This piece is titled "Arome de tuer pour" meaning aroma to die for. This was a reader response journal for the novel Perfume. In this novel the main character murders multiple women to create perfume. This piece was done in a similar method to an earlier piece titled "elegance". I started with found papers cut into cirlces and encaustic wax as the foundation. The focal point is the perfume bottle and it is supported by string, painted beads, painted lace, and the text cut from wax paper. I like the vintage look this piece has and overall I'm pleased. :)

This is the first time I've done an abstract piece and I enjoyed it. I based this piece on a Jack Johnson song. I used multiple techniques in the foundation to create unique texture and line. For the focal point I added a dripping blue/green line. I wanted the focal point to be bold and it definitely turned out that way :)

This is one of favorite pieces that I've done this year and I think part of that is because it was one of the most fun to create. The piece was made from found papers and found objects. The purpose of this piece is to illustrate the principle of art, unity, in a literal sense. I found tons of red found objects and unified them in the text to create a unified piece. I really like the result. I may do this with other principles of art such as texture.

Believe it or not this piece is only 3x4 inches big. This is my artist trading card. The purpose of this piece is to show my style as an artist. I was done in a typical process by my standards by using found papers, encaustic wax, and found objects, as well as a monochromatic color scheme. I can't help but describe this piece as cute, I guess because it's so small. And I'm I finally put my four leaf clover in a piece.

This assignment was to create two identical drawings and then to weave them together. I chose to draw grapes so that my piece could be realistic but contrasted in terms of color. After creating the two paintings, I decided to cut circles from one to weave into the other. I chose circles because I felt this would mimic the circles in the grapes and create pattern. I really like how this piece turned out but I feel like I can't add enough contrast.

The assignment for this piece was to focus on an image transfer and to make it unified with the rest of the piece. For te background of this piece I colored newspaper using watercolor. Next, I dripped watercolor from the top of the piece onto the foundation. I then added bubble wrap and encaustic wax drippings on top of the image transfer to complete the piece.

This is a drawing done in India ink with sticks. It was meant to be expressive with quick lines (which I could have improved on). The background was made from found paper cut into strips and then covered in a gesso and acrylic paint wash. This was an observational drawing based on a shelf in my garage.