This is the weaving. It shows that we are all one when it comes to art, but together we are one.
This was the first project I had ever done in Intro To Art. I thought my teacher was crazy for wanting me to talk about my life, and what I like to do in front of the whole class. I spent days not know what to draw, I didn't know much about my own life. (That's really crazy, I know) We did it to get to know each other, and out of all that, I realized it didn't matter who you were, or what you did, art brings everyone together. Here's my timeline, my life, and my story.
Materials: Receipt Paper, Colored Pencils, and well, My life.
My first event consisted of A Christmas tree, snowman, presents and a pizza. I put these objects down because, when I was little and before my grandma got cancer, we would always go to grandma’s house during the Christmas season. The whole family would go to grandma’s. Every year would have pizza, kind of like a tradition. It was full of jolly and yummy pizza. My next picture was some small dandelions and a huge dandelion, and then it was raining quarters. When I was 6 I tried to sell dandelions, I would walk around door to door, and try to sell them. I did make some money that day. My third sketch is a broken heart, with flames around it, and 8 tears falling down. This represents when my parents got divorced. People say it’s a little crazy that I didn’t have to go so extreme, but I did. When your 6 and your parents get divorced its crazy, it’s like a feeling of nothing but hate, all you can think is “Was it my fault? Could I have done better?” In the truth it wasn’t your fault, it was the fact that love wasn’t alive. The 8 tears represent that they have indeed been divorced for 8 years. My forth sketch was of a whole bunch of small houses in the background, and then one big house in the front surrounded by sparkles. This means when I would go visit my dad we would always be in a different house. We would always move from house to house. It was because we would all grow so fast and we needed to get a bigger house. I never liked it because I would finally get friends and then I would have to leave. It would hurt a lot. Then big house with sparkles represents the house that my dad has lived in for 3 and ½ years, and I’m happy and in love with it! Next is Chicago. I went to Chicago when I was 4, I don’t remember much of it really, but I went again when I was in the 7th grade. It was amazing, I also went again in 8th grade, and that was even better the third time. My grandma lives in Chicago, so we usually try to go every Spring Break. It gets better every time!
My next sketch is of a GIANT pencil. This pencil was for when I won an award at 8th grade graduation. The award was for a poem I wrote called “My Tears, My Pain” I was so happy that I won, and every time I write a poem, I write it with that pencil. Another one of my many amazing sketches is a rollerblade. When I lived in Algona I had very little friends. I lived with my grandparents, mom, and brother at the time. I was outside one day, and there were these girls playing hide-n-seek. They let me play; one of the girls was one year younger than me. We then became best friends. The rollerblade stands for the month she taught me how rollerblade, without her, I wouldn’t have as much fun as I do today rollerblading. My second to last sketch is of a cross. This summer I went to church camp, and I also have the privilege to be a counselor and teach the kids, and entertain them. I love church so much, and the people there are amazing. My Final sketch was question marks. It shows that I really don’t know what I want to do in life, and I kind of want it to be a mystery, live in the moment and nothing else.
This was some events in my life, how they changed, and why they were important to me.