Sunday, October 23, 2011

Artist Statement



As an aspiring elementary school art teacher, I have a particular interest in the way children develop mentally, physically, and emotionally.  This curiosity expanded into a much more broad fascination in human development in general and the different stages one goes through in a lifetime. All my past or current jobs have involved me working with children or people and have enabled me to further this curiosity.  I am constantly observing and creating new relationships with people and have been able to witness some pretty substantial stages of growth in other’s lives and in my own.  Over the past 2 years I have gone through many trials, all of which influence my artwork a great deal, and would like to continue incorporating the effects they have on my life in my art.

I also have a love for color and believe color is crucial in the depiction of a person or story.  Oil pastels provide me with a nice ability to blend together a variety of colors in my work, as well as glazes for sculptures, or oil paint.  These are the mediums I prefer to use, but as an aspiring teacher I like to experiment and learn the technicalities of each medium to better equip myself for the teaching environment. 

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