Summer work

This summer, I drew many different fashion illustrations; I sketched some cultural women as well.

Ink Blot Art

So I was all over the place with this assignment. That's the simplest way to put it. I guess as the first assignment of the year that is expected, though. I was just as jumbled up about myself which is apparent in my reflection on insecurity. I don't think I am as insecure as I was thinking I was at the time i wrote that. I do think it is interesting to watch my thought process throughout this assignment.

This piece is based on insecurities. We were assigned to drop ink onto a large sheet of paper and then look at the ink and find an image in the lines. Then we were told to convey one of our fears, but not to do it in a very direct way. While deciding what to make out of my red lines of ink, I got so caught up with trying to think of the best possible image that I could conjure up that I didn't make anything for days. Then I realized what I wanted this piece to be about: my fear that people will get the wrong impression of me. I seem to forget that many people don't care to take the time to get to know me, so why spend so much time trying to please others when I could be having fun just being me? The face is supposed to appear calm and relaxed because she is finally letting go and not caring what other people think of her. The colorful lines symbolize her thoughts and anxieties that she is finally letting escape her mind.

Artist's statement #1

This year I would like to incorporate design, either fashion or interior, into my artwork. I'm not completely sure how I am going to do so but I also would maybe like to highlight some world issues like women's rights and how they change in different countries. I seem to be pretty passionate about drawing women. I would like to show what I can do with different media like creating pieces with cloth, paint, pencil, dye, bleach, cardboard, wood, metal, etc.