the plaster/clay project was a realy struggle for me. i have been trying to make a connection between myself and my art, but i am struggling with this because i don't feel comfortable discussing the subject matrter of some of the things i make. my final piece with the rosary beads and lace, was really hard for me to talk about because of what it meant to me. i felt put on the spot when i had to discuss the piece during the critique. in my mind for art to be successful there has to be a connection between the viewer and the piece, and i failed to pull that together. for me, i nailed this right on the head, but for the viewers, no one knows the back story and therefore it didnt come together.
i am alot more motivated to work on this next proiject after talking to rees and i wish that i had done it sooner. alot of things he's observed from me are going to be helpful with this next project. i have yet to really "own" any of the artwork i've done in this class because i'm scared of trying something and failing at it. for this next project i'm pushing myself to go all out and hopefully it will show for something.