Block Print: Religion
Title: Pray For Forgiveness 23x15cm My obsession is my religion because it helps me choose my fate between the good, the bad, the should, and should not. The cross is part of me and becomes the best of me by showing me the light to goodness rather than putting me down to the dark and miserable situation. One side of the arm describes a plain dark meaning that there's a bad side to anyone and the other side that is the glass mirrors of a church is the light good side that is always there for anyone and have their forgiveness in their pray's of sins. |
Process
Coming up with some solutions for your idea or provide a list that connect it to artistic inspiration/culture or personal experience
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Make at least three or more sketches for your Block print.
When you have a planning for the block print make sure to have a meaning to the photo and why you chose that art work also how it relates to your life style or personality.
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Taking the picture of the sketch that you plan to create in the Block Print.
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Behind The Meaning
I chose this sketch as a block print because I am a strong person that would push my self to the limit and move forward to achieve my goals and accomplish so I can elevate my skills. I pray for my struggles to go away and now I look back on how far I made it past my dark fears so when I think to myself Its hard to talk and describe my childhood in happiness because their wasn't enough light for me to see my future wondering what would happen to me and my family also leaving me in a lonely confusion situation. I talk to people about my life but I would mostly can't finish it because I would never discuss my whole meaning of my childhood and keeping things to my self like one of my memories was getting kicked out of my moms house so my dad took me in and for the past week I was in depression and speechless that it actually happen to me because I was a very nice and respectful person until all the anger builds up and release. Feeling heart broken trying to find ways to get over the past but the memories of not seeing my mom for couple years then finally talking to someone I trust helping me release all the tears that come from my soul and emotions fading away on my arm telling more things about the family problems that went through my mom side of the family so I thank god out of all the things I been through help me get back on my feet seeing what I been blind to see so now looking at the future I feel ready to start a new fresh life with my dad side of the family. Religion is a strong path that can make a change in everything without getting interfered with your personal life to benefit you happiness and satisfy the people who are in your surroundings.
Culture Inspiration
The block print I chose this design because I am obsessed with my religion of my culture because I would always have my gold cross necklace around me to protect myself from anything. Many people today in this world believe in almost anything to get the best of them but I myself believe in the lord that helps me and anyone I care about because in the world we live today many people have hard times, struggling, and suffering to make the best out of themselves. The creation of the work there are two different sides of one person’s story weather it’s between the light good side and the bad dark side where most people chose their life to be but I lived on both edges because my childhood wasn't great as anyone else who made or had bad choice. As a culture my dad was born and raised in Mexico and the Hispanics always worth-ship the lord almost every day praying for their brothers, mothers, fathers, and sisters to be safe and being grateful to have one another. The Hispanic culture represent the cross and people believe god on one side of the fist and the plain other side is people who wants to follow the devil and who doesn't believe god to provide his protection but the fist means that you are strong enough to not follow the dark side because it attends that you'll suffer more than before. The art work of this piece was my right obsession because it is for the good to spread around and it’s never too late to switch to goodness as long as you pray for your sins every day and forgetting the it ever happen so you can start a new simple life which only yourself choices how to be responsible to take it for granted. The cross for the religion can also be determine as other culture from other countries such as America because they believe god is their lord and saver for luck, faith, and hope such as the Hispanic culture with the same similarities so people want to spread the good around and help one another for the negative influence that's been spreader around the region.
Reflection
The creativity was already planned out with the ideas that came through mind which was my religion so since I had a sketch for the project I would have to reapply the drawing on the plastic material with details and many designs to show more effort that was put in the progress. After the sketching the design for the work I would have to chose three different type of carving tools but I chose the small one so I can use more detail and hard to carve out but their was many difficult parts was inking the board but at the point I manage to get the ink on the special paper. Another struggle in the piece was after carving the plastic material broad you would have to use ink to apply on the broad but the material for applying were very simple to use but the ink when apply to the special type of paper would not make the print a solid black. The solid black felt the most difficult task during the process because most of the ink would not cooperate with the broad because learn that when you press to hard not all the ink would stick so you would have a gentle process on formatting the ink to give it the solid blackness.