Feb-March

This month I have been messing around with different ways to add depth to my work.  I never really liked using flat canvasses.  Last time I used the molding paste, and this time I tried layering actual pieces of paper.  One trick I discovered is using acrylic paint over sandpaper.  I don't know if this is a tried technique, but it really helps colors and lines blend easily and is fun to paint on.  I would like to do something with wire next month, but haven figured it out yet.  I'm not quite done with both pieces yet, but I think they are due on Wednesday, so I have a couple more days to finish them.

In other news, Lakeridge Swimming placed very well.  I have another swim meet in Washington in a couple weeks, which should be fun.  We are tapering right now, which basically means I am not allowed to do anything physical outside of swim practice.  It really helps fuel the senioritis!

Tired

I'm finding that the hardest part about the concentrations isn't doing them, but coming up with an idea.  I want to do something in physical raised layers, but I'm not sure how I want to use that idea in an actual piece.  I liked using the light molding paste as an understructure for my last two pieces because it gave both pieces more depth, even if the structure wasn't perfectly contoured to the lines of the face.  I would like to achieve a similar effect with much more defined layers.  This could lead to a more cartoony / abstract representation I suppose.

In other news, the Lakeridge swim team did really well at districts this weekend.  We put a bunch of people through to states, so that should be fun next weekend.  I'm just kind of tired and unmotivated right now, kind of ready for school to be done.