Giving Back

I think that this project is excellent idea because giving back is the perfect theme around Christmas time. Giving back has always been a priority in my life. I joined the rotary club in grade 10 and every year we do a local fundraiser, national, and international project. Doing the local activity is the most important to me. Last year, played bingo with the local elderly residents at the Nipigon Memorial Hospital. It was great to actually be able to see the impact you are having on local residents. Hopefully, with this next project I will be able to have the same effect expect utilizing my art skills. Can't wait to see what happens next!

Cross curricular final product

I changed ideas for my cross curricular. I stuck with the idea of animals, but went for a more simpler and detailed approach. Biology is my favourite subject in school, I also have a love for animals so I decided on a butterfly. I actually began doodling one day during a student senate meeting and came up with the idea some what based on pointillism. However, instead of dots I used music notes. The music notes also tied into this project because I have been playing piano ever since the age of six, and recently I have taken to teaching young kids. Obviously music is a very large part of my life so I enjoyed incorporating it into this project. Here is a look at my rough doodle and a close up:

After deciding to continue with this idea I researched simple butterfly designs that could offer some possible inspiration. The first I came across was a monarch design. The lines in the top half of the wings were actually incorporated into my design.

I chose my materials wisely. I have recently been using felt tip pens, and decided it would be a good fit for this project. I then decided to go for a black and white look with a blank white background to make the music notes pop.

In order to do this effect of fading on the notes I made them smaller and farther apart.

At first I was confused on what to do with the bottom I was actually considering leaving it as is, but in the end I thought I'd would look better filled.

Final product:

I am super happy with my final product. This project tested my patience, but I am happy I persevered.