Week #, Date. Title (projects worked on)
- Brief Overview of what you did this week, including photo documentation of the process (minimum of three photos).
- Your biggest struggle of the week.
- Your biggest success of the week.
- Goal for next week.
Week #1, September 7th 23′
3D Art Edublog
- 1. This week I made my 3D Art Edublog
- 2. My biggest struggle of the week was getting back to school, as it was completely different from my summer brain and schedule.
- 3. This week, I’m proud that I helped some people out and reconnected with friends and peers.
- 4. My goal for next week is to complete the Elements and Principles of Art assignment.
Here are some pieces of art online as well as in 0ur own classroom that I found inspiring:
Week #2, Wednesday, September 14th 23′- Elements and Principles of Art
- This week I made my elements and principles of Art table, made out of cut-out magazines. I also worked on the wheel a little bit.
- My biggest challenge was charging my computer and having the patience to make the Elements and Principles of the Art table
- I’m proud and happy that I went on the wheel!
- My goals for next week are to plan and start my piñata and work on the armature.
urbanization have greatly reduced the Townsend’s mole habitat”, meaning farmers and humans in general don’t want moles messing up their preppy grass, therefore they kill them out.
- This week I printed, sketched, and started working on my Life on Land Mole. I also threw a dip plate that has yet to be bisked.
- My biggest struggle of the week was to keep the handles to my mugs attached (which I did not succeed in for both cups). I also had a little bit of a dilemma with my mole’s feet.
- My biggest success of the week was getting my skeleton practically done, which was the goal I set for this week.
- My goal for next week is to add layers of paper mache to my skeleton and figure out how I will make the material look realistic to the animal.
4. My goal for next week is to fill up my Life On Land, and to start the texture of the body.
What would you like to investigate/make as a term-long project?
For this first project, I would like to create six different figurines of myself, everyone accounting for one of its pieces in a game of chess. I want to make these as realistic as possible, and for them to be alternated as fitted to their specific piece. For example, the 1st figurine would be the queen, hence it will have a crown and maybe other things to symbolize that. I want them to be around 6 inches in height.
Week #7- October 19th, 2023
October 29th, 2023 Complicated Bust Self Portrait (12) PURPOSE
Here is my purpose for my Sculpture 12 bust.
Week #9 November 9th, 2023 – working on a lot of stuff!
- This week I threw 6 plates and 5 bowls using my clay. It’s been way more challenging than I had anticipated, especially with getting the measurements to be linear.
- My biggest struggle this week was trimming my plates, for they all decided to fly right off the wheel.
- I am most proud of the first plate I made out of the six! It just turned out so perfect.
Week #10 November 16 2023 – finally painting the mole+adding details
- This week I worked on painting the first and second layers of acrylic on my Life on Land project. I decided to make the undertones related to the shading I was to do later on with the second layer, so I used warm blacks. I also decided that I would be making “sprout-like” poison oozing out of the mole’s uneven bumps- symbolizing the poison used to kill them.
- My biggest challenge this week was to get my colors the way I wanted them to be, as I hadn’t touched paint in a hot minute. It took a lot of trial and error trying to match the colors I wanted in the quantities needed.
- My goal for next week is to get those sprouts going and to add more layers to the details (like defining the spirals on the eyes).
Life on Land Project- PROCESS
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Make an ARMATURE from Cardboard and Tinfoil.
5. Add paper clay to your creature to bulk up some of the areas that need more shape. (you may need to make this with a soaked newspaper that is blended and dried out, then add white glue and joint compound.)
6. Add texture or defined details with joint compound. If you want to sand your compound you should do this outside while wearing a mask as this is not great to breathe in.)
7. Paint your creature with ACRYLIC PAINT. Start with the darkest color first, and then add layers of colors working to the lightest. This will emphasize your texture.
Week #11- Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
- This week I started my bust- that is, I got the armature and the first details done. I also a giant cookie jar for the school play- the biggest thing I’ve thrown on the wheel yet!
- My biggest challenge this week was finally getting to making my bust, for I have been doing other stuff instead of getting the courage to start something so scary. Handbuilding is a skill set of clay I never do, so I was very nervous to start it.
- I am most proud of the box of ceramics that I’ve graduallly accumulated for the craft sale, for I am really proud of the final pieces.
Week #12- Thurday November 30th, 2023– Bust+ Jar model 1.0
- This week I trimmed the jar for the play and added its handle. I also added details to my bust!
- My biggest struggle was again, with the bust, for I had to research and ask for a lot of help to add the facial details. I also had a hard time keeping it at the same moisture level, even when covering it overnight with moist paper towels and wrapping it.
