Visual Arts Comp II

I was assigned a periodic table element for this assignment, and I had to create a digital artwork related to the element and what I had learned about it. Prior to working on the finished product, I performed research and idea development to learn more about the element Sodium (Na), which was assigned to me. Given the fact that sodium is frequently found in ocean water, I chose to represent sodium using the ocean (salt water). I then created a digital artwork of the ocean and its surrounding using the various digital tools on Photopea. The most challenging part of the task was trying to make the mountains look more realistic, but I found that painting the ocean using the smudge tool was fairly easy.

Visual Arts Comp II

In this ceramics project, I was assigned to create a relief sculpture about one or more of my favorite things. It has to be a clay slab and therefore it needs to be somewhat flat. I chose to create a sculpture of a dog because I love dogs (even though I don't own one). To create this clay slab, I first wedged my clay and then used various different tools to sculpt a dog. After sculpting, I let it bone dry. I then fired my clay slab in a kiln, which releases the water molecules in the clay (explains the chemistry in ceramics.) Finally, I glazed my clay slab, and put it back into the kiln to fire it one last time. Some possible areas for improvements in my clay slab is the choice of colors. I didn't expect the colors to turn out so dull because when I first glazed it before firing, it was vibrant and the colors blended in together.

AP World History

In this assignment, I learned about the different gunpowder empires that dominated parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. These included the Ottoman empire, Safavid Empire, and the Mughal empire. 

AP World History

In this assignment, I learned about the causes of European exploration, the columbian exchange, and Europeans in Latin America and Africa, 

Spanish 4

We were assigned a Hispanic artist that we had to research about and then create a presentation to share what we learned about the specific artist with the whole class. I was assigned Joan Miro and I learned that his art reflects modern art. He has made sculptures in many different sizes and uses primary colors. His artwork uses geometric shapes and even though it may be simple, his art can be very expensive, for example, one piece cost 37 million dollars. 

Español: En este encargo tenía que presentar una presentación sobre un artista hispano y tenía a Joan Miró. Aprendí que la mayoría de las obras de arte de Miro reflejan el arte moderno. Utiliza formas geométricas en su arte. Sus esculturas son mis favoritas porque son únicas y todas tienen diferentes alturas. Sus esculturas utilizan colores primarios. Aunque simple, su obra de arte puede ser muy costosa. Por ejemplo, una de sus obras de arte costó treinta y siete millones de dólares.

World Lit/Comp

I wrote a book to explore creativity in literature. My book cover has a picture of the woods because my characters are trying to survive in the woods after their plane crashes in an unknown island. My book description: "For soon-to-be graduating seniors Aria Conley and four other classmates, a chance to go on a class trip to Peru turns into a desperate effort to survive while running from a mysterious shooter in an unknown island.