tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672463805518981052024-03-13T16:28:24.330-07:00Jacqui's AP3D 2009-2010 BlogFollow my blog to learn more about my life as an AP3D art student.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-58992458075528111032010-06-04T10:42:00.000-07:002010-06-04T10:46:25.984-07:00Smoke Firing<div align="center">This week I followed through on my first smoke firing. It was really exciting and I think my pieces turned out really nice. I got in a couple of bowls and my "dart" form.<br /><br /></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://theaestheticelevator.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/anna-keiller-smoking.jpg" /></p><p align="center">last days of school! </p>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-24173970721115544202010-05-14T09:14:00.000-07:002010-05-14T09:22:26.584-07:00Glee<a href="http://donthavekids.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/glee.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 299px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://donthavekids.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/glee.jpg" /></a><br />I bought the Glee season 1 volume 2 soundtrack and the Glee madonna soundtrack. LOVE THEM!<br /><br />In art related news: I plan on working on the wheel from here on out. Since I am done with my concentration I really think I need to get better at the wheel. Also, I have an Adv. Ceramics project that I need to make on the wheel...so, yeah.<br /><br /><strong>G</strong>reat<br /><strong>L</strong>ea Michele<br /><strong>E</strong>xciting<br /><strong>E</strong>verything I love about music!<br /><br />"You think this hard. I'm passing a gallstone as we speak. That is hard!" -Sue SylvesterJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-20875026535153435892010-04-21T22:06:00.000-07:002010-04-21T22:09:34.930-07:00ONE WEEK PEOPLE!<a href="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020zp2c9LEXQAv7SjzbkF/SIG=12n8btle8/EXP=1271999337/**http%3a//www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/eng/english_club/images/SadFace.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" alt="" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020zp2c9LEXQAv7SjzbkF/SIG=12n8btle8/EXP=1271999337/**http%3a//www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/eng/english_club/images/SadFace.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have one week left until the showcase and I still need one more piece. Please help!</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-75865511165551008632010-04-15T09:15:00.001-07:002010-04-15T09:17:46.210-07:00AP Art Showcase<a href="http://yovia.com/blogs/1milliontrees/files/2009/06/dancin-tree.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 189px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://yovia.com/blogs/1milliontrees/files/2009/06/dancin-tree.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Hey:<br />So I have either finished or become close to finishing all my pieces...except for one. There is one breadth piece that I want to replace, but I have no idea what to replace it with. I really want to use wood because I haven't done that yet this year. Any ideas?</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-18488844294464054202010-04-08T22:11:00.000-07:002010-04-08T22:16:35.826-07:00Head Games<a href="http://www.globecoffeelounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/old-classic-board-games.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="http://www.globecoffeelounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/old-classic-board-games.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My latest piece is a bust made of clay and it represents "Head Games"...it has mis-matched puzzle pieces on it (also made out of clay). I actually really like this piece, but I just finished sculpting it, so I need to start thinking about what I am going to do to glaze it. I was thinking maybe staining the bust and then glazing the pieces...what do you think? I love suggestions!</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-43339203085550611202010-04-01T09:09:00.001-07:002010-04-01T09:13:08.450-07:005, 4, 3, 2, 1, It's the final countdown...<a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs444.ash1/24484_385024221939_537851939_3711054_8197324_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 303px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs444.ash1/24484_385024221939_537851939_3711054_8197324_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So both the Variety Show and the AP Showcase are coming up really quickly. 2 weeks! AH!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So I need a couple more concentration pieces and I am making some extra breadth pieces just because I don't really like some of the ones I made earlier this year.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So if anyone has any ideas for any new concentration or breadth ideas for me, please let me know.