Lamp Design Artist Statement

Lamp Design

Ariana Hernandez 

                   After pinning 30 lamps, I noticed that there are awesome complex lamps but we needed to find DIY lamps. Out of all the lamp searching I did, lanterns stood out the most to me.  I personally like lanterns because you can place a candle that smells amazing! I wanted to make a series of lanterns with the same design but different sizes. I originally had three lanterns but I made four instead. The medium I used was clay. After making my second lantern, I noticed my first one had a few cracks. I panicked due to the time and effort I put into my work. I assumed they were all going to crack and look messy after they were fired. However, I had a conversation with Mrs. Cooper and she gave me the idea to glaze it so it looks old but intentionally. For future occasions that I work with clay, I will let my piece dry very slow so; they do not get any cracks. My smallest lantern did not have any cracks, I glazed it a maroon color because it still ties in to a dark color scheme with the other lanterns. Two out of four will be glazed with freckled brown and the other two are maroon. I wanted to make two of the lanterns a holiday color since it is almost Christmas time. These are perfect lanterns to have in your room with a candle lit and just have relax time. To conclude, once all the lanterns are glazed and fired they will make great lamps because they still give off light from the flame. But they will make even better lanterns to have in your room and peacefully snooze off. Make sure your house does not burn down though!

Cultural Extinction

I remember when I was six, every January 6th my parents would buy sweet bread (Rosca). It had dried fruit that was dyed green, yellow and red, I never knew what those colors symbolized. As I've gotten older I discovered that green symbolizes peace, red symbolizes love and yellow symbolizes honor. The bread is shaped into an oval to represent a king's crown. However, there is a little surprise awaiting for you, a plastic a baby. The plastic baby symbolizes Jesus Christ. It is hidden inside the bread, to represent the Christ child's birth location to remain a secret. If your slice of the sweet bread has the plastic baby it means that for Dia de la Candelaria on February 2nd, you have to host the party and make the tamales. This day is very symbolic in my culture, sadly, this day is no longer celebrated for many people.

Instantly, when our topic was cultural extinction for this project, I had a vision of how I wanted it to look. I knew I was going to make some adjustments to the white plastic baby that is found inside the Rosca, I was going to make it colorful and innocent. The baby was going to be sitting in the center of the oval bread, the slogan was going to go across my final piece in black fancy letters. On the other hand, as I was finishing my art piece, I noticed space was going to be a huge issue when I started to write my slogan. For a moment I freaked out, but, after discussing and getting feedback from my Advanced Product Design teacher, Mrs.Cooper, I found a solution. How did I not think of it? It was a good thing I wrote in pencil, all I had to do was make the words a tiny bit smaller and put the words on the negative space by the baby's head. In spite of this slight challenge, the medium I used was a success. The acrylic paint captured the look I was going for, a faded look to not cause things to be so harsh. With a touch of water the paint smoothly gave my piece a faded look.

The cultural tradition of La Rosca needs to be brought back by the art of propaganda. January 6, 2015 will be the day that La Rosca De Los Reyes Magos will be celebrated once again. Peace, love and honor will be symbolized on this day. Remember, if in your slice you get the plastic baby..... Te tocan los tamales!

Ariana CLO's

4/28

Today I will identify my final project idea through researching & sketching.

4/23

I will identify the clay parts to my jewelry set through searching designs of clay beeds. 

4/21

I will identify my plan for my jewelry project through writing my proposal.

4/14

I will identify my art piece by writing a critique.

4/7

I will have a few classmates critique my piece through speaking & add finishing touches.

3/13

I will start class by gathering all my materials & by the end of class I will have my back board painted.

3/3

I will critique my classmates artwork through speaking and writing. 

2/27

I will be able to finish my bowl

2/24

Today I will identify where I will place  the copper strips through speaking to my peers. I will attach all the copper strips and begin a paper mâché.

2/20

Today I will attach my bowl to the stand and begin to think about another piece to go with it.

2/5

Today i will identify where I will place my bowls through speaking to Mrs. Cooper. 

12/3

Today I will identify the legs for my stand through speaking to Cooper about extra wood pieces. I will have at least four legs attached to my stand by the end of class.

11/27

Today I will discuss my furniture design with a peer through speaking. I will have all my stand sanded by the end of class.

Today I sanded all my piece ready to pant next cLass.

11/20

Today I will identify the tools available through speaking to Cooper. Today I will complete cutting two pieces of wood by the end of class.

11/15

Today I will research 30 pins of furniture made from found objects and create 5-thumb nail stetches and speak to a classmate of how to make it my own through speaking. 

11/14

Today I will smooth out the clay.

11/13

Today I will restart my first cup and add texture as I go. By the end of class I will complete my 4x4 cup. 

I didn't not accomplish my smart goal, I need to add the details next class period.

11/7

I will continúe to make touch ups to my lamp and start to crave the designs. 

11/6

Today I will identify my medium and ask questions through speaking to Mrs. Cooper. I will begin creating my lamp and finish the smaller lamp (structure) but not the detail. Exit ticket: I completed the structure my next steps are to cut out the design.

11/4

Today I will identify 30 different handmade lamps in Pinterest and discuss the different materials and processes involved in making them.

10/28

I will make finishing touches and fix the eyeballs. 

10//23

I will start painting parts of the body today and complete the exposed body parts.

10/16

I will complete all 3 layers of the full body by the end of class. I will explain to Jossy our vision of our project through speaking.

10/14

Last week we completed paper machining the torso of the body. We encountered difficulties when we tried to attach the arm, however, we figured an effective way to attach it. We filled in the whole body with butcher paper and made a piece come into the arm holding both parts together. Today we will continue to start the bottom half of the body. We will finish at least one leg today.

10/7

I will complete all 3 layers of paper mâché on the upper body piece through speaking to Jocelyn on further steps.

10/2

1. Gather materials

2. News paper ball

3. Make mix of flour 

4. Tear up news paper

5. Start paper Mâché  heads

9/30

I will identify the steps needed in order to complete the first part of the clown body and writing future steps.

9/26

I will continue to analyze our thumbnails  and speak to Jocelyn about her ideas.

9/25

I will analyze clown projects and speak about ways to create my own version of a clown project

9/23

I will research things that scare me on Pinterest and speak to my peers about their fears.

9/16

I will analyze my work that is already drawn and critique it as I finish my final piece for Thursday.

9/18

I will analyze my artwork and critique as I finish

9/19

A critique is judging a piece of art, give back feedback or the successes of the piece

9/23

I will research things that scare me on Pinterest and speak to my peers about their fears.