Artist statement

NAME:Polly CLASS:JJL6A

ARTIST STATEMENT

Reflecting on your artwork and sharing your thoughts about the art making process is an

important part of art. Please thoughtfully complete the statements below based on the work

of art you just finished.

I would like to name this work of art: Layers of Human

I created this work of art by First using pencil to draw the outlines and details, and then coloring with; Chalk pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils.

Some of things I learned while creating it were: I learned to trust my instincts and not doubt myself when I am drawing. I also learned to work slowly and carefully and to not breeze through something just because you want to get it over with.

My favorite part is
How it goes through the different aspects of who I am, from the way I look on the outside, to the more wild side, all the way to the more dark parts of me.

If I could change something about it, it would be (include why)

I would change the way I rushed through it initially. I would do this because even though I later went back and put in more details, you can still see some scribbles.

While making it I was surprised that
I was surprised by the fact that taking more time to do something and putting more effort into it makes it noticeably look better.

Something else I want to share about this artwork is

I pushed my own boundaries in order to make this.

Descriptions Using Adjectives in French

img_20161107_094039Lately in French we have been working on descriptions of people and objects. We have been using adjectives and learning about BAGS rule adjectives. BAGS rule adjectives are adjectives that come before the noun. Usually in French adjectives come after the noun.  We did a project on describing a picture that was related to Halloween. In the picture above I described each of those owls. We use est, c’est, le, and la.

Art

img_20161103_144221In art we made self portraits. Now we are coloring the portraits using different materials. In the picture above, I used a colored pencil and blender so that it was smooth and colorful.

Math

In math currently we are having a unit called decimal ops. We are talking about how to divide, multiply, add and subtract decimals. Math isn’t one of my strongest subject but I am making good progress. I was confused about dividing but now I can do division confidently.