Semester 1 Reflection

This year in 2D design I focused on trying to expand my knowledge of unfamiliar materials, I wanted to branch out and work on this that I struggled with in Foundations of art last year. Another thing that I tried to focus on this year was slowing down and spending more time on one project rather than just rushing through and doing multiples. Over the course of this class I learned how to create something that was actually a design rather than just a drawing, this is something I had never really worked on and was a different aspect of art that was knew to me. Along with learning about design we also looking more into the elements and principles of design, this gave me a more focused idea of what to look for when I am creating something that is design based. I enjoyed playing around with some new materials this semester such as working more with college based things and acrylic paint. Another thing that I worked a lot with this semester was mixed media, using multiple different kinds of materials in one piece of art.

Somethings that I feel that I have been successful with this year is slowing down and spending more time on one project and putting more effort into each thing that I did. I think I was more successful with this because I branched out and worked with materials that I was somewhat unfamiliar with. This year I worked a lot with colleges, which in the past has been something that I have disliked and not wanted to do. I wanted to try new things this semester which I think I did a good job with. For example, the circle project I used small hole punched pieces of paper, although this project made me frustrated and I ended up changing my idea I still made my self stick with it as long as possible and I began with something that I wasn't totally sure on how to execute what I wanted. This semester I definitely spend more time working on each project and putting more effort into each.

One thing that I did struggle with this year was coming up with an idea that I liked, It seemed like I would have an idea but never be able to make it the way I wanted so I would end up dropping the idea and coming up with something else, this frustrated me because I wanted I like the idea in my head but was never able to execute them the way I wanted. I think that this problem was due to the fact that I wanted to try different things but I wasn't sure how to do that. This I feel like is because I am just starting to figure out what I actually want to do with my art, so as I think that as time goes on and I build up my art knowledge I will develop my own voice and things will become less frustrating.

Some goals I have looking forward are to continue to work on slowing down and sticking with a project. Another goal that I have moving forward is to work with materials that I enjoy and not choose something I don't like to use, I think that this will help me figure out how to put it together if i'm not frustrated with that materials. I feel like this year was a year of me growing as an artist, I worked more with things that I wasn't totally convertible, I had a lot of failures this year but I felt that I pushed myself to work through a project even when I wanted to do something else. I think that this was really good for me to do because it showed me that I can make things look somewhat ok even when I don't like them. Looking back on this year I am really excited for what is to come because I think that I have grown as an artist. I think the beginning of this year I was just trying to figure out what I wanted to do and now I have begun to start working on things I like and executing them in a way I like, this makes me excited for what is to come because I feel like I now know what I materials I enjoy and I have a finer view on what I want my art to be.