Artist Statement:

       Before the project I did not know what I was going to make. After reviewing an article read in class, I came up with the big idea of fantasy. In this  fantasy there were going to be diamonds, chandeliers and glass. Basically everything was going to be as white as can be so that the images would be as bright as can be. 

       During the project, I struggled finding chandeliers and glasses that I wanted to put in the images. I managed to crop out many diamonds out of pictures of rings that I found on Facebook pages. The diamonds do a good job of brightening the images and the aspect of expensiveness makes the images more fantasized. I decided to add feathers and/or rose petals to make the first and last images more graceful. The second image is a more cold fantasy than the others and has a harsher tone because raining diamond drops would probably hurt. I also retrieved the pictures of feathers and petals off of the internet and cropped some of them out. 

       I think the images turned out pretty good. I am glad I could use the diamonds in all three of the images and they are not all of the same image, if that makes sense. It was difficult to make an abundance of feathers and that's something that would have also been a nice addition to any of the images. Even though, I am happy with the outcome of the fantasy project that I created. 

The Final Thought Process

        My thoughts for the final project have mostly surrounded ideas of glass, elegant chandeliers and diamonds. After reviewing the Walker article on our carmen website, i decided that my big idea could be fantasy. This was actually one of the examples in the article. While I was home I took some pictures of little chandeliers in the house and also pictures of wine glasses and things. I will search the web for my pictures of diamonds and somehow incorporate these items in an image together. This final project would make me very materialistic if I connected it personally to myself, but I will anyways. I have always enjoyed elegant and beautiful things. I appreciate the craft of glass and gems and the way the beads and other decorations can be hung from the ceiling to create a mood in a room. I think the fantasy of these chandeliers , glasses and diamonds could be an unreal experience, a little like buying that diamond bra that comes out every year from Victoria's Secret. It would be ridiculous. I would say there are no rules or limits to this project, just to find the best way to portray my fantasy of the utmost superiority. 

Action Words

KNOT

I chose pasta as my object to describe the action word: knot. Pasta is a food that I eat very often and it is one of my favorites. In this image I knotted angel hair pasta. It was a little difficult not ripping the pasta strings, but once I found the right consistency of wetness it worked out fine. The red background contrasts nicely with the white bowl. 

MP4 Cartoon!

If superpowers are realistic in this project, then so is spongebob. I picked to pose myself in a spongebob scene because it is my favorite cartoon, actually the only cartoon i would enjoy watching. I left my face the same as it would be out of the cartoon because i am only making an appearance in the scene. If I had stayed maybe I would look like a cartoon character like spongebob does. I picked this scene just for fun and because it is so care free. The jelly fish were also put in the picture for a full "spongebob effect". This is the first time I have cut out my face or anything and replaced it, so in my critique I would like to be a little cleaner in doing the cut out. I like the blending and contrasting of colors that I made. 

Identity and Place

This is the place on campus that I chose to place my bed because I always want to sit down when I pass these benches. My bed is my object because there is never really a time that I don't want to just lie down in my bed. Relaxation between classes would be very nice. The bed is small compared to the rest of the environment because I'd rather not have anyone notice me

In this second image, you are closer to the bed and then bed is actually going to be higher than you expected. This is so once I climb up onto the bed I will be further away from other people.

This third image was took from a sleeping standpoint. The bed is still on the bench and people are walking by as if I am dreaming. I don't dream in purple flowers, bushes, and grass, but I would like to think so.

The viewer can interact with these images however they wish, but to me my bed is just somewhere that I can relax and be alone during the busy day.

10 of My Favorite Objects

This image shows my identity because it looks like there are so many objects in the picture and I love so many objects in my life. It sounds materialistic, but these are objects that I would not like to live without. This is what my image does not say about me: I do not want others to think of me as a very materialistic person. I do enjoy shopping and other sorts of money-spending activities, but when I purchase something, it's something that will receive a lot of use and pleasure out of. Appreciating and being grateful of what I have is most important to me.

10 Favorite Objects

Iphone: I chose my iphone because I always have it with me. I feel as though it is necessary to carry it everywhere so that I will be in contact with anyone if they need me.
my necessity
My dinner plate: This plate reminds me of my family when I sit down to eat dinner off of it. It belonged to my sister before me and I miss her very much. I mostly like it because of the nice designs all over it, the black and white contrast each other very well.
delightful design
Perfume bottle: Smelling nice is one of my most important things to do. I have multiple scents I can wear but in this bottle is my favorite. It is called heavenly dream angles.
heavenly
Puff brush: This puff brush is full of glitter. At competitions my mom always put extra glitter on my me and my sisters because it gave us extra shine. I use my glitter now because it's pretty and more fun than it would be to have no glitter on.
sparkle
Bangles: I chose my bracelets in my favorite objects because I wanted to include some of my fashion. These bangles are some of my favorite jewelry that I own and they help to share my style.
my style
Kitchen-aid mixer: This is definitely one of my favorite objects because it makes it so easy to bake. Baking is one of my passions and I sometimes I just have a need to bake. Baking can give me a release from the other things I have to do and it is a productive way to use my negative energy.
baking release
Necklace: This object is another one of my favorites not just because it is another piece of jewelry, but because it was a gift from my boyfriend. He gave me a different necklace at first, it was lost so this was the replacement. We ended up liking the replacement better and it means a lot to me.
love necklace
Bible: My bible is an important object in my life because without God I would not be here. I read at least a few verses a day and it helps me to stay on the right path with God.
Holy Bible
Cupcake Book: This object can be paired with the kitchen-aid mixer. With a book filled with Martha Stewart's cupcake recipes, you can never go wrong on which one to bake. Always follow the directions though, because Martha's never wrong with baking.
Martha rules
Spoon: My last favorite object is a spoon. Spoons are my favorite silverware piece because I like the smoothness of them. Also spoons can represent being close to somebody, like spooning.
smooth spoon