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Artist Have a Global Awareness of Artmaking
Día de los muertos 
The day of the dead is a tradition in mexico where they honor their dead loved ones by making them an alter with all there favorite foods and drinks and there are candles every where. Most people would see this as a sad time but they see it as a day they can visit their dead family members. There are candy skulls and decorated skulls too. This day is celbrated on November 1 & 2, this is because on October 31 at midnight they believe that the gates of heaven are open and the deceased children of families come out and celebrate on November 1. Then on November 2 the adults come out too. I choose to do art from this day because my step mom spent some time in Mexico and showed me these skulls and designed skeletons. I think they are really cool and beautiful. While copying this type of skulls i painted common patterns that are on the skulls, like floral patterns and rings around the eyes. I used two pinch pots to make the head and shaped the face carving out the teeth and nose and eyes. I then drew the pattern on the back of the skull and mixed the different  colors of paint I wanted. 

Artists Take Risks

I never thought of using wood as a material i mainly like to draw or use clay, but it had to be a sculpture and we were only allowed to use so much clay. So I looked through the box of art supplies left behind in hopes of finding some inspiration. I found wood, beads, a necklace, and a baby show with a bow on it. I thought that it would be cool to make my younger sister a door hanger with her name on it. So I first sanded the wood and prepped it to be painted. I painted it all white then add dark and light blue dots on one side and stripes on the other. That day I was talking to her and she told me her favorite color was pink so I used the pink beads I found and hot glued them on the dark blue spots. I then attached the blue necklace to hang it up adding a bow on the top.

Artists Collaborate

After all the projects were finished we did critique. Critique can be a useful thing to an artist they can take past comments on their art to shape it and mold it till it's the best it can be. The photo on the left is a picture of one of the first critiques they are very basic comments like I love the color or pattern. The one on the right is the most recent and has comments like The detail and the contrast and the vibrant colors really add to the piece and make it look amazing. I think that as a class we have grown in our art with the help of critique and have grown in the critique giving side. Like being able to use art vocabulary and pieces of the art to give a compliment and constructive criticism and the ability to ask questions.