Clay Totem Pole

  As the veterinarian stated right after my brother with fur was put to eternal rest, "Koda was a once in a life time dog." Whenever I'm having a bad day, I just think to myself those nine words and a smile is produced. Everyone who got to meet Koda instantly was touched by his loving and caring personality. There was just a vibe about him that always attracted people towards him wherever he went. What will always stick in my head are Koda's great big brown eyes and his goofy clumsiness.

 The first day we had Koda he was a wild beast that went around reeking havoc. From running across the street towards strangers to jumping up on the counter, Koda filled our lives with hectic memories. In his mid life age, he settled in and started to become the loving and caring dog I remember. What really changed him was the edition of a puppy to our family two years ago. Once he arrived, Koda snapped into a good role model and showed the new addition-Tank the ropes. Even in his final days Koda showed that he's one strong canine in his battle with cancer. The doctor informed us in Koda's final veterinarian visit that he'd had the cancer for a year and a half and it had spread throughout his whole body. We never knew due to his will to stay alive for the ones he loved so much... his family. 

  Koda may be gone, but he'll always hold a spot in my heart.

Fortune Cookie Inspired Book Page

  When trying to draw inspiration for a piece of art, there's no better way than by eating fortune cookies! So, after I had opened and read all of the fortune cookies I found out that they all had one thing in common... time. With the theme of time in mind, I decided to solely center my assignment around a clock. The clock represents our lives and the time we are given on this earth. Next, I decided to add a galaxy background to show that we have endless opportunities and choices in life. My clock winds back into the galaxy background because when we don't take chances and make the best of situations we usually come to regret it. Finally, I diced up the fortunes into stars to represent that its just a small part of our lives and we shouldn't let it run them. Life is too short to waste it regretting chances we never took.

Art x 1

  In this unique piece of art I created, unlike the rest of my classmates, I had the opportunity to create this assignment all by myself. With having the freedom to go in any direction I wished, I had the full reigns to create my own vision. I decided to resemble in my art piece the constant struggles of the "stars" of the world. Struggles for these people include paparazzi, drugs, money, fame, the list is end less and the struggles are constant. In my art, the black represents all the listed above struggles which sometimes seems to swarm and suffocate the star struck figures we so highly praise. But, the figure in my work is still striving for all the glitz and the glamor that comes with fame. My figure is breaking through the chains holding them down and trying to soar above the badness surrounding them.

  Trough this experience I've learned many things about the "glamorous life" we all wish we had. One thing I learned was to be careful what you wish for. Like I stated above, even with fame comes struggles and it can engulf you and change you completely. Another thing I learned was don't judge a book by its cover. Someone may appear fine from the outside, but, on the inside they could be fighting a vicious internal battle. Most importantly, I learned never to let anything pull you down and to always strive for the good things in life

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