7th week! PRESENTATION!

During this class the task was to make presentations of our websites. I am very afraid of presenting but I decided to go first. And I think that it was good! I was so worried about it, but now I'm so happy!

I enjoyed all the presentation. I think it was a great experience for us!

Our new task is to build the BAAM website. Good luck!

Sculpture - week 7

 Today I've finished the mask!

But before that my task was to pull it out from the negative. Once again I realized that I'm not strong enough. Mask was glued to the plaster and it was really hard to peel it. It was also very important to do it carefully, because  the mask can be broken easily. But with the teachers help I did it.

Next step was to paint it. I have chosen two colors black and red. They fitted my idea of the African mask. 

Here you see the result!

6th Website Design Class

During this class we were working on our websites. I did nearly everything at home, but I had some little problems which I decided to solve in class. I wanted to put a song on my website, but unfortunately our school computers don't work with this.

The funny thing is that I have 15 pages instead of 5. I understood it only when I started doing the Pictures page. But I think that it is not a problem. I'm not thinking about the amount of work I'm just trying to do my work better.

Sculpture - week 6

This week I continued working with the mask. The task was to put the layers of papers inside the plaster negative. I started with the paper towels in order to mark out the details, and then continued with the newspapers. I soaked the papers in the wood glue mixed with water and laid them carefully in the negative. Carefully because if there will be some air bubbles, the mask will be defective. I made nearly 8 layers of papers, and left the future mask to dry.

5th Website Design Class

During this class we were comparing websites. Layout, design, etc. Some of them were nice and some so ugly! It was very important, because we discussed what was right and what was the mistake. Now I will try not to make these mistakes in my website.

Also we talked about what information should be given on the website and what shouldn't. I think that it is really significant. Your home address or other personal information on the WWW may cause some great problems.

I think that I have some ideas about my website... But still it is green as grass.

Sculpture - week 5

This week we were doing the large clay sculptures of small everyday objects.

For this lesson garlic became my 'model' :-) I finished it quite fast. And... The clay twin was just like his original brother!

I was inspired by my first work, and decided to make something more. My next model was an aubergine. And again I was very happy with the result that I've got!

After, I decided to make something more interesting and also more challenging. Luckily Alex and Valeria were thinking about the same thing, so we've made the co-operation. Together we created one 'masterpiece', called rose-like cabbage.

It was great! 

4th Website Design Class

During this class we were working on thumbnails and also hyperlinks. 

As we all know, usually on the home page we see a thumbnail and when we click on it, it becomes larger. It seems so simple when you are a user. Now I understand that for the page creator it is not. For every picture separate page should be created. And if you want to make the button that will shift you to the next picture, it is even harder. 

It is not complicated but it is really a HUGE amount of work.

I still don't know what my website will be about... I'm very afraid that it will be a disaster.

Sculpture - week 4

Today we were making coins. First part was to draw something, and then to carve the negative in the plaster. It is a  miniature job, and small mistake can ruin everything.

When the negative was ready I pressed the piece of clay onto it and get the positive! My coin was with the sailboat, maybe because I miss sea a lot...