Compromise has been something I have always struggled with. I have been forced to realize as I’ve grown up is that you can’t do everything. Since, I believe I am a well balanced person who enjoys a wide variety of activities and hobbies, letting go of even those that don’t mean so much to me is difficult.The quote “you can do anything, but not everything” perfectly outlines my frustration because I know if I want to do something, I will ensure I do it well, but not everything can be given 100% simultaneously. The reason this has become more of a prominent realization is because as I narrow my path toward the things I enjoy the most, I really struggle with leaving other things behind. An example of this would be in school; I equally love my art courses, sciences and math, pe, and humanities, but I can’t specialize in all of them at the same time. Often when making these sorts of decisions, I am at a stalemate when I think about who I could be if I chose one over the other. I have learnt if I don’t pick one, I won’t be anything. I have learnt to let go of my multiple selves that are based off of could-haves.
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I am mindful of other people in terms of caring for others and not offending people, but not in terms of need approval or seek attention from others. I am confident enough to speak my opinion and stand on my own, yet I will never say or do anything to hurt people intentionally. I also believe that I am a well balanced person who enjoys a huge variety of things. It isn’t the activities that define who I am, it’s the fact that I don’t like one thing more than the other, which makes me intensely curious about so many things. One negative thing that comes out of being curious and always asking questions is that I think too much. This is negative because I often think about one thing so much that I will make something out of nothing. I will ruin something great by worrying. Overthinking makes me second guess myself and question my confidence which starts out very strong.
This idea started with the phrase, don't go alone, and how I thought it was something someone would say to warn a kid away from scary forest at night. My original thought was to put the words in some trees or with two people going into a forest. Then it turned into how when you don't have another person to go with, you bring a flashlight! The illustration of the flashlight and light was made on the adobe draw app. The lettering was done in the app called Over. One thing I wish I did differently was I wish I chose a different font, however I remember the other fonts being too pretty for this design.
The top image is the first copy made in class for a small project. The second photo is the final copy where I made the downstroke thicker and made the swirls surrounding it more symmetrical. I decided to go for a more traditional route with these two projects because I have always wanted to be able to do calligraphy with all the swirls and proper handwriting. For a first try, I think this is pretty good, however with more practice I should become more comfortable with using my whole arm to draw instead of just my wrist and hand.
I started by choosing a light bulb to paint. I did many different colours because I wasn't sure if I needed many testers. In the end I chose purple because the black paint showed up better and the light colour went with the bright/light idea. The quote came along because I wanted to link the words with the object and include light or brightness somehow, also the light bulb is little and the quote is saying how your light isn't little or insignificant.
I had three prompts for this project: an artist (whom I cannot remember), Christmas trees, and cool colours. I secretly wish I did not get a Christmas tree as my object to use, however, the cool colour combo made it more interesting to use. I think I did a good job at resembling my artist's design style, and I incorporated all my prompts well. However, I think I could have made it a little more legible as it may be hard to read if you were looking at it for the first time.
As I grew older, I stopped dreaming of a white Christmas and started dreaming of a Christmas that reminded me more of my own city. Honestly, part of it may have had to do with the fact that I knew a rainy Christmas was a more realistic for Vancouver, and so I would be setting my expectations up for success. However, most of it had to do with that I love Vancouver for everything it is, including the endless days of rain being poured on top of us. I have grown up in this perfect city where I became accustomed to the mountains, ocean and west coast weather. My home, Vancouver, and where I am from is exactly what I want to be reminded of during the holiday season.
When we did magazine cover research I found myself most liking the photographs with illustrations over top. I plan on taking a photo and then illustrating over top as I think it adds some depth to it and makes it more interesting. I also took an interest in a hand lettered, upper case writing that is not perfect looking. I want to make my cover look like someone wrote it themselves (see the image below for my source of inspiration). My cover touches on the topic that some humans overuse technology and so we often overlook activities we could be doing instead, like being outside. I recognize that technology has allowed for more creativity and opportunity for some, and even allowed for us to appreciate outdoor activities even more, however this addresses useless internet surfing or extra time spent on devices for no reason. The magazine will be caleld "A Guide for the bored (scratched out and replaced with) boring" because as my grandfather used to say, those who are bored are boring. The risk I am going to take is by doing the hand lettering and also the illustrations over top, it could look unprofessional and unfinished, but I really want to explore that style anyways. |
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