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Prior to creating this piece I had to do some research on different cultures and how they used relief in their sculpture. I integrated a bit of European Romanesque relief design into the sides of the ship. Using a slab roller helped keep the thickness off the clay consistent and it made the process of assembling the ship a little faster. Carving at a vertical angle was a bit challenging, but the end result was worth the effort. I titled the end result 'Kracken'. -Amanda Horwath

I created this giant self portrait using the ladybug camera system. i used this image because it represented that everyone has a little monster inside of them. i used two types of media in the paint and the can of monster energy drink. After I created my portrait we used formal criticism to view other art work. I am really surprised how this came out and I would like to make of these. -Nick Hamilton

This is part of the right brain unit. It was the positive chair drawing, but this one we were supposed to add other things around it and make it look interesting. I like this drawing the most out of any other drawing, because it is different and interesting...at least to me. If I could do this drawing over again, I would. It was fun, and you got to let your creativity show. -Chelsea Malaspino

This image represents my positive vision for 2011. It's the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. I chose it because this year I would love to take a trip there again. To create the print, I had to first carve it out on a linoleum block. Then, I applied ink to it using a brayer. The final step was transferring it to paper by rubbing it with a baren. It took multiple prints, but I ended up with this image. -Nina Kalivoda

I chose this photo because it was one of the first projects I did in art class. It helped me become a better artist by showing me that you don't have to free hand every drawing. Also I used shading to make the project look 3d. This was my best and favorite project I did in art class. -K.J. Carpeal

This year in art class was a lot different than my previous years in art. I learned a lot and many things inspired me. My favorite unit was the clay. It lead me to be creative and I was able to do so much. This is my favorite peace and it took a lot of time and effort, but I think it turned out well. This was my favorite project in art class. -Philecia Varndell

i chose this print because it was my favorite project in art class this year. i started by using a carving tool, i used that to carved out the matrix. i then used the bayer to spread the paint on the linoleum block. once it was covered i rubbed the baron over it. this transferred the image from the matrix to the paper, it was by far my favorite this year. ~Edward Combs

I chose this project because it's my favorite project of this year. It also looks the best out of all of mine. I started by using a view finder to trace my hand and the Pepsi bottle. Then I shaded in all of the negative space. Then I darkened the areas that were behind the bottle, and I used erasers to write words on the paper. This was defiantly my favorite art project this year. ~Joshua McGukin

th This year in art class we did a right brain project. It was fun but you also had to stay focused. this was my favorite project out of all of them. I started out with a mirror and drew myself. Then I darkened areas around my eyes and my hair. Then I enlarged it on the projector. This was the best picture I ever drew and my skills improved when I got to this class. ~Selena Beckwith

In this project I've learned a lot about myself. I had to dig deep and think of how i want my enlarged self-portrait to come across. I've learned how I really felt inside to bring it across in art form. One half of me is the bubbly person i try to portray on the outside while the other half isn't really .happy with herself.-JLM

I really enjoyed mostly ever thing that I learned this year in art class. Even though the right brain project was a little confusing at first, but then I finally understood what it meant. Out of all the cool projects that we have done I have to say that the clay was my favorite. I really like working with it. I got to make really neat things out of it. I even made things that I thought I couldn't make. For example a star box. It turned out really nice too. I really enjoyed this class soooo much. I'm really going to miss it. ~ Latavia Neal

These self portraits allowed us to self-reflect, and interpret ourselves through different art media. While experimenting with different and variations on the original self portrait, I came up with a few different versions that i incorporated into the final project. I used copies of my drawing, altering and painting over them, and coming up with 9 different self-portraits. I compiled them on a large sheet of paper lined up next to each other, used tissue paper as a bordering design and applied varnish over the entire project. We have done many works of art this year, but the process of making the self portrait was the most fascinating experience for me. -Maria K. E.

I enjoyed all the projects we completed. Creating my Clay pot was probably my favorite of all though. My sides weren't perfectly smooth and the lid didn't fit exact, but with the clay i felt like i could create whatever i wanted and i was happy with the results. It was also a lot of fun to play with the glaze and to not know exactly how it was going to turn out. I enjoyed Learning about how to create relief on my sculpture and making it truly original. -Nicky Kovach