Negative Outlook

For this piece, I took a picture of a plant and shaded in all of the negative space. It was fun, easy, and I found the final product to look pretty cool! I would love to do something like this in the future.

Keys

For this sketch, I used a thin black felt tip to create it. I used cross-hatching and created a clear contrast from where the shadows differentiated from the light. It was easy and took little time.

Fruit at its Core

I've always loved apples. They are the essence of life and being. The forbidden fruit. I love working with graphite. It is easy to use as well as it can become something quite beautiful. I really liked the way the texture was captured. All in all, I quite enjoyed this sketch.

Textile Pattern

I am French. This pattern was actually much harder than I thought it would be. I added in Edith Piaf because I love her music; she had the most incredible voice. I tried to add in generic French icons as well as postage stamps because my grandfather was a stamp collector and he was really close to me. I placed the items so randomly because it would repeat on a larger canvas and I wanted the items to flow freely rather than in a line. However, the overall look to me is ugly, boring, and not interesting. If I had a choice to redo it, I would.

Quilt Pattern

The initial pictures I picked had amazing textures and a lovely feel to them. However, when I was forced to change them, I felt everything get messy and now it is a melting pot of disaster. The colors do harmonize a little yet the red is too out of place. If I had a choice to redo it, I would definitely do it.

Introduction

My name is Aurelie Staker. I am currently pursuing a BA in Interior Design. I am a Freshman in my second semester in the program and although it is very time consuming and hard work, it has taught me many things and shown me that I have the ability to do anything if I really set my mind to it. I once heard someone say that what makes an artist is not the advancement of the tools they use but the ability to take something meager and create something marvelous. Although one has Prismacolor pencils does not make that person an artist. They could probably use them the same if not worse than regular 24 Crayola pencils. With all the expensive tools I was forced to buy, I believe I could of done a better job using less expensive tools. Beginners should start with something small and gradually grow. All those expensive Guache paints, the Prismacolor markers and pencils have been wasted on a beginner.
That said, I am enjoying my time at WSU and plan to continue through the program. :)