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Plants plants plants!!! (and some posters) I always have trouble picking inspirational quotes when asked to do so--I think I just have a lot of trouble condensing writing I like into a couple lines, and I'm also a bit too picky (some might say too pretentious) when it comes to pithy statements. Because of this, I picked a bit of a downer, but it's one I like a lot: the opening lines to Mitski's "Me and My Husband." I had a couple different ideas of where to present the posters. My original idea was to separate them into three different spaces: the black and green one in the elevator, the blue one in the kitchen, and the yellow one in one of the bathrooms. I wanted to do this because they're all liminal spaces--transient, just like the quote suggests life is. I realized, though, that it would have been kind of annoying for everyone to have to hunt down the posters in three different places, especially since one would be constantly moving, and anot...

pencil, 8" x 10" Sorry for my late update. I mistook the concept of the vases and faces practice. so you will see two vases and faces practice drawings.   I found out that the most difficult part for me was the upside-down drawing practice. It was really hard to break the picture of the person into pieces. The outside part of the outlines was ok to draw, but when it came to the inside part, it became inconsistent. And it became difficult to balance the right part and the left part. I tried so hard to save the middle part. pencil, 8" x 10" And for the vases and faces practice, it was really hard to make the right side look the same as the left side. pencil, 8" x 10" pencil, 8" x 10" These two were the drawing practices on my own... color pencil, 6" x 8" The reason I choose a clock to draw is that I think clock kind of represent the flies of time, so it became a little interestin...

You're a Good Fellow, Marshmello Created by Noah Braun The quote, "I want you to be happier..." comes from the song "Happier" by Marshmello (sung by Bastille). It's my favorite break up song and has resonated with me ever since my last relationship. It was between my college sweetheart and lasted for about three years. Needless to say, ending it left a mark on me, and this piece is a reflection of that. Each one of these pictures is meant to state a certain mood, contextualizing the quote in different ways. The first is sadness, demonstrating the shock of breaking the connection between us. The second is happiness, know that my struggles to maintain the relationship are over. The last one is obsession, which needs some explaining.  There is a condition that runs in my dad's side of the family called "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". The laymen's description is once a thought goes into my head, it has trouble leaving it. For...

quote context (via Google Images) I feel like it might be necessary to explain where the quote came from, its meaning, and why I chose it.   The quote comes from the fictional character Uncle Iroh from animated shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and the sequel show The Legend of Korra.   The quote comes from The Legend of Korra when he’s having a conversation with the series protagonist: a teenage girl named Korra.   The quote summarizes Iroh’s journey as a character.   He was once a respected military leader and next in line to be ruling monarch in his royal family.   However, during a siege Iroh was leading, his son who was a soldier out on the front lines, was killed.   Iroh then retreated in grief, let his younger brother Ozai take the throne, and went a spiritual journey that changed his outlook on the world.   This led to him to stop aspiring for power and it’s when he started treating his nephew and son of Ozai, Prince Zuko, as his own ...

                       (Pencil, 9’’ x 12’’, 163gsm) According to the assignment this week, we tried to separate our hand and eyes and used left and right brain, which was a big challenge for me. When I was drawing the vases & faces drawing, I tried to draw smooth lines, but I found that it was difficult for my brain to control my hand. Especially when I started drawing the right part, I always unconsciously wanted to change the direction of the lines. Thus, I didn’t draw the vases & faces as balanced and full in the end. The biggest challenge for me was the second drawing, I never tried to draw with a reversed direction. So, I couldn’t control the scale of the drawing very well.  Despite I drew each line carefully, I did not show every part of the drawing properly. However, I chose to draw with marker pen instead of a pencil, because I didn’t want to give my...