Project lantern: We started this project with a long sheet of paper and and inspirstion from one of the four seasons. I chose to do spring and was surprised when I began cutting and realized how much effort it took. It's amazing to see real artists and what they can do with cut paper designs, they are a lot more intricate than my piece, and must have taken forever. After a while my hand started cramping, but I think it was worth it becasue the finished product turned out pretty well.

 Project Empty Bowls dinner: The whole concept of the empty bowls dinner that will be held at HTHS on Feb. 9th is to bring a community together for a dinner of pasta while helping out local people in need of food. All of the proceeds go to the food bank of south jersey which is really a great cause. All of the art classes at HT have been busy making and glazing bowls for the dinner which people will be able to purchase. The variety of bowls people made is incredible and it's awesome to see them all as they come out of the kilm, looking totally different from when they first went in. The bowl above is one that I spent a lot of time on and a really proud of. I hope whoever buys it will give it a good home.

Project blind contour: As you can see with this piece, I am not even close to done. But drawing blind contours has always been fun because no matter what you do, you will end up woth something interesting. These will end up being a reflection of ourselves when we are finished adding personal touches such as "I dream..." and "I love...". I am excited to see what other students chose to write on their pieces and how they are similar or different from the way I looked at the assignment.

Claude Monet
Born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. He was the original founder and practitioner of the French Impressionist movement in painting. Monet liked to work outdoors and was sometimes accompanied by Renoir, Sisley, and Bazille. Monet struggled with depression, poverty and illness throughout his life. He died in 1926.

I think the reason Monet appealed to me so much is because when I see his art work, I am immediately reminded of home. I have a number of his paintings in different rooms of my house because my mother likes them so much, but I never really knew that Monet was the artist who created them until I started my research. His paintings are all very pretty and are the kinds of paintings that inspire other things to be created.

The top two images remind me most of home, the first hangs in my bathroom, and the second used to hang in my parent's bedroom and I remember looking at it when I was younger. The third picture is just one that i found beautiful, and I love that the bridge is a real place and can be visited today. Definitely on my bucket list.