Inspirations: Projects: Portfolio 1: Blog & Wix

Questions

  • How do I describe my own Art?

What am I making?

  • A Blog Post (example) showing one of your favorite examples of art you made in this class,

    • with an explanation about how you made it

    • what you learned making it

    • and what influenced you - other artists, ideas, people, places - when you made it

  • For an A, do the blog post, and make a Wix portfolio site (example site) with a few pieces of your art, and write about each piece

How do I make it?

Steps

  1. Choose one photography or image you created in class that you would like to share.

  2. Add it to Google Photos or download it to your computer or phone.

  3. Go to https://blogger.com and choose the D-R-E-A-M-CAT blog.

  4. Create a New Post

  5. Title it with the title of your artwork. It could be Untitled. Or it could be about your artwork.

  6. Click the image icon and add your image. Make it Original Size.

  7. Write a few sentences explaining your artwork

    • How you made it

    • Why you made it

    • What you learned - Principles of Design, Typography, Photo Composition Rules

    • Who or what influenced you in making this piece of art? Think!

  8. When done, click Publish. This will make it live for all to see.

  9. Go to the View Blog link down at the bottom, then copy the address from the post.

  10. Turn the link address in Google Classroom!

Grading

  • 4/A = Do the work for a 3/B grade, and a Wix Site with multiple images and stories about your art.

  • 3/B = Do the work for a 2/C grade, with a rich paragraph (or more) of explanation about your artwork example.

  • 2/C = Do the Blog post with an artwork example from class, explain your artistic decisions, and what influenced you.

Career Connections

  • Presenting your work and showing understanding of it is good for getting jobs, contracts, and reflecting on your own art.

Resources