Old Stuff...

Okay, so I'm gathering up my pieces from school so I may hoard them in my room over the summer (unfortunately, the art department is known for eating works). Therefore, I will post them up here so you lovelies can see them. :)

Here is an architectural rendering I made last year in Advertising Design 1. I somehow lost the file, so I only have the printed version that was entered into AYAA that year. It was my middle school here in Arkansas (yes, I've been to several, as most of you know); it was a small Catholic school with a pretty little church. My mom drove me out there so I could take of picture of the courtyard, where our proud statue of St. Patrick still stands. This was made in Adobe Illustrator, and was one of my favorite assignments.

Here is a closeup of the statue. I really simplified the picture (you don't expect me to draw every detail, do you!?), but I like how it turned out (especially the crazy lines I used for the stained glass windows).

I'll post one picture each time I update, so you guys can see some of my works from this year (apparently I am an art ninja, since you guys never get to see my pieces).

Eggsactly!

For those of you who did not get to see my egg for Eggsibition this year, here are a few pictures. My idea was "Word Vomit," using a play on the word "egg."
Here is the base for the egg. I mixed brown, orange, and green paint and splattered it on the base to give a vomit effect. ...I had way too much fun with that part...

Here is another angle of the base. As you can see, I painted the words over the vomit. And yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the egg puns.


Here is the actual egg. Every member of the auction is given a plaster egg for a base. I carved into the plaster to create the mouth (including the teeth, which took forever), and used air dry clay for the lips and nose. I then painted the egg, and brushed red chalk onto the cheeks to give it a blush effect. As you can see, the egg is "drooling" the egg puns from the side of it's mouth. I had so much fun making this, and I thank my art teachers for giving me the opportunity and helping me every step of the way.

Just another angle of my baby. I'm so sorry that the pictures are blurry, I was in a huge rush that morning. I was not able to attend the actual event, as I was checking out a college in another state, so I do not have a professional picture of my egg. However, I heard the auction was a success, and that my egg supposedly sold for one hundred dollars. All of the benefits went to a charity for a youth home, so it was for a good cause.

Facelift!

Yeah... my website... it was looking a little saggy, so it had a minor operation. Think of it as a nosejob.

Check out the "after" -----> http://acaciatreedesigns.webs.com

YAA

Well, the gallery showing was lovely, and I was quite proud to be one of the only two from my school to have been chosen for this honor. If you're interested, here are pictures of my piece:

Here is me next to my piece.



And here is a closeup of my work. It is called "Runaways," and it is a social commentary on runaway adolescents. I used wall compound on canvas, then sprayed it with a textured spray paint to make it look like stone, and watercolored the shadows and an alleyway scene. I was really going for a grunge look, and I spent a few hours looking up scenes of alleyways and focusing on textures, such as the exposed brick in this piece. I must say, it was a blast making, and it really allowed me to try new techniques. I think this is one of my favorite pieces I've made.

Etsy Account

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AcaciaTreeDesigns

So yeah, it'll be much easier to buy from me now.

I've been really busy with school lately. AP Exams and Semester Exams are coming up, but I'm trying to not freak out too much about them. I'm attempting to catch up in my art classes; I got a little behind. Other than that, everything's going great.

Lots of stuff

So, AYAA was a success! Three of my pieces won: 2nd place for a pen and ink realistic, 3rd place for my sketchbook, and 4th place for a conte realistic piece. I'll post the pieces eventually. Also, my YAA piece will be showing at a gallery later this month. And, I was accepted into AGS this summer, so I'm excited about that. Things are looking up for me, and I hope that continues.

Houston, we have a problem...

So, I royally screwed my computer... I managed to get a Trojan virus (viruses?) on my laptop and it won't even let me log in. My dad tried to fix it and he said it's fried... lurvely...

... So, I'll try to post pictures... eventually, once I get a chance to on one of our other computers. My Adobe pack was on that laptop...

On a lighter note... one of my pieces was chosen for the YAA competition, so it will be featured at a gallery with all the other pieces that were chosen in the district, and if I place, it will tour the state! A marker piece was an honorable mention my freshman year, so it did tour the state, but I hope to actually place this year.

Ugh, stress... I don't even have all my pieces chosen for the AYAA competition, which is in two weeks.