<br /><br />Also....COME SEE THE VARIETY SHOW!</div><div> </div><div>The dates are April 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 7:30pm. Plus a 2:00pm Matinee show on April 18.</div><div> </div><div>Tickets are on sale! Order them from the Lakeridge Bookkeeper, Ms. Beers, or online!<a onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://lrhs.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=2244" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lrhs.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=2244</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-75589465703288324662010-03-19T09:49:00.000-07:002010-03-19T09:53:25.336-07:00Spring Break Staycation<a href="http://www.edb.utexas.edu/visionawards/petrosino/Media/Members/katieraegan/image/seasons%20Of%20Life%20Large.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.edb.utexas.edu/visionawards/petrosino/Media/Members/katieraegan/image/seasons%20Of%20Life%20Large.jpg" /></a> Hey all:<br /><br />I am staying home this spring break and I planned on working on some pieces. I have a plan for one that I could do that's like a box without a top and it's made of glass, and each side represents a season. Kind of inspired from the Company Variety Show theme...<br /><br />Also, I am kind of stuck on my concentration pieces. If you have any ideas for me, please feel free to comment!<br /><br />Happy Spring,<br />JacquiJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-4880943051259026632010-03-11T10:08:00.001-08:002010-03-11T10:12:11.183-08:00Thrown FormIn addition to AP3D, I am also taking Advanced Ceramics. One of our projects is 4 wheel thrown pots that look the same. That got me to thinking of doing a wheel thrown body form. I got some inspiration from what Lindsay Mayer did last year. I, of course, do not want to copy her project, but just take the idea and make it my own. Love you Linds!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lhs.loswego.k12.or.us/z-burnhama/AP%203-D%20Design/08-09%20Gallery/Lindsay%20M/Concentration/images/IMG_4045.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">Lindsay's Concentration Pieces:</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lhs.loswego.k12.or.us/z-burnhama/AP%203-D%20Design/08-09%20Gallery/Lindsay%20M/Concentration/index.htm">http://lhs.loswego.k12.or.us/z-burnhama/AP%203-D%20Design/08-09%20Gallery/Lindsay%20M/Concentration/index.htm</a></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-58134511738359942962010-03-04T22:51:00.001-08:002010-03-04T22:53:45.852-08:00But What Happens Next???<div align="center">So I am working on some more of the figures that I've been making throughout the entire year. I am making little ones and I am making a BUNCH of them! Kind of like my own little army.<br /></div><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.virtualvillage.com/003553-003/001.jpg?s=500&q=95&c=uk&z=en&f=0" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Now I need to start branching out and trying out different forms of the body. Any suggestions?</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-66408335524954425882010-02-25T14:07:00.000-08:002010-02-25T14:17:42.562-08:00Spring is here...<div align="center"> So my latest concentration piece that I created just doesn't seem finished to me. I completed my "silver" piece that I was talking about a while ago...but what about the floral one? Please give me some feedback on what you think I should do. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442308509795657634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S4b2wUx0p6I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KqNIloWtlBM/s200/Photo-0138.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442308618243041410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S4b22oxsaII/AAAAAAAAAEY/BIOIYEm9-Zw/s200/Photo-0139.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442307979329637426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S4b2Rco3jDI/AAAAAAAAAEA/8ZP0XwsdZc4/s200/Photo-0140.jpg" border="0" /></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-70845191160395236692010-02-19T09:10:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:15:04.753-08:00The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars<div><div><div><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AYBXE6_JDAv0UM:http://www.members.tripod.com/~star_43/neon/mstars.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 116px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AYBXE6_JDAv0UM:http://www.members.tripod.com/~star_43/neon/mstars.gif" /></a>My latest piece is made out of clay and is dedicated to the Solar<a href="http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/animated-sun.