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• In all honesty, I do not feel that anything we did in ceramics III this year was a waste of time. With every single project we completed, I furthered my knowledge in ceramic technique.
• When it comes to my style of art, I think I'm very universal and open minded. I find myself mastering any technique I decide to work with, whether simple design or in total detail. However, I do enjoy working in detail, and it shows with my dinnerware set, wax candle hyper realism bottle, and Elliott Smith Sgrafitto Jar (which is still in the kiln). 
• I have learned this year to work in detail with confidence, that there is no such option as giving up. When I have the will, I can do anything. I feel like I have progressed highly since ceramics II. My wheel throwing skills have strengthened as well as my drawing, which is a big part of my detail work. I feel like I could strengthen my pace with work, I need to pick it up. 
• I didn't really enjoy the blog experience too much because I'm lazy and forgetful, therefore I always forget to do the assignments.   

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Artist Statement for Fesitval

Heather Koob

Courses Taken: SIA Ceramics, SIA Drawing and Painting, Portfolio Development/Independent Study Painting (two years), Ceramics II, Ceramics III, Computer Graphics, Web Design & Production, World of Fashion, AP Studio Art.

When it comes to ceramics, I enjoy a combination of throwing as well as sculpture/hand-building, even combining the two in some pieces.

Art is important to me because it is my form of self-expression. When thinking about the process of my work, it is hard to completely summarize what goes on in my head. I do not carefully plan out every last detail of a piece. My process is simply having an idea in my head and jumping right into it. As I progress in the piece, more ideas spark until my mind is a creative ocean; the outcome on canvas (or whatever medium I decide to work in). Each and every piece I have worked on has taught me more about who I am, my artistic style, and that I am capable of anything as an artist with not only hard work, but passion as well.

I will be attending SUNY Purchase College in the fall to earn my BFA in graphic design and further my art studies. I hope to someday become a successful and respected artist in society.

Henry Rollins

Henry Lawrence Garfield (Henry Rollins) was born on February 1, 1961 in Washington D.C. In 1980 Henry Rollins was a teenager living in Arlington, Virginia, just over the river from Washington, DC. He worked as the shift manager for a Haagen-Dazs ice cream shop near Georgetown University, and was a huge fan of a Southern California punk rock band called Black Flag. One day he and his friend drove to New York City to see Black Flag play at the Peppermint Lounge. They played later at a small club down the street, and Henry jumped on stage and took the mike for a song. A few days later he was called back to New York to audition for the band. Henry spent the next six years riding in vans, sleeping in the back of trucks, getting beaten and mauled on stage and fronting the baddest, most primal rock-and-roll band in the history of the world. Since 1986 Henry has enjoyed a more pleasant lifestyle and career as a singer. He is a published poet as well. His band, Rollins Band, was a highlight of the Woodstock '94 concert. His autobiography, "Get In The Van", is available in print and as a self-narrated compact disc. He has written several articles for Details, an American magazine. 

Ai Weiwei - "Sunflower Seeds"

-Looking at the picture above, the artist Ai Weiwei is holding what seams to appear to be sunflower seeds, in actuality what is he holding?

He is holding porcelain replicas of sunflower seeds.

-How are the "sunflower seeds" made? (please explain in detail)

The porcelain production process requires about thirty stages, but once those stages are complete the porcelain is put into sunflower seed molds and let harden. After they are hard, they are popped out of the mold and checked for incomplete seeds. The workers are divided into groups, a different group taking on a different job. Then they are painted and fired. Each worker produces a bag of sunflower seeds that is weighed. They are scooped and then washed. Then put into boxes and weighed again.

-Would this project be more or less successful if he used real sunflower seeds for this installation at The Tate Modern?

The project would be less successful is he used real sunflower seeds because they could be broken easily and they had no effort put into creating them.

-What is the meaning behing the materials used in this art work?

The town in China where they are produced is famous of creating porcelain.

-What is the purpose/meaning behind this installation?
It symbolic of the famine and propaganda associated with Mao’s reign.

What does the sunflower seed represent?
The sunflower seed represents all the people who are loyal to Chairman Mao's party.

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