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1. Explain your concentration topic and how your explored it:
My topic is the afterlife and I decided to do this piece on the Greek guardian of hell, Cerberus, versus the guardians of heaven in Christianity, angels.

2. How did you show your voice in this piece - be specific citing examples from your work.
I made Cerberus very angry and vicious, teeth bared, claws out, fire following him. The angel is tiny, calm looking, just smiling at him. I feel like that's been in me lately, the angry side of me having a standoff with the calm, patient side of me in my mind. One just waiting for the other to make the first move.

3. How did you manipulate your artwork in order to make it engaging for the viewer?  Be specific in your answer.

I made Cerberus very flashy and big so he's the first thing people see, then they follow the river Styx and see the little angel.

4.  How do you think your project turned out?  Tell me specifically why you think that.

I think it turned out well, I worked pretty hard to use the watercolor to my advantage. I chose a pretty good color palette, the green and black is inspired by Disney's Hercules interpretation of hell, and the angels color palettes imitate the Easter color palette of pink, yellow, and blue.

5.  How does your artwork show your growth as an artist?  Be specific in your answer.

I've branched out and started to use different mediums like watercolor, I've added more details that have deeper meanings than just "i like drawing ___ so thats why it's there".

6.  List 5 words you could use to describe this piece:

This work of mine is _________________________________________
Contrasting, colorful, gloomy, angry, muted

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"guardians collide"

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1. Explain your work of art and how it applies to your concentration topic
my work of art is based off of the Mexican Day of the Dead tradition where deceased loved ones come back one day of the year to visit from the afterlife. my concentration topic is "the afterlife" so this fits nicely.

2. How do you want viewers to respond to your work- what do you want them to think and feel?
i want it to be bittersweet for those who know a lot about the holiday like myself and i want it to touch everyone and maybe inspire them to visit their loved ones graves.

3. How did you manipulate your artwork in order to get that response from viewers? Be specific citing examples from your artwork.

i drew a young child dancing next to her mother's decorated grave which is already sort of sentimental but i also drew her wearing a dress and doing her hair similar to her mother, indicating that she probably looked/looks up to her mother.

4.  What is something you did to push or challenge yourself with this assignment?

i did a big scale paper without being forced to and i typically like to work with smaller papers.

5.  How do you think your project turned out?  Tell me specifically why you think that.

i think it turned out pretty well although it could be improved

6.  What is something that you could do to make your piece better than it is?
i would shade/blend better, space it better, and add more detail.