Artist Statement: Semester 2

1. EXPLORATION- In Advanced Art Semester 2, I discovered that sketching my ideas out was rather difficult and adding on to my design as I go worked best for me. My design had more depth and meaning when I developed ideas as my piece progressed. That way, I am not limiting myself to singular ideas and widening the brainstorming portion of creating. Using procreate was very helpful in my design process, where I could use different textures and import media that allows me to put my design into perspective. I am very strong in motivation, for instance when I have an idea, it cannot escape my brain and I have to finish the piece at that moment, OR add the part that I am obsessed with. However, I had struggles with motivation at times, but improved and created successfully and diligently.
2. VOICE- Being a fashion designer, it requires many difficult techniques and abilities in order to successfully and precisely create a garment. Though my pieces were not always perfect, I tried my best in using my own point of view as well as inspiring myself through others. This allowed me to diverge my pieces, I specifically loved to hand sew, so anytime that I could create an intricate garment, I hand sewed at least 2 parts of the look. I truly enjoyed the ending process in designing, adding those last few touches, perfecting the flaws; the ending realy united the look together. 
3. GROWTH- An area of growth that I experienced in a project was with my Pinnacle project, or the final project of the year. I developed my ideas very quickly and even began designing and bringing pieces together rapidly. The Pinnacle project is definitely my most important and best piece I have made all year. My ideas flowed which made me very happy, I was successfully motivated to continue designing and adding on. I realized that through making this project, I need to always have a topic or singular idea that can speak thousands of words through my designs. Because the pinnacle was about the bad side of the fashion industry and the money it takes to own true fashion, I had a clear idea of what I needed to execute within my final piece. In the end, my piece not only made me happy but surprised me, because through the whole design process, I never gave up. 

1. Exploration: your artistic process in creating a work- From reworking and recreating a dress into a two piece skirt with a train, I learned that taking piece by piece slow worked best for me. First, I sketched all of my ideas that I wanted to center the piece around, with certain materials that I would like to use. I knew I wanted to upcycle, so I thrifted an oversized 90s shirt and developed my ideas from the color and design on the shirt. I also had left over denim pieces in my scrap box, and found a way to incorporate it into my design. I feel that using different materials is what made my piece look so enigmatic. Same thing for my pearl overlay, embellishment, I knew that I wanted the structure to be expressive around the breast and back area, so I draped pearls all over those areas. Through taking my pieces step by step, I grew within each piece of artwork I created and diverged within my ideas as well because the projects were fairly different in class. 

2. Personal Aesthetic: Everyone knows, fashion design and designing is not easy. However, developing my own personal aesthetic was quick and easy because I knew my favorite genres of fashion and what brands I was most inspired by, including Danielle Frankel, Glenn Martens, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen. Everytime I watch a new fashion show, I develop more into my personal style and aesthetic. I also love Pinterest, that is where I get most of my inspiration in my designs. Especially the pearl overlay, I searched on Pinterest for long hours searching for inspiration and the piece turned out exactly how I wanted it to look. When I develop meanings behind my pieces, I find that I appreciate them the most. That way I can find deeper meanings within my love for fashion, and each piece I make can mean something so important to me. 

3. Growth: In regards to growth through my art pieces, I have grown the most through my creativity in designing pieces before sewing it together. Last year, I struggled with sewing techniques and draping, but with practice outside of class I have improved in those skills and in using different materials in my designs. I have also found that upcycling is one of my favorite ways to design and sew clothes without contributing to environmental issues including landfills. Though this year, Ms. Deak has helped me improve my creativity through exploring parts of fashion that I haven’t explored before, like creating an abstract pattern. Creating the pattern while incorporating my own illustrations with it gave me a lot of freedom to develop an edgy side to my designs. I can’t wait to improve more as the year goes by, I feel that advanced art has taught me to take risks in fashion which is bold and inspiring to me.