- I am most proud of the jar! It’s turning out rather fine and dandy.
My goal for next week is to work on further facial details of my bust, as well as to add more fauna to the back.
Week #13- Thursday December 7th, 2023 – Working on My Bust
- This week I worked on more details to my bust, focusing on the ears, redoing the eyes, and adding more details to the back. I also started my Weekly Collaborative Classroom Maintenance project! Here is how the space is looking:
Before:
- My biggest challenge was the fact that the jar for the Play exploded in the kiln, which set me back mentally.
- I am most proud of the busts’ accuracy so far and how the eye in the back is turning out!
- My goal for next week is to add+ work on the hair.
Assignment: Watercolour Colour Wheel and Colour Grid
Week #14th- Thursday, December 14th, 2023– The bust+ a new all-improved jar for the play!
- This week I worked on the hair for my bust and also threw a second jar for the school play.
- My biggest challenge was to will up the courage to add the hair, and get the curls down.
- I am most proud of the size of the jar I threw, and how well it turned out.
- My goal for next week is to finish this darn bust! Getting it dry and ready for the break.
Week #2
This week I worked on the details of the piece, making out the deep creases and details that I will later smooth over. These details consisted mainly of the ears, the nose, the chin, and the lower half of the bust. It was so much fun carving out the toned bits of the shoulders!
Week #3
This week I worked on further details of the bust, going over the eyes once more, and smoothing over the facial features and structure.
Week #4
This week I finally took out the stenchy, soggy, and lovingly moldy bits of newspaper from my bust. It was lots of tedious work, yet it means I am now one step closer to finishing it. Onto the hair now! ~ I made out the rough coils of it, and next week I will etch and carve out texture and volume.
Week #5- Final touches and bisking!
Week #6- Bisked- Sanding and final FINAL touches
Life on Land PRODUCT (Pinata)
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Week #15- Thursday December 21st
- This week I worked a lot on the final touches of my bust, and finally, I am ready to put it in the kiln.
2. My biggest challenge this week was to work through all the holes that accumulated on the bust’s body, especially the neck, due to a lack of structure and clay.
3. I am most proud of finally getting to the final stages(hopefully the firing goes to plan)
4. My goal for the week that we come back from the break is to start my Inquiry Project!
GROUP MAINTENANCE PROJECT update :
MINI-INQUIRY- lemon juicer set as gifts!
PROPOSAL:
I am going to make a set of lemon juicers as gifts to my friend’s family. Although I’ve made a few lemon juicers in the past, I want to further this skill set- working specifically on the skillset of under-glazing!
Ideas:
PROCESS:
Week #16- Thursday January 11th
- This week I worked on my (new) inquiry and finished up my bust!
- My biggest challenge this week was going back to the wheel
- I am most proud of the fact that the bust didn’t explode in the kiln!
- My goal for next week is to throw that vase!
WEEKLY GROUP MAINTENANCE PROJECT:
END OF TERM completion of maintenance– Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Here are the final before and afters of this week’s maintenance:
- How has the maintenance of this item contributed to the classroom or environment?
I believe that through collaboratively working on this space with my peer, Miranda, we contributed to the classroom’s sense of comfort and belonging. Through maintaining this space I, as a fellow enjoyer and user of the tea and hot chocolate provided, came to appreciate when the space was clean, organized, and easy to maneuver around.
Week #17th– Thursday January 18th, 2024
- This week I finished my bust, glazed a bunch of ceramics I threw last week, and trimmed my two lemon juicers.
- My biggest challenge this week was to throw that vase! I want to do it today so that I can work on it on I-week/ when I get back to semester 2.
- I am most proud of my little lemon juicers, for they dried out to leather hard perfectly with no cracks or air bubbles popping (thankfully).
- My goal for the next few days is to throw that vase! I got pretty close last Friday, but I was not satisfied with the final product so I scrapped it.
Complicated Self-Portrait Bust PRODUCT
The Townsend’s Mole
January 2024
Agam Bokovza Mariash
The Townsend’s Mole, named after the American naturalist John Kirk Townsend, is a wee little creature about the length of a pencil. These creatures are the largest moles in North America. Although it is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, in Canada it is considered an endangered species. These little guys are severely threatened by agriculture, landscaping, and pest control, and are a major part of our ecosystem here in the Fraser Valley. This is why I chose to add bits of green oozing out of the mole, representing pest poison. Moles help everyone out by aerating the soil and being an active contributor to our food chain, munching on slugs and serve as a yummy meal for our fellow coyotes, foxes, and snakes. Please don’t treat moles in your lawn as enemy, they are your friend! You can help these guys out by opting for better alternatives to grass lawns such as rock garden or native plants.