Failure Statement

I think my biggest failure this semester was the second Micro Project where we created a map of our journey to campus. This was one of the first projects and looking back on it now, I feel I could have been more creative with the way I chose to show my journey. I feel my projects have become more artistic throughout the semester and I am thinking outside of the box now. I did not realize it then, but now I see that I learned from this failure. Seeing my classmates final projects of their journeys to class helped me to realize that I could stray from normal conceptions in my art work. I think my biggest success was the fourth Micro Project where we created a sound clip of our favorite place. This was the ultimate showing of how I learned to be creative in my work and think outside the box. From this success I learned and more or less proved to myself that I am capable of creating interesting and creative artwork. One project I would redo if I had the chance was the second Micro Project. Instead of just using the concept of an ordinary map, I would add more pictures of my journey and distort them in a way so that they are from my every day perspective. I feel that the first version of this project is too simple and uninteresting. It does not bring together all of the senses I use to get to class in a relatable way for the viewer. Overall I am surprised by myself in some of the art work I have created. At the beginning of the semester and every project I could have never dreamed I would accomplish so much.