art I will Make Next

I would like to try and make the linoleum cut art. It seems like a very interesting art to try and the type of art that I make can be really cool to make. A linoleum cut a type of art where a design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, to create a mirror image of the parts u drew.