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 100px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/animated-sun.gif" /></a> System. I really like him, and he is a yellow-orange. Unfortunately his head fell off due to a not so great slip and score job on my part. But after I fire it, stain it, and fire it for a final time, I plan on gluing it back on. It's not going to be the headless Solar System forever.</div></div></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-4719461353263262572010-02-12T06:46:00.000-08:002010-02-12T06:53:31.602-08:00Reduce, Reuse, RecycleI decided to make my next piece a little bigger than I have been making them, and making it completely out of plastic bags. Try and give it kind of a blossoming flower look to the bag rather than just putting plastic bags over each other.<br /><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020sZanVLjiwAHS6jzbkF/SIG=130md2qtt/EXP=1266072473/**http%3a//www.rainiervalleypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/plastic_bags.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">EMPTY BOWLS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">For all who attended, thank you for your generous donations in our effort to help out the Oregon Food Bank. For all who volunteered, thank you for the time you gave to such a charitable event!</div><br /><br />And just another thing I thought someone might find funny. When I typed in plastic on google, one of the options that came up was "Heidi Montag".Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-40778123378727706832010-02-04T10:06:00.000-08:002010-02-04T10:14:34.254-08:00Concentration<a href="http://wedofunny.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/maxwell_zagorski2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://wedofunny.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/maxwell_zagorski2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://wedofunny.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/maxwell_zagorski2.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>I really enjoyed the critique our class had last tuesday. Thank you everyone for your nice criticism and creative ideas. For my next form I am going to focus on detail of the human body. Becuase my projects were kind of in between abstract and real I need to find out what side I will be leaning toward. Here is a picture that shows detail of a human body... and he is really cute!!!</div></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-69514196731012477952010-01-27T20:23:00.000-08:002010-01-27T20:38:34.809-08:00AP Art PosterMy dance teacher and employer, Miss Kathleen Van De Veere, sponsered me for the AP Art Poster. It was hilarious, I took it in to her during her itty bitty ballet class and she then spent a consecutive two minutes telling the girls how awesome I am. I love Kathleen!<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431642388553514738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S2ER-WyvvvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/6sJyqOK_rJQ/s320/Photo-0116.jpg" border="0" /><br />Check us out online at <a href="http://www.misskathleen.net/">http://www.misskathleen.net/</a>!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>We had finals this week. AGH! I am so thankful that, that was the last time I'm <strong>EVER</strong> taking an AP Stat test. But luckily I am super stoked about my projects that are due tomorrow in AP3D. I'm turning in my <strong><em>WeeBot</em></strong> and my new piece that I made from other materials besides clay, <strong><em>Rolling on a River</em></strong>.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S2ETYW-_vKI/AAAAAAAAADY/8Svv27b6v84/s1600-h/Photo-0114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431643934793120930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S2ETYW-_vKI/AAAAAAAAADY/8Svv27b6v84/s200/Photo-0114.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S2ETd5imdhI/AAAAAAAAADg/FtzGMH47plU/s1600-h/Photo-0117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431644029968610834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 121px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/S2ETd5imdhI/AAAAAAAAADg/FtzGMH47plU/s200/Photo-0117.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><-- WeeBot<span style="color:#ffffff;">.......</span></div><div align="center">Rolling on a River--></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="center"><strong>Can you figure out why I named him <em>Rolling on a River</em>? Leave a comment and tell me what you think my pun is!</strong></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-87248242948003126192010-01-22T06:46:00.001-08:002010-01-22T06:56:08.441-08:00New Material<div><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://thm-a02.yimg.com/nimage/55b650a92702d442" border="0" />I decided that instead of just making my concentration out of clay, I am going to start making those forms with different (new) materials. I started one that going to be made out of marbles and I was also considering <strong>scrabble board letter tiles</strong>, <strong>ribbons</strong>, <strong>broken up cork board</strong>, and possibly even <strong>metal wiring</strong>.