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A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the space around the subject of an image. It's the outside.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I realized that all the outsides gets cut out becuase its surrounding the outside of the subject.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

You can understand the composition of the work of art. You can have a far better understanding of art.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Sunflowers hold the meanings of adoration, loyalty and longevity. Yellow, the common colour of sunflowers, has many meanings; freshness, happiness, positivity, clarity, energy, optimism, enlightenment, remembrance, intellect, honor, loyalty, and joy. Sunflowers are meant to lift spirits, and bring happiness and joy to any person who sees them. They’re named after the sun, which is often associated with happiness and smiles all on its own. They’ve also been used a food source for thousands of years. Taking this into account, sunflowers should be recognized as the best, and most important flower.

Sunflowers, having originated in the Americas sometime in 1,000B.C., were used to supply food for anybody who needed it. When European explorers discovered the flower, they spread it throughout Europe and eventually the rest of the world. Everywhere across the entire world was talking about the beauty and usefulness of sunflowers. Today, the flowers seeds are used for cooking oil and margarine making, as well as being edible on their own. Their seeds alone provide a quick, cheap foodsource to people who need it. They’re nontoxic to the environment, and help prevent pollution while still producing food.

In some native cultures, Sunflowers have been used as religious symbols. They hold many meanings to different people, and their importance is worldwide. Sunflowers are known to help fight depression, as well. Not only are they the symbol of happiness, and the sun, the nutrients in their seeds raise Serotonin levels, which helps nerve function. It’s not clear if they can fully cure depression, as no one really knows if curing depression is fully possible, but they do help. Even if they’re not curing depression, in some organizations they’re used as a symbol of the fight against depression.

Sunflower seeds are also really great for physical health. While being nutrient and vitamin enriched, they’re full of healthy fats that help fight many diseases. They help reduce the risk of heart diseases, certain types of cancer, balances blood pressure, and combats bone conditions like osteoporosis. Their high vitamin E content also helps with skin health, and keeps the body healthy for much longer.

Sunflowers are beneficial in many ways, especially in a person’s mental and physical health. They have ties to religion, and provide natural and safe food sources with their seeds. People all over the world have been benefiting from the flower for thousands of years. For these reasons, they deserve to be recognized as the most important flower.

Sources:

ProFlowers. "History and Meaning of Sunflowers." ProFlowers Blog. N.p., 10 June 2015. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

Project, Start, Jennifer Bourn, and Jennifer Bourn. "Meaning Of The Color Yellow |". Bourn Creative. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

"Want To Help Fight Depression? Plant Sunflowers". Choices. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

"Sunflower Seeds Are Answer From Nature To Antidepressant Drugs". NaturalNews. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

"Sunflower Seeds: Benefits, Nutrition & Recipes". Dr. Axe. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.

This is my best 2Fer because it's about a topic I actually enjoyed writing about. Most of the 2Fer's have been written last minute, or in the moment, on topics I didn't really care about, or they were so rushed it didn't even make sense as to why I was writing them. This time, though, I actually enjoyed writing it, and I feel like I still could've done better but I'm happy with the end result.

1) ​Negative space is the area around the main point of an image, it is the space around an object.

2) I found negative space around the subject and the subject itself. Half of my cutout the pink was the subject and the other half the pink was the surrounding area of the subject.

3) It helps define boundaries to see the shapes you are drawing. It will make a silhouette of the main point.

4) Negative space does enhance the drawing because it it makes your eye concentrate more on the drawing because you try to find the subject.

Relief printing is different from other forms of printmaking. Relief printing is when the surface is sticking out of the block or plate is inked. Printmaking is then the pictures are made by printing it from plates or blocks. Intaglio is when the design is engraved into a material. The invention of printmaking was revolutionary. There is different processes for printmaking.

Artists are finding and using new techniques of printmaking. Graffiti is also a form of printmaking. Printmaking is a basically moving a picture onto a paper, stone, or wood. There are many ways for printmaking that artists use for their pictures. Printmaking is important because it's an easier way to many many copies of a picture. If we didn't have printmaking, it would take a long time to making another picture or something and it would also be hard to do it too.

