Andy Goldsworthy Video

Here is a really cool video of Andy Goldsworthy's pieces in the fall. He uses leaves, rocks, sticks, and the earth to create amazing pieces of art work. My favorite of his autumn collections is the one with the red, orange and yellow leaves. If you look closely at the last scene, there is a rock with the same sized hole as the circular leave collage. It's as if they are leading to one another. The music is kind of annoying so I suggest to turn it down or off.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-288023216970768712&ei=aBNZS-SiKaTwqAOq5dHIAQ&q=andy+goldsworthy&hl=en&client=safari#

Projects

AAAAH I hope I can get my projects done in time!!! Any ideas what I can do for the second one?

Throw-A-Thon

The Throw-A-Thon was such a success! There were so many people, pots and pizzas. I actually made 4 pots which is a huge breakthrough with my throwing skills. I can not wait for the empty bowls which is coming up very soon!

A little sneak peek...

I was in my backyard over winter break, pondering of what I should to for my project. On the ground I found a stick that was was partly covered in leaves. It very much reminded me of an Andy Goldsworthy piece, so I thought... why not? I found a twig that was compositionally interesting and began glueing on individual fern leaves. The project was interesting but not as green as I hoped. A few of my classmates gave me suggestions on how to enhance the piece. Luckily it was what I had in mind originally, so I took it home and worked for a little longer. Here is a little sneak peek image of the accessories I added to the fern coverd twig.

Concentration

My two favorite artists are ones whos work also inspired and lead me to choose my particular concentrations. Andy Goldsworthy uses objects from nature to create geometiric figures that seeem so surreal and tehy don't belong in nature it's outstanding. The other artist I look up to and seek inspiration from is Deborah Buttersfield. She uses objects from nature and also metal materials to create sculptures of horses. Although Andy does not use any glue or unorganic bindings, his structures are stable and remain for a period of time. Deborah's structures are also well constructed and you cannot tell what is holding the form together. Eventually, I hope my work can pose the same characteristics as these two artists. Altogether, I hope my concentration will allow me to taek risks and use new elements of design to further my knowledge in art!

Andy Goldsworthy

Deborah Buttersfield

Shell Mold

My shell mold project if finally coming together! Although it is not necessarily what I envisioned at first, but it's fine because it's just as cool! HIP HIP HOORAY!

RAKU firing

There will be a Raku firing tomorrow (Thursday, November 12th). If anyone is interested let me know. Tolley, Collin, and I will be starting at the beginning of 3rd period!