</div><div> </div><div>I was looking at an artist that I found over the internet, Katja Syrjä. She is a 2D artist, but I was reading about her processes and her materials and I found something that interested me, "<strong>Syrjä is interested in using materials that she discovers in different environments</strong>". I decided that I was going to start looking for materials that were different from the usual and try and really make my concentration unique.</div><div><a href="http://www.katjasyrja.com/statement.html">http://www.katjasyrja.com/statement.html</a></div><div> </div><div>My <em><strong>Poker Face</strong></em> and <em><strong>Mother Nature</strong></em> have been fired and my <em><strong>WeeBot</strong> </em>is going into the bisque ware soon. Once they are finished I will post pictures of them. So excited!</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-57407430665465579872010-01-14T09:55:00.000-08:002010-01-14T10:02:10.026-08:00Silver is spelled weirdly...Hey Everyone!<br /><br />Just wanted to let you all know that I won a silver key on my Mr. Brave New World, and a silver key on my Mrs. Brave New World. I am so excited! I never actually thought that my pieces would win any awards.<br /><br />I am <em>so</em> happy that I plan on having one of my future concentration pieces silver based (if I can). I'm going to try and figure something out and see if I can do it. Make it kind of futuristic.<br /><br />Everyone did such a great job in the Scholastic Art Awards. Almost everyone in the AP3D class got awards for the pieces they submitted. Ryland probably won the most. Check out his blog under the "Other AP3D Blogs" tab on my page.<br /><br />Well, I'm off to go create something else... :)<br /><br />Love,<br />JacquiJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-17511003598140717612010-01-07T09:14:00.000-08:002010-01-07T09:20:36.227-08:00Winter Break Explosion<a href="http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs215.snc1/8219_1247148536043_1149323446_776663_5533277_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 279px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 473px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs215.snc1/8219_1247148536043_1149323446_776663_5533277_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Over winter break I was looking through my old photos from the AP3D field trip to Portland...and I decided to incorporate some of them into my concentration pieces. I dcecided to try and make my next little guy "Damaged".</div><div> </div><div>I underglazed two new pieces this winter break as well. But the one that I stained EXPLODED! It was sitting in my garage when the snow came and it got a little too cold. BOOM! I immediately took the other two pieces back to school because I was afraid that they would explode too. </div><div> </div><div>I will hopefully have 3 more projects done by the end of next week. And I plan on starting to make a couple more today.</div><div> </div><div>Love,</div><div>Jacqui</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-26198509748150580142009-12-16T11:33:00.000-08:002009-12-16T11:45:48.763-08:00Best Wishes During This Holiday SeasonIt's almost time for winter break! Which means I need to start wrapping presents to put under the tree and I need to finish my projects that are due after winter break so I can relax during my vacation. I have completed the first phase of three new projects for my concentration. They are now all ready to be fired!<br /><br />Trouble is, <strong>AMY KEEPS FORGETTING</strong>.<br /><br />But it's ok. I'm not worried that I won't get them done. Maybe not when they're "due," but if I use my time wisely and my nicest manners, I can get them fired over winter break by coming in a couple of times. I know there has to be at least one day that I'm bored to death.<br /><br />Our final <em>Secret Santa</em> (shhhh...) is this friday and I'm really excited, but I'm really going to miss it. The first week I had Julia and I got her some fancy M&Ms. The second week I had Ryland and I got him a pencil sharpener shaped like a nose. This week I have ................. and I am getting them........................ :)<br /><br />I got some great stuff too! The first week Haley gave me a bag of my favorite cookies and last week Tolley got me a bunch of incense <strong>FROM INDIA! </strong>Thanks guys!<br /><br />New Years is also over Winter Break. It's a time for reflection and I plan to do just that. I am enjoying my final days of AP3D during 2009 and looking forward to 2010. GRADUATION! Oh my gosh. Excited for that, but sad that my Lakeridge experience is coming to an end. I have been blessed with some great classes, great teachers, and the best friends.<br /><br />So Best Wishes During This Holiday Season and A Happy New Year from me!