Final Blog Post - Reflection

1. -What was your biggest moment, achievement, or other specific detail related to your personal growth as a student of art?  Explain to what you owe this meaning, and what you have taken away from that insight…


I think that going into this class, I was a little worried about the fact that I was the only senior in the class and was going to be surrounded by Freshman.  But by the end of the year, I felt that this wasn't really a problem or hinderance to my growth as a student of art.  My biggest part of my growth I think was my ability to start out a project with a really crazy, ambitious idea, and then realizing that my idea was maybe not possible in the time frame we were under, and then tweaking my idea to a more do-able concept.  By starting out with really cool and interesting ideas and then sizing it down to fit under our time and resource constraints, I think I was able to create pretty interesting and fun pieces of art.


2. -List three specific details (word or short phrases) you have learned about your artistic self.  Explain how these exemplify you artistically, or your artistic development.


1. Ambitious
2. Focused
3. Cunning


I think overall, I was pretty ambitious throughout my growth as an art student over the past 7 or 8 months.  I consistently had crazy, near-impossible ideas of what I could create given the topic of art we were working on.  But even though they were maybe very hard to accomplish, it created a basis of what I could actually execute for the project.


I was also a very focused worker during class, usually keeping to myself and just listening to my iPod.  One of the reasons why I did this was because by getting into a "zone" where I was solely focusing on my work, I blocked all outside noise and distractions, and I think this greatly contributed to the overall look of my pieces.


My third detail I have learned about myself is my ability to be cunning, or using crafty, sly techniques to create my pieces.  A lot of the time, I kind of had to think on my toes of what I could add or subtract from a piece of art to make it the best it could be.  In doing so, I learned a lot about my ability to be skillful in a certain art medium.




3. -Considering the habits of mind, the techniques, the time dedicated to the practice, and any other insights gained from your work in studying art, what have you learned in this class that you may carry with you in your future work beyond the studio?  What skills might you be able to apply in other areas of your life?


One of the main aspects that I have really learned to grow and keep with me beyond just in the art classroom is using persistence and determination to achieve my goals, and if something doesn't end up working out, to make up for it creating something even better.  I have learned persistence and engage and persist throughout this year in creating pieces that sometimes would not work out how I wanted them to, and instead of quitting, I would make up for it with a new, cool idea.  These qualities are important to all aspects of life, from schoolwork, sports, social life, and working later in life.