End of the Year Reflection

 The end of the year is approaching very quickly and there's a lot of work to be done this week in art class!  My final for the end of the year is a book that is hand bound and hand sewn. This book is basically a Bible of everything I love. I've definitely grown throughout the year artistically by learning to draw better and also learning new techniques to carry on with in my life. I have learned that art doesn't necessarily have to be perfect, and there's always room to grow. I am particularly proud of this book because I have put so much work into it, and I can't wait to keep it to show people my artistic talents. This has been a great class and I hope to learn more in my life. :) 

Time Capsule

This year in art class, we have been working on a time capsule box.  I placed objects in the box such as tags with the prices on them, a picture of my best friend, and wrappers from certain popular foods from today in history.  I think my time capsule contents really don't explain who I am as a person, because I didn't want to place items in there that are important to me at this time.  However, I wrote down my favorite song and phone number and locker combination so when I open the box in 30 years, I will be able to see how much my life has changed and how times have changed.  The decorations on the outside of my box are personal however.  I love 'A Starry Night' painting so I created the outside based off of the painting.  And the shimmery green and purple stripes are my favorite colors, along with the sparkles!!  Thanks for looking! More to come (: 

Totem Pole Story: A Story of Survival

Bitter winds blew, ripping through my heart, tearing apart my soul, piece by piece.  I understood nothing that was taking place inside of me, waiting to swallow me whole.  I would cry out, just to feel the pain coursing through my veins.  Just skin and bones decaying little by little.
     Doctors came next, swirling around me like bees.  It was torture, and death awaited me.  I welcomed it with open arms.  But suddenly, after months of medical bills, depression medication, and suicidal thoughts, the gray storm clouds lifted and out came the girl that once belonged, happy and relaxed.  I survived a long and deathly journey.  I am learning to love myself again, and going on a new adventure that will leave the world remembering my name.

Pop Prints

A little while back, I had created a rubber stamp that I ultimately used to create this image that we called pop prints, inspired by Andy Warhol.  We played around with multiple ideas for the images that would be used to create this project, but overall I loved the bow theme.  I tried doing the Chanel symbol but alas it didn't work out quite the way I wanted it to.  I used Prismacolor colored pencils to shade in the white areas and make patterns on the bows and swirls around it.  I like the bottom right corner bow the best because coral and teal are two of my favorite colors! Overall I wish I could have executed this project better but I still am proud of the work I put in. 

Full of Fortune Cookie!

The past week I have been working on a project inspired by fortune cookies!  My teacher brought in six fortune cookies for each student then we got to work.  I looked at the "speak Chinese" section on the back of the fortune cookie then wrote the Chinese symbols that mean 'I don't know.'  Just to be silly! :) after that I dyed paper with watercolor paints and started drawing, sketching cherry blossoms and fortune cookie images along with petals and a bright yellow sun.  I colored them with Prismatic colored pencils and also charcoal to write my lucky numbers.  My work represents luck and happiness because I used bright happy colors and my fortune was lucky. 

ART x3

The past few weeks I have been working on a collage of fashion prints from magazines and turning simple pieces of magazine into an extravagant piece of artwork. I cut out pictures from Vogue, Seventeen, Nordstrom catalogue, and Teen Vogue.  I used a gloss medium and brushed hand-dyed paper with the gloss and stuck the images on the gloss. Then I layered more gloss and glue on top of the images to secure them down and create a shiny surface.  I believe I learned many things from this experience such as not to become frustrated with myself. I also learned how to being many pieces of art together to create a beautiful collage.  During the process, however, this piece started out as another students. I actually covered up their previous images because they weren't my taste. LOL.  Enjoy! 

Blue Period

This week in my art class, we decided to create a class collection of everything that is blue.  I took a screenshot of this section of our collection.  There is a Victoria's Secret shimmer body mist, ballpoint pens, a blueberry scented marker, a snakeskin belt, and many other blue objects.  We based our sculpture off of the artist Portia Munson, who creates sculptures of objects that are all the same hue and translates that into art.  I don't believe our collection has anything to do with the time we live in, perhaps except for the perfumes.  Everyone brought mostly household items, but some brought more personal items that shows their interests.  The majority of the collection doesn't show the class' interests however.  The group collection does not reflect my personal tastes because I love lavish items and Windex® window cleaning spray is definitely not my forte ;).  Here is a picture of Portia Munson's work.  Enjoy!
http://edu.warhol.org/app_munson.html

Lip Gloss Gallery

Part of my life as a teenager is dedicated to collections of mine.  I collect many different things including Victoria's Secret fragrance mists, couture perfume bottles, Disney Vinylmation figurines, Disney character pins, Essie nail polish, and blingy bracelets.  However, the biggest collection I have is a whopping 124 lip glosses by Philosophy cosmetics.  I have so many different flavors.  Some of my favorites are Full of Fortune Cookie, Sugar Plum Frost, Maple Glazed Cakes, Blue Hawaiian, and Sugary Cinnamon Icing.  Many people will look at me like I have a yam puree dish sprouting from my head! LOL.  But some find my collections and interests very appealing.  And I love it.  When I can share my love of scents and Hobbies with others, it makes me feel very good inside because they find me interesting, bubbly, and full of spunk.  I collect many things because not only does it make me happy, sometimes my friends and family are happy when they see my collections.  It is also really fun and I get to live colorfully! :)

Comparison of Bike drawing and Candy Confection

My two drawing are very different from one another. The graphite bicycle drawing used charcoal pencils and shading was the main source of color. The only color used was gray, but I used varying shades such as light gray, charcoal, and dark black-gray by using pressure on the pencil while shading. On the other hand, my candy jar drawing uses transparency with the light in the glass and i shaded the sketches using creamy colored pencils. I used varying shades of each color to achieve the maximum amount of realism in the pictures. Overall, I am proud of my two drawings and hope to become even better in future projects. 

Candy Jar Confection Colored to Life

The past couple of days, I have been feverishly working on my recent drawing of candy in the spirit of Halloween!  I started off sketching the outline of a mason jar and the wrappers of the candy and how i saw them through the jar's glass.  Next, I started filling in the sketches with more defined lines and drew the candy logos.  I used many different colors to lightly shade in the drawings.  I have not quite yet finished, but after i colored, i started deepening the colors, making them morevibrant and colorful.  I am starting to find the light in the glass where I will bring out the highlights of light aspects of the glass using creamy white colored pencil and pastel colors.

Graphite Vintage Bicycle Drawing

Over the course of the past three weeks, I have been working non-stop on my graphite pencil drawing of a vintage bicycle called the Londoner.  I have finally finished the drawing and I must say I am quite surprised!  I learned that composition can really vary and that it really matters how large or small or close-up you draw that can change your final draft.  I realized that by shading using different pencils such as the 6B, 2H, and HB, in varying shades of of gray, charcoal, and black, that I can make something look very realistic.  I was honestly very surprised how many steps were put into drawing anything to perfect the look of realism.  I am most proud because i portrayed depth quite well.  I had no inkling that I could acheive something as difficult as sketching a realistic bike. 

Welcome to Velvet Rain!

Hey guys welocme to my blog!  I am a fashion-loving, lip gloss-collecting, aspiring actress in 10th grade.  This year, i am hoping to acheive some goals in art by trying my hardest and listening to advice.  I love art and drawing. I am a very creative primadonna haha! My favorite music is Marina and the Diamonds, Lana del Rey, Hoodie Allen; among other artists.  I love CHANEL, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Dior and Lanvin.  I do well with improv acting and I am very bubbly! Enjoy my blog guys!