Elijah G Ramos
Visual Arts Department
Visual Arts Department
26 in necklace (the big one)
19 inch necklace (medium sized)
17.5 inch necklace ( the smallest one)
X2 butterfly bracelets with pearl and abalone (8 inches )
SPECS on SENIOR PIECE (LABEL)
Year Created 2020
Materials : Silver plated wire , black and white river pearls, polished abalone shell, and glass
Dimension 26 in necklace (the big one)
19 inch necklace (medium sized)
17.5 inch necklace ( the smallest one)
X2 butterfly bracelets with pearl and abalone (8 inches )
I decided to construct these pieces, which include three necklaces, and two bracelets, in honor of my grandmother. What inspired me to make these garments was, growing up, she always wore very funky jewelry with pearl, and shell inlay (preferably abalone or mother of pearl. These garments usually had some animal motifs. I decided to commemorate this piece in her honor because of her creative spirit, and I wanted to be able to embody that in this work. Recently my grandmother was relocated to a nursing home and is suffering from dementia. She had to sell some items that were important to her in the process of moving there. Seeing her in the state she is, some months ago, put me in a negative spot. This negative spot pushed me to think about the things that happened in her life that led to this, and bad things that could occur. My previous project was based on this same idea, but I could not continue the project due to circumstances concerning the coronavirus. Overall, I think that this piece better conveys the thought process that I was attempting to push forth. The necklaces have alternating patterns, containing light pink, white, and black river pearls that I hand-reamed. The three necklaces range from small to large when worn on the neck, with the wire encasing the pearls being silver plated. When linking the beads together, I used a rosary-turn method, wrapping around the grooves of organic shaped pearls, and leaving others without designs—the bracelets inspired by the jewelry she’d wear with insect and
This is me and all of my wonderful friends ;)
Overall, Dreyfoos was an enjoyable experience for me. As an artist, it helped me build and learn how to deal with mistakes and go through trial and error; without being flustered nor frustrated. I also learned how to better develop my artistic skills and use them to my best advantage. I'm grateful to our department because I think that our department worked very hard to provide the best teachers and overall experience for its students, and I appreciate that a lot. This year for me, I think it was a big test in regards to stability and balance. Senior year at dreyfoos showed me how to create a schedule that would work best for me, and it also taught me how to manage my time decently. This is in terms of maintaining the balance between both my outside life and my school life. With stability, During college decisions, I was able to try my best to do whatever I could to finish my applications on time and even apply for some early decisions. The senior year 2020 allowed me to determine friendships that would last and friendships that wouldn't; and to keep the people who are honest, loyal, and respectful, near me. Overall I think that this was a great learning experience and I hope that these experiences don't stop as my adult life continues, thank you so much!
The day we opened a stall together in rosemary square
One of the art pieces that ive felt the most satisfied with, in a long time
When Cienna made sim characters of me, Whitney, Julia, Raven, and Alanna; and then all the effort was lost after her computer shut down and delete
Alanna sunbathing.
whitney, martin, Vinnie, and I practicing a drawing for tyhe street painting festival.
It wont let me rotate, but this is of Raven, cienna and I going to a trampoline park.
Julia, Cienna, and I during spirit week on 80's day.
fetus me
The senior year of 2020, I think, for the most part, was a pretty smooth-sailing year for me. I pretty much was in between doing the bare minimum and doing my utmost best. Sometimes I wish that most of those times I did do my utmost best because then I wouldn't have as much struggle as I do now with all this college stuff. I believe that overall your senior year should be the year of no worries, so don't stress yourself over dumb things, like annoying Instagram posts or people that don't care about you and are judging you. Eventually, those people will realize all the garbage things that they did and get some tough personal reflection time. So there's no point in intervening unless it's incredibly hurtful or traumatizing. Also, a tip, even though friends are significant, I hope that you are just a little bit selfish and do what's most important to you in terms of completing schoolwork, instead of avoiding assignments, because, at the end of it, you are going to want to leave school. Still, you also don't want to leave with a horrible GPA, so set your priorities straight. I should have invested more of my time in scholarships to reduce more money from my loan payment, and although my loan payment might not be that much, I think that it's best to lower that down as much as you can. One thing I can say that I feel something that I believe improved my senior year, in all honesty, was when I helped during the lake worth street painting festival. It helped me come out of my shell and open up to new people, in which we would, later on, become good friends. My last message is that senior year as a whole is one colossal learning lesson, and at the end of it, your out in the real world where no one cares except for the people that you keep close to you. So cherish that and hold it dear to your heart because it will get you through a lot of tough times.
Elijah Gabriel Ramos, Class of 2020