My favorite project this year was the map project. I really liked that we got to work in 3D. We haven’t done that a lot this year, and I really like working in 3D. I made 3D monuments, and that made it really fun for me because that is my favorite type of 3D art, working with clay. 

This is my map project. It is called Monument Map. I created it by cutting holes in the map where the monuments would go in real life, and made them out of clay. I then painted it. The Brooklyn Bridge is made of styrofoam. I learned how to persevere while working on this because I accidently dropped the statue of liberty and had to start over. My favorite part was building the monuments out of clay. I really like using clay and making things in 3D. If I could change something about it, I would redo the Empire State Building because it is a little rushed. I was surprised how good everything came out at the end.

I am very happy with the way my piece is coming out. My idea was to make monuments out of clay of the landmarks in NYC that I like, and I have liked how the have come out so far because they look like the actual place. Next I have to put the Brooklyn Bridge together, which is the pile of styrofoam.

In art we have been working on map art. I chose to make my favorites landmarks in NYC out of clay. I’m making the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Citi Field and the Brooklyn Bridge. I’m then going to paint them and put them where they would be on the map.

It is called Monument Map

What I liked in my fabric collage is the the divider between barber and surgeon.

What I don’t like in my fabric collage is that my props on it aren’t the same as I actually made.

What I like in my geometric pattern is how if you glance at it for the first time, you can’t really pick out the pattern which is cool.

What I don’t like in my geometric pattern is how it’s hard for me sometimes to find out the pattern. It was annoying when I was putting my pattern back together because I couldn’t find the pattern.