1Mirandah

=** Famous Figure **= I chose Sara M. Knight because I thought her art was the best. I looked at quite a few before I actually chose and hers was the only one that had something that I really liked. I would never be a professional dancer but I like looking and watching them. Her name is Sara M. Knight. She has been drawing and painting since childhood. She mainly does watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media. She loves working with figures but she will do almost anything that is a challenge. She lives in Woking, Surrey and is a part of various art societies. During the first week we started this project I couldn’t decide what I wanted but then Kylie showed me what she was doing and I decided I wanted to do a dancer. While doing it I couldn’t figure out how to get the exact color and I didn’t have the figure drawn on there first like I should have. Kylie and Mrs. Ruggles helped me get the figure on there and get the colors. After awhile though I got mad with the thing and started over. Kylie drew the picture on there for me and helped with a few more of the colors. Now I am almost done with it and I think it looks way better than it would have. I think it’s a successful piece of art because I started over. I don’t think it would have been if I would have chose to keep the first one. It’s more like the actual picture rather than a bunch of colors just thrown on to a piece of paper.
 * ART.VA.I.HS.3 || **// I can create a successful work of art by organizing my thoughts and ideas. //** ||

=**Figure Project**= I’ve never been good at drawing or anything like that. When I looked at my figures to choose one it was hard because they were all bad. I didn’t know which one was the best so I randomly chose one. I don’t think my art skills will ever improve. I chose the one I did because I just closed my eyes and pointed at it. I chose to make a rainbow type background because I like rainbows a lot and it seemed like it was the easiest thing to do. I decided to paint the figure the colors Black, Red, and Blue because those are my favorite colors. Overall I didn’t have any problems besides picking a figure. And like I said before, I just closed my eyes and pointed to pick one. I liked this project a lot I just wish that I was a better artist so it would have been way better and cooler than it is now.

=**Packing Tape Figure**= My plan for this project is to be laying down with my favorite stuffed animal in my arms while a few of my other stuffed animals are sitting around me. I want it to be laying down on the top of a shelf in the library. So instead of laying it down like I was planning, I'm going to be making it sit with the animal in its arms. I'm still going to have it in the library but I'm going to have it sitting instead of laying down. I had a problem with getting the pieces together and trying to fix it so it would sit instead of lay but I fixed them. With the pieces fitting together problem I had a friend help me get them together. She said to try cutting bits off until they fit and it worked. With the other problem, I just had to bend it a little. Either later today or tomorrow before break I am going to put it up in the library. I think this was a very successful piece of art mostly because I didn't think I could do it. I had a lot of fun and yes it was very awkward in some parts because of areas but I had a friend with me so I didn't care as much as I would have if it had been a stranger.

=**Social Issue**= For my social issue I plan on doing abortion. I feel strongly against abortion because I think every baby deserves to live even if there parents don't want them. Adoption is better than abortion any day. Apparently my little brother was going to be aborted but my mom changed her mind. I'm really happy she did because again I'm against abortion and I now have a cool little brother.

For the project I'm going to do a pregnant girl holding her stomach while shaking her head. I'm going to have her friends around her trying to talk her into abortion but she keeps saying no and shaking her head. For the background behind them I'm going to have red and black strips with "STOP ABORTION" written into it.