Post #7 My Accordion Book

              

     I enjoyed making my accordion book because it allowed us to show our creativity. We we're able to create the book according to our liking. From the process of bookmaking, I have learned that you need to have an overall theme in order to produce a successful composition. The components of your book need to go together somehow. They have to make sense and form some type of unity.Something I have found enjoyable was creating the elements of texture, emphasis and decorating the front cover. The difficult part of the project was creating the poem with all the elements and principles of design. It was also hard to create unity among different shapes. If I made another book, I would add more shapes and texture.  I would also try to have less empty spaces between the shapes.  Overall, making a book was a fun experience.                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

Post #6 Handmade Book

                                                                                

  


                       Orange Swirl Pyramid Book
             http://www.flickr.com/photos/decklededgebindery/2237695810/in/photostream/

      
   I chose this book because it has an interesting structure. The pages get smaller and smaller as they go up, forming a perfect pyramid. I think the artist took a lot of time and consideration for this project. He or she probably had to measure each triangle to make them fit accurately. I like the fact that the artist used the colors orange, yellow, and red. The book is overall very complex and beautiful.

Post #5

A Drawing by Ed Tajchman

          This abstract drawing includes the elements of line, color, shape, form and rhythm. The curved black and red lines give the drawing a sense of movement. Most of the shapes are organic. There's thick and thin lines overlapping one another. All the colors are dark and intense. From my perspective, the drawing shows a race cart going upward on a curved race track. The two purple circles outlined by black thick lines seem to be the wheels of the cart. The curved black lines on the right side of the drawing make up the track. 

Post #4

Spring Mouse and Duckling

      One element found in this painting is texture. I can clearly see fur on the mouse's chest. The color is darker than the mouse's yellow and brown body. The feeling of feathers appears on the duckling's chest.  The two animals look soft. In addition to fur and feathers, the duck's beak implies that it is made of a smooth surface. Another element in the painting is value. Starting from the mouse's back the color is brown, then becomes a yellow beige. The middle of the duck's side and head  is bright yellow while the chest and rest of the body are a darker yellow almost hazel. Also, the lines in the middle of the grass blades are a darker green then the rest of the blade.

 A principle of art in this piece is proportion. The mouse is smaller than the duckling in size. Both are smaller than the grass. The repetition of the grass blades and the two animals on both sides create balance. If you divide the artwork in half, there would be equal weight on each side