Part 1: Upload 2 images of current classwork: a project(s) you are currently working on or have completed from one of your studio/visual studies courses.

1. What was the goal of the assignment? Or what was the question posed by this assignment?
2. How did you go about reaching this goal or answering this question?

A. My first image is a collage I created for VISU 1311. The question I had to “answer” was “how do you “take” an image? Harmony: layering and building meaning. I’m not quite sure if I even answered the question. I’m not sure how I created this and even questioned if this was a collage because I don’t understand them.

B. My second image is a work in progress for my Drawing I final. I had to create and image that was conceptual and observational. So what I did was I took my nice porcelain teapot and tea cup and moved objects in the background and changed the way the image looked on the cup.

Part 2: Self-Critique: On your blog, answer the following questions about one project you are currently working on or have completed from one of your studio/visual studies courses (see Part 1 of Blog post #3).

1. What is the strongest aspect of this work?
   1. I think my strongest work on the collage is the fact that one can get lost in the image.
   2. For my second piece I really enjoy the reflection that is shown under where a glass surface is supposed to be.
2. What is the weakest aspect?
   1. I feel my weakest aspect on the first piece is color. It’s all very dark, even though there is a yellowish or gold color. The color kind of feels muted.
   2. My weakest for the ink piece is the sloppiness on the actual paper. You can’t see it that well in this image, but the page is really messy looking because I would forget that the ink was still wet in some places and it would be smudged.
3. How can the composition or form be improved?
   1. Though I feel that the colors are slightly muted I feel that if I lightened them up it would make the image look kind of strange. I feel like they work together even I feel like there is something wrong with it.
   2. I could have practiced more if I had time and made sure that I could do this and would be completely confident in my skills.
4. How can the project be strengthened conceptually?
   1. Maybe I could have created designs rather than just over lapping the image.
   2. I like this image the way it is. But I guess I could move some objects or add some objects to make it look less symmetrical.
5. How can the project be strengthened technically?
   1. I am not sure how to technically strengthen the collage piece
   2. I could have used a different medium that I know better. But I enjoy this challenge
6. Additional notes.