Feb. 20.

 Reflection: 

    Words I got were window, moments in time, aligned, silhouette and nostalgia. We discussed that I shouldn't do go smaller or bigger, that they don't read as well. Everyone liked the photos and mixing the two, how they line up. We said no childhood photos or figures as the work gives off childhood and nostalgic energy to begin with. I thought about innocence being taken away and found again, and who I am now is not the little girl that was in those pictures; I wanted to almost show the grief and reconciliation of that. We discussed how I went to the same place for a long time pretty much everyday for sunset. I would always have to see the sunset every night, that's how I healed myself for about two years. One person brought up  how I probably have many photos from the same place. After class when I went to look, I had over 2,500 photos at that one location, 99% of them being of the sky and landscape. Laura recommended I think of specific memories or metaphors, and how I align colors with feelings. 

In Process: 

     

Research: 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/939282066026085448/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/648166571413062041/

Feb. 13

 

Reflection: 

    For this week I received words such as nostalgic, playful, moments, negative space as well as mix and collage. This brought forward ideas of mixing black and white images or pieces with the landscape oil pastels. We thought about framing the figure or using high contrast nature photos. We also discussed using images of myself or drawing black and white images of myself, to create a better concept. As we discussed bringing a figure into the work changes the meaning and introduces a different context which I didn't really consider before. The black and white images shown, one individual provided the idea that I should draw on top of the images and fill in the background in a way. We also talked about using organic shapes as the paper and then drawing in those, which I do still want to play around with and try. I was told to push boundaries; not only go bigger with my work but smaller as well. We discussed tearing and ripping to create a contrast and additional texture. I want to look into the history of landscapes and why I am so drawn to them. 

In Process: 

Research: 

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/62/6b/56/626b5670b9896fe9aa68af3ba07608f2.jpg

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1148910555065289055/ 

My own images as inspiration: