My first, original idea was to make a spherical head and put some triangular spikes around it to make it look like the guy's head was the literal sun. But I had trouble with crumpling up the paper to make it into an actual spherical shape so I went with a rectangular shaped head and built off of that. This was inspired by the stereotypical alien look. Big heads, green skin, and black eyes. My process included the taping together of various different object such as a cardboard roll, newspaper, and cans. Using the cans as the shoulders, I placed the roll in the center of the two cans to use as a neck. Taping newspaper onto the cans and roll. Then afterwards adding the clay onto the paper and shaping the head into the alien look. The artwork has no real meaning, but what I want my audience to think when looking at this art piece is that life may come in many different forms and that somewhere in the future we may find people who might look like this. The most difficult thing for me was taking the paper out of the bust. I had to sacrifice the original shoulders for the poject, so that's why there's no shoulders in the picture. I had to remodel a new neck and base for my bust, making sure it was stable for my already heavy and hard head. If I had to change something, is that I will make sure the bust isn't too hard before attempting to take the paper out. What I love about this project is that it's unique. Most people probably made stuff like animals or people, but I was like, "nah, ima make an alien." 

My idea was to make a large pot. I got the idea because I wanted to make something simple and wouldn't take much time. My process is that I molded a base for my vessel and I shaped the walls straight up. I used the slab roller to flatten my base. When my audience see this, I want them to think of a useful pot they can use to store stuff like liquids or maybe even plants. The thing that was the most difficult for me was the shaping of the sides, like trying to keep them even and not bumpy and all over the place. I overcame this by keeping my hands straight and shaping the sides slower and patiently. If I were to change anything, I'd pay more attention to the bottom of my vessel as that cracked and now it's just a cracked bottom. This type of artwork is realistic as I just kept it a simple pot with no other elements that changed what it is. This is unique to my own style as more of my artwork comes out black, green, or blue usually and to me it's a pretty cool style.