Change of concentration............

I know. I said the unthinkable... change of concentration! I'm changing it to wire jewelry because I was really unhappy with what I was doing before. That said i should be doing all this because I like to... not because i'm stuck with it aaaaaaaaaaaand i don't want to go to art school. So yeah... I'm having fun with the jewelery so far and I've already made up the pieces that have been due. Anywhooo I've gotten a good response so far and i'm really excited!!

Weekly bloggy boo for 12/13

So... This is my mom with our art poster. This week I've been finishing up my third project and I am delighted to say that my third project has been much better than my first two. Its safe to say that my first two pieces were pretty much pieces of poo. I'm glad that my artistic vision has been somewhat restored and now I'm looking forward to finishing up some more pieces. The piece I DO like is that of an obese woman. I'm not sure how I feel about the arms on the piece, but those can always be removed if necessary. I can't wait for winter break!! wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Proof!!

My picture of me giving one to my mom wont upload.. but this is at bellagios and i attached a bellagios magnet to our poster so i could hang it in the window.  :)

My ALMOST recovery

So I have been trying to come back from the destruction of what would have been my only concentration piece. Turns out it was for the better that it broke anyways because it was kinda looking like a POS. Anyways, I have this strange idea for a tube like form that i've been working on, and then I saw Amy Wiley working on these things she does in adv ceramics. They are like clay paintings but raised... idk they're really cool and I think i want to do something similar to that for my 3rd (or 4th) piece. Sooo... Friday I think im going to ask her how she does them because they are supaaa cool. Oh yeah, a picture of my piece will be up tomorrow

F. U. freezing temperatures........

So, as with many things in life... sometimes you take one step forward and 15 steps back. This has proved true with my concentration. I decided to be proactive and take my work home with me for the thanksgiving weekend (I predicted we wouldn't have school on tuesday). So i packed up all my stuff (My almost completed project, 1/2 bag of pendleton red, and 2 separate bags of scrap p-red) and put it in my car monday after school. I got home and rushed to work, forgetting what was in my car. The next day... woo! Snow day. I didn't go outside. Later that evening I remember something... "Oh em gee the clay is in my car!" So I rush outside to get it. Haha, its frozen. No worries, I'll just defrost it inside. BAD MOVE. As my clay defrosted, so did my project. Now all things clay are lumps of wet p-red. fml. It's all my fault and now we have school in 2 days and I have 0 projects.
La Nina=1
Lexie=0

concentrations..... part 2

So this week (and a little bit of last) I began working on my concnetration. My concentration is going to be forms inspired by the woman's body. I'm not into like sculpting all the parts and stuff, but I like the general shapes that they inspire. I have a picture of the first piece, and its going to be 2-2.5 feet tall. I'm VERY nervous to dive head first into my concentration, and I don't know why. Maybe I'm a commitment-phobe. Oh well, no going back now! I also have a kinda cool pic from the woodfire.

Wood Firing! And concentration..

So attached is a picture of the (finally) finished egghead!! I haven't decided if I want to put it in resin yet or not..... I guess I need to decide soon though haha. BUT I had a million ideas for concentrations and after discussing it with the class, and pondering it all weekend.... I finally decided on a concentration! Of course it's not one I thought of on my list, but nevertheless, I think it's great! I decided that I want to do forms inspired by the human body. I think it should be interesting to see what my hands can come up with. ALSO.. The woodfiring is this week! I'm really excited because I've never been to one before, and I can't wait to see how my stuff turns out.