Reflection Paper

Brianna Cravero
Portfolio Reflection
1/22/09
Reflection Paper

For this project, I think I deserve an A. I followed the honors project, I made a “book” about the family values I was brought up with. Instead of doing a book, I created five separate scrolls. Each scroll was intertwined in some way, representing the family values I possess. For example for one of the scrolls, I did the five senses. I had a picture of what I thought each sense was, as well as the colors of the rainbow in descending order.
I followed the project just like everyone else did in the class. I believe that by doing an honors project I relearned the pace I am capable of making art. I feel as a portfolio student I work more slowly, and by doing the honors project I was going at a much faster pace then I would have had I not been in portfolio this year.
I think that my A was well deserved because I not only have an artifact that I am proud of; I also regained my creative vision and inspiration. I feel I deserve an A because I followed the guidelines as well as put my own creative spin on it, and it was finished on time on the due date.

Willie Singleton- Allentown Art Museum

Brianna Cravero
Community Connection 1
Allentown Art Museum

Willie Singleton
o Use of clay
o Creates his own clay from his backyard
o Contemporary and elegant design
o Ash glazes
o Low-firing for a more textured look
This artist hand makes his clay from his backyard and he uses a lot of different types of glazes that I had not heard of, and since I am having a growing interest in ceramics, I want to learn as much as possible about both the sculptural and decorating aspects.
The type of kiln that this ceramics artist uses is a traditional wood burning kiln, He learned in from a Japanses man that the longer the clay can be fired,
The more brilliant the colors of the glaze bake.