Hana Elizabeth's ap art

I am a huge procrastinator. I wait till the last minute to do my work and then cram all my ideas into my work during a little crunch time. Usually my work turns out better when I'm put under pressure. Many ideas come to mind that I would love to do and create but pursuing the project without messing up is usually what gets me stuck. Once I free the ideas I have though; it feels so good. It's like telling a huge secret and a weight is lifted off my chest. It's like my own little way of sharing how I feel and the crazy things my imagination can come up with.

For my concentration I focused on struggles following up to new beginnings. Throughout high school I’ve faced too many struggles to coujnt but optimism and eagerness were the keys to finding the silver linings in it all. You must be eager for the result of the struggle because that’s going to be the next chapter in your life. To be optimistic makes a big difference in how each struggle impacts life. There will be lessons and there will be memories forever from everything.

During this school year, my youngest cousin found out she’s going to be having a little girl. She’s only sixteen years old and is scared like you wouldn’t believe. Luckily our family is very supportive and there for her. We know that there’s going to be many struggles to come from this; but optimism is definitely our key. It’s a new beginning in her life and for the whole family. Her and her boyfriend will be new parents to the baby; it’s a new chapter that will have many giggles and smiles, tears and frowns, and lots of love all for a little girl named Amiyrah Sylvia Rose. It’s the start of a new life; a very precious and new optimistic beginning.

Savannah L's AP Art Studio

I have always had an obsession with putting my thoughts down into an art journal. My concentration focuses on my journey through journal pages I have made throughout the year. It is a reflection of my year as a whole through my personal journal and photography. I started with the idea of a blossoming young love and continued through the representation of that relationship. Which then leads through the ups and downs every person feels when they are experiencing that tremendous first love.

My idea in my pictures was to showcase and emphasize the feeling from the journal page. When you look at the photo and the journal separately, there is no real uniformity, it doesn’t make sense. Layer them together and you can honestly see what the intent is. It’s not a picture you’re looking at, it’s a feeling. My intent is for the viewer to feel what I felt or sympathize with my emotions. Image twelve displays this, the girl, isolated and lonely underneath a journal page about sadness and how serene it is. Each page I have made reflected all of the emotional challenges I have faced through the year. Such as image six, the theme of freedom and flying away shows just how I felt stuck and wanted to be free. Followed by image seven which has that air of acceptance and knowing that while you may not be the happiest you’ve ever been right now, you know you are free. My emotional rollercoaster through the year in a few photos doesn’t completely show everything I went through, but reflects it best.

My Amazing AP Art Studio Students

It's that time of year again. Over the next few days my amazing AP Art Studio students will each take a turn at posting their favorite pictures and explaining some of their work from their AP Art Studio 2013-14 entries. They have each worked hard to develop their Breadth (12 works), Concentration(12 works)with a short essay, and Quality (5 works)for their AP Art Studio Portfolio Exam. Check back each day and Enjoy!