I guess the first thing anyone would ever say about my artwork is that I place my feelings within every piece. This was the first time that I have ever used the Illustrator program for art and I really enjoyed it. I am known for doing small little details in most of my work, so the program was an extreme joy. In these illustrations I was able to cover many different areas in my personality: the dark and grim, “The Temple Beast”; crazy colors usage, “Crazy Colors”; and fantasy and mystery, “Wonderland.” I never thought about the use of shoes in any major artwork since the shoes I’m most attracted to are too expensive for me to purchase. But, I found out that a simple pair of sneakers can express ones feelings just by changing their color.
When I first began this project I wondered to myself ‘how the heck am I going to make shoes looks cool,’ and then it hit me-personification. I love the idea of looking at objects and thinking about the life they would have if they were people. And when I was looking for places to take pictures of my shoes I came across my front room couch. I guess one can say I have a very active imagination if I could walk past a couch and see a monster within, but none the less I had my perfect situation. By using pipe cleaners wrapped around the laces of my shoes I was able to give them the expression of being scared of the couch. I also propped the cushions open to give the couch the mouth that I saw in my head, I can’t expect everyone to be able to see a simple couch as having a mouth now can I. I took the picture and I had it!
When I first began my illustrations of the picture I was ready to switch it, it was so complicated. But, like most things I stick to it just to see if I can without hitting my breaking point. Well, I made it and finished my first illustration of the couch. I then started the next three pictures in the set. The first was a simple changing of the colors. I loved it, until I made the next illustration. My second illustration was of the temple beast. When I first started this illustration I was thinking ‘am I ever going to be able to finish this on time?’ This illustration took so much time that I literally had a single weekend to do my third illustration. Me being me, I already decided that I needed an illustration that I would, maybe would, place upon my own wall. This is how the “Wonderland” illustration was created.
Wonderland is my overall favorite illustration from the shoes set. The way that I was able to create such detail on super-small objects was so exciting for me, even though many can’t even see the detail unless they place the picture on the tip of their nose. The many different techniques and colors I used for the “Wonderland” illustration were somewhat more difficult because there were so many layers upon layers. I believe this illustration takes the longest to open because of the layers, but it’s worth it.
The only thing I really need to say about my illustrations is that I started to create them for others, but as the class went on they started to go more in the direction of pictures for me. I believe many can look at my work and understand the concepts, and those that can’t can then create their own, that what I love about art anyone can interpret it the way they want.
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