Monthly Archives: June 2016

Poem 3

This poem is called the Yellow Brick Road, it is a rhythmic poem. I got inspired to write about a character, so Olivia B and I wrote about Dorothy. There is a lot of imagery, and line breaks. I really like this poem because you can separate each little section and it can be it’s own, but also when you put it together it will go well all together.

Walking down the yellow brick road

After the Wicked Witch showed

With the broomstick she rode

And laughing like a toad

 

Stopped by a scarecrow, on my way

He was clumsy, and made of hay

He wanted a brain to think in such a way

But that day was not today

 

In the distance, we see a shimmer

It is a glowing tin man, whose shimmer gets dimmer

We pour some oil on his rust

That slowly turns into dust

He is so hollow, in need of trust

We will get him a heart, for love, we must

 

On our way to the Emerald City

I had to start being witty

When a cowardly lion came acting like a kitty

He needed some courage to feel pretty

 

I see a field of flowers

I think poppies might have some powers

The last time I slept wasn’t for hours

Then the witch and her monkeys said, “The flowers are ours!”

 

My eyelids have froze

I think I am starting to dose

I will be back before the light will dispose

Let’s hope the gates won’t close

 

We just woke up

We’re ready to go in

So is Toto my pup

Everyone has a grin

 

We walk through the gates

It’s a wonderful sight

We hope our wishes will be granted

At least before tonight

 

The wizard is a fright

He says that by tonight

He needs the broom from the witch of the west

How will we get it? She is such a pest

 

We sneak in the tower

But I get caught

I hope that Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man

don’t miss their shot

 

I am stuck with the witch

But my friends act quick

They break through the door

Luckily I can run as fast as her broomstick

 

She follows me down the staircase

I see a pail filled with water

I see her ugly face

So I splash her and she melts

I can’t spot her!

 

Back to the wizard we go

With her broomstick in hand

With the Lion, Tin Man, And Scarecrow

We have finished what we have planned

 

Poem 2

Beautiful sunlight

Bright colors of paradise

Blooming trees in sight  

 

This poem is called Spring, it is a haiku. I got inspired to write a kigo, it is a poem that represents a season with a word. The word that represents spring is Blooming. In the first line there are five syllables, then seven, then five again. There is a little bit of rhyming in this poem. I like this poem because it rhymes, but it is also a haiku.

Poem 1

Waves

Cool blue

Crashing over another

Moving towards the shore

Splash

I name this poem Waves. It is a cinquain. A cinquain has five lines, but there are many types. There can be one word in the first line, two, three, four, than five words. But I did type two, with a noun, adjective, ing word, a phrase, and another noun. There is imagery in this poem. I think it turned out well because each line describes a step of the wave.

 

Wire Sculpture

Olivia P WIre 1My wire sculpture is my favorite piece of artwork that I’ve done this year. I like this project because it was challenging to make a body just out of wire, and a certain length. I think trying to make each body proportion the same was hard, but I liked it because you had to be really concentrated so you wouldn’t mess up. And I really liked how the ending product looked!

Map Project Artists Statement

I’d like to name this piece of art Map of Freedom. I named it Map of Freedom because the sculpture is of a freedom tower, and there is map covering the sculpture. I created this piece of art by cutting out pieces of foam board, and then using pins to pin the pieces together. Then I cut out important places in New York to me, and cut the map in the shape of each panel and glued them on. To finish it off, I mod podged the whole sculpture so there would be a little shine. Some things I learned while creating this was that you have to be very precise to fit things together or else your project will look really bad and it wont look like what you want it to. My favorite part is how it is 3D and you can see it from any perspective. If I could change something about this, I would make the panels fit to each other more because some pieces are bigger than others, and it’s a little uneven. While I was making this I was surprised that the whole sculpture stayed together and it was super sturdy! Something else I want to share about this artwork is that the project is really fun, but challenging!
Olivia P Map Project 3