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-82417195190873367322009-12-03T22:28:00.000-08:002009-12-03T22:50:47.724-08:00ConcentrationSo last year I read the poem <em>Thanatopsis</em> by William Cullen Bryant. Thanatos is the greek word for "death," while the suffix "-opsis" means sight. So I started thinking of death and what happens after death. The main thing I always think of is reincarnation, so I started thinking of what things could be reincarnated to and I mostly thought of nature. But then I started <a href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2125/3/37/1149323446/n1149323446_328814_8430.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2125/3/37/1149323446/n1149323446_328814_8430.jpg" border="0" /></a>wondering what would happen if I abstracted the human form and combined it with a common theme or object.<br /><br /><div>So, that is my concentration! <strong>ABSTRACTED HUMAN FORM COMBINED WITH A COMMON THEME OR OBJECT</strong>. So far, I have only finished two...I named them "Mr. and Mrs. Brave New World" because they remind me of that novel by Aldous Huxley.</div><div> </div><div>I have made two more and I am in the process of producing a couple more. These figures are probably my favorite piece I've ever done in the four years I've done ceramics!</div><div> </div><div>P.S. I'm excited for our first secret santa gift exchange tomorrow. I wonder who drew my name...too bad I won't find out until the last class before winter break. I hope that I got something that my person will like, I wasn't sure what to get them. :-)</div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-54809498542388593662009-11-15T18:08:00.001-08:002009-11-15T20:24:59.252-08:00DamagedSo I decided to base my project off of this picture that I ended up not putting on my blog, but that I thoroughly like much better. I decided to go with that picture and I hope that my project turns out ok. I'm afraid it's going to be too pretty. Fingers crossed it isn't!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-37627795132339039872009-11-12T10:34:00.000-08:002009-11-12T10:37:09.504-08:00New Project???Hey Everyone:<br />I am creating a piece based on my "Magnified" A-Z photo from our field trip. Trouble is I am having artist's block and I can't really think of any new ideas. It would mean a lot to me if you check out the picture from my post and gave me your thoughts of it.<br />-Jacqui<br /><br />This is the link for the post with the picture...<br /><a href="http://lhsap3d0910jacquit.blogspot.com/2009/09/z.html">http://lhsap3d0910jacquit.blogspot.com/2009/09/z.html</a>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-77341965474542091792009-10-29T06:59:00.001-07:002009-10-29T07:04:47.951-07:00OCACThe other day Oregon College of Art and Craft came and gave a presentation to our class. It sounded like a really great college. I like the fact that it is a smaller school with a student to teacher ratio of 9 to 1. Devon (the admissions director) seemed like a really nice person and even let some of the people in the class show her their portfolios. It seems like a really great school and if I was looking to go to a visual arts college I would definitely apply there.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-35717717017501392462009-10-25T21:20:00.000-07:002009-10-26T10:24:50.412-07:00AP3D Art RetreatHey:<br /><br />Super fun time at the Art Retreat. We stayed in "the barn" which was really cool. Once we got there we immediately went off in exploration. A small group of people and I tried to find the river, and failed miserably. But we got a really fun hike out of it. Once we got back and learned a little bit about the history of Menucha we took a tour of the grounds with Amy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SuUmluFTmFI/AAAAAAAAACA/21DilaNvMFo/s1600-h/Jacqui+and+Haley.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396762157940709458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 102px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SuUmluFTmFI/AAAAAAAAACA/21DilaNvMFo/s200/Jacqui+and+Haley.jpg" border="0" /></a>We probably spent the most amount of time in the orchard which had the best apples I have ever eaten. I'm a little short though, so I had to find other ways to get to them. Haley helped me out with this. Once we got back we heated up the enchilada casserole that my mom made (my favorite food)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SuUnypMrzjI/AAAAAAAAACI/O6pX_2M9e9A/s1600-h/Photo-0070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396763479479406130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SuUnypMrzjI/AAAAAAAAACI/O6pX_2M9e9A/s200/Photo-0070.jpg" border="0" /></a> and waited until Jacob Tietzie, our guest artist, got there. Once everything was all set up he started explaining how to make molds. It seemed like a really complicated and long process...and it was. But now that I know how to it seems really easy. Since we spent all that time in the orchard I thought it was only fitting to make a mold of a pear. It was a little frustrating but after the plaster was mixed and poured I felt very accomplished.