My Art Experiences: Art Education Application Portfolio

I am an artist because I feel that visual portrayals speak louder than words. My Goals as an artist that i am trying to achieve are to expand on my knowledge of other mediums, and to learn new ways of creating surface treatments for my future work. I aspire to create beautiful sculptures like Carol Cohen. For example, how she uses a simple concept in her layered glass pieces by using a complex technique with the glass.

I make decisions throughout every step of my art making process. Whether it be a change in design, or a change in the concept. I try to select the materials by what would help me portray my concept in the best way possible. My techniques may be basic, but I am still learning how to push them to create that perfect piece.

My current work is mainly ceramics. I began hating the medium when I first started out with it in high school, but with practice and a supportive teacher I learned to love the medium for the possibilities that it possesses. From this experience, it had become my medium of choice. With clay I am able to push the form of a functional vessel, and experiment with surface treatments. By challenging the unpredictability of this work, I am able to expand on my techniques and treatments in order to create a work that speaks to every individual in some way shape or form.