Final Fork Project

Here is the grand finale of the fork project which I did a couple months ago. I love Nupastels, they're so saturated in color. I love this analogous color scheme too because it's easier to differentiate between the darks and the lights (and still be really vibrant at the same time too!). A king in his castle goes the fork as it waits to tear apart the meat dish in the background

The Birdpeople

After watching the movie on Thursday, I couldn't help but feel a little bit sick inside. The birdwatchers were no different than those of the paparazzi. It's too voyeuristic of a hobby for my taste. I mean, I can understand how that hobby would interest people. Collecting stationary is a hobby I enjoy immensely and the thrill I get when I buy something unique must be the same as their's when they see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker (which, I understand, is extinct). But I couldn't help but wonder if these people, the 'watchers', were taking their hobby too far. It seemed to be more of a selfish kind of gratification that these people got from their hobby when they captured their birds and 'studied' them. I don't feel that I could really appreciate what these people do. Birds are great; they're pretty and majestic. But just leave them be. Stop objectifying the birds so much.

Calendar Project - January

For this illustration project, I was give the task to create an image for January. After researching, I decided to go with the idea that it's the hottest time of the year for the southern hemisphere and the coldest time for the north. I used colored pencils which, as I said in class, I thought wouldn't be to difficult a medium. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Oh well, live and let live I suppose. Anyways, here's the final piece!

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