<br /><br />After going inside to warm up we spent a great amount of time hanging out and eating. You could say we bonded. That night we worked on our assemblages. That was fun. We took a bunch of different objects and assembled them so that they all worked together to make one piece. Everyone had some really cool things put together. I thought that project was really fun. Most people stayed up late, but I went to bed early because I was really tired from the busy day we had, and I wanted to make sure I was well rested for our final day of art adventure.<br /><br />The next morning Amy made us a delicious breakfast of bacon, scrambled eggs, and fried potatoes. Jacob came back to help us finish our molds and to teach us how to use clay with the mold. It got really cold outside, so we moved all the furniture, set down tarps, and worked inside. When working outside you have all of the sounds of nature surrounding you, while working inside you have the sounds of Godzilla attacking a city behind you. The vote was between watching <em>Godzilla</em>, or <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em>...obviously <em>Godzilla</em> won.<br /><br /><br />We all said goodbye to Jacob and ate lunch, which consisted of everything that <a href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs279.snc1/10616_1065723582188_1798991437_142308_2420356_n.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs279.snc1/10616_1065723582188_1798991437_142308_2420356_n.jpg" border="0" /></a>we hadn't already eaten. We then started work on our Andy Goldsworthy projects. After working on mine for a little while I decided to see what everyone else was creating. A lot of people had really great pieces. Olivia found a hole in a tree and filled it with twigs in a circular form. Tolley made an archway from branches of trees. Anna took apples from the ground, put them on a stick, and put them over by these pretty flowers. She did about six of them and they looked really cool. Then Ilya and Jackson found the flattened stones and made two leaning towers and a piece that was right next to a cliff like drop. After seeing everyone else's I went back to finish mine and found out that the wind had practically destroyed it! I tried to fix it the best I could and I think it turned out pretty good, but I liked it before the wind moved all my leaves.<br /><br /><br /><br />After packing up our bags and taking one last tour of the grounds so that we could see everyone's artwork we hit the road back to Lakeridge. It was an extremely fun weekend and we all agreed that we definitely want to do another retreat together. Can't wait til then.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-49613325281834844842009-09-29T18:46:00.001-07:002009-10-01T10:50:14.858-07:00A-Z<div align="left">We went on our AP field trip last week and it was a blast. I took over 500 pictures! </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Our project was to take 26 pictures that represented one letter of the alphabet. These are my favorite five and what they represent.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387071710693491442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SsK5Lc9xAvI/AAAAAAAAAAM/6KGqseSUfYE/s320/Betrayl.jpg" border="0" /><strong>BETRAYAL</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387071990982430578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SsK5bxH2z3I/AAAAAAAAAAU/kHu5w4X7lAM/s320/Escalating.jpg" border="0" /><strong>ESCALATING</strong></p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><strong></strong></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387072646132308210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SsK6B5vwmPI/AAAAAAAAAAk/aAlnJ_u9yMM/s320/Magnificent.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>MAGNIFIED</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><strong></strong></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387076197748724834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SsK9QojGVGI/AAAAAAAAAAs/DRBr4jQ30Kk/s320/Opposition.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>CHANGES</strong> </p><p align="center"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387076382710097282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vR7BxB7N42o/SsK9bZlU5YI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CvvMBChizEk/s320/Unexpected.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>UNEXPECTED</strong><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967246380551898105.post-84504600299133780572009-09-24T07:10:00.000-07:002009-09-24T07:11:09.935-07:00Field TripToday is our big field trip to the city! Be back soon with lots of new pictures.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364638430139645653noreply@blogger.com0