​ Printmaking originated in China after paper was made. It's basically using different techniques to print some form of art. There's different ways of making it such as intaglio, lithography, and serigraphy. Intaglio is when you use wood and carve into it to create the image you want. Lithography is when you use a stone and carved into it, but this was mainly used for writing text. Serigraphy is when you use polyester and stencil. It was a new way to show art. This is what made it revolutionary. People became famous and well known by using this art. These people include Van Gogh, Edouard Manet, and Edgar Degas.Their art inspired many others to make their own techniques.

The image shown below was made by Jeremy Moore. The first thing I noticed were the different shades of black. It was interesting to see how he used a slight hint of gray and some black to show details in his face. The contrast between the white and black really gives a dark effect without having to much black in it. I wondered how he made it darker in some areas while still having it light in others. I also wondered how this print might've changed if more colors were added. Overall, the print really stuck out to me and it was a very unique way of using the 2 colors.

Siani Davis

English 3

Larissa Pahomov

2Fer #7

School’s are Depression Encouragers

Depression is a more intense feeling of sadness. Along with this comes feeling hopeless, anger and frustration which lasts for longer than just a day. It lasts for weeks, months, or longer. These things make it hard for teens to function as normally as they would naturally. Approximately 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood. Between 10 and 15 percent of teenagers go through symptoms of depression. Having this, even increases teen’s risks for attempting suicide. Depression increases in teens lives because of school's strict expectations of them.  

Depression can affect teen’s performance at school because of the unrealistic expectations school’s have for them. School’s expect every student no matter what their situation is to attend everyday and do their work on time consistently. This causes grades to drop because this teen may find it hard to concentrate and to stay on top of their school work because of the many factors the teen may be experiencing. This includes high or worsening stress levels, restlessness or agitation, or having a lack of enthusiasm, energy or motivation. Being in a school setting where students are getting homework most days out of the week from multiple classes can be really hard on a student that is going through these types of mental issues on a daily basis.

Another challenge that depressed teens are facing in schools are teachers thinking that a teen is not trying in class. This is happening because the attitude the student could be expressing is not adequate representation that the teacher is expecting. The teen could be experiencing withdrawal from activities and other school work. The student can not help that he or she is feeling this way though if they are not receiving the help and care that they need, that is why it is a problem. Teachers need to recognize students that are going through depression and need to make sure that they do not make their lives a lot more difficult.

Peers may think that a particular teen going through depression is too negative and can start giving them a hard time when doing class work assignments. This happens because a symptom of depression in teens is expressing feelings with more hostility. A teen can begin to act in a more aggressive or risk-taking manner. It is difficult for a depressed teen to regulate their mood and emotional responses naturally. So this is why it is so important to have awareness in school, so that there is not this conflict between students. This will be a start of a much healthier environment.

Depression is a serious issue that needs to be treated and respected by school officials. School’s need to create a healthy environment for depressed teens because if depression is left untreated, the issues students face will increase greatly. The symptoms can result in a life threatening situation, and many other bad scenarios. Therefore the school providing therapy or other forms of help of that nature, will be extremely helpful for the many teens that go through this struggle in life.

Works Cited

"Depression In Teens." Mental Health America. N.p., 08 Dec. 2016. Web. 25 Apr. 2017. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/depression-teens

National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2017. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/teen-depression/index.shtml

"B. Depression, Anxiety, & Fatigue." The Impact of School Start Times on Adolescent Health and Academic Performance. N.p., 06 Dec. 2016. Web. 25 Apr. 2017. https://schoolstarttime.org/early-school-start-times/depression-anxiety-fatigue/

Jaycox, Lisa H., Bradley D. Stein, Susan Paddock, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Anita Chandra, Lisa S. Meredith, Terri Tanielian, Scot Hickey, and M. Audrey Burnam. "Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning." Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, 01 Oct. 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2017. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/124/4/e596?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

Negative Space is the space around and inside an image. Negative Space is the boundary or where positive space starts. Sometimes artist use this negative space to highlight important or interesting shapes that negative space can form.

In my cut out above I found negative space when I was cutting out the shape and the actual figure. The space outside and the rest also came along with it. When you took away the negative space and just had the cut out it made it bland but when you added the negative space back in it added to the drawing.

Seeing negative Space helps artists because it helps them see unique shapes that negative space forms. For example in my cut out when I sprayed the negative space from the actual image I got to see different shapes that helped the image come together as one.

Seeing negative space does help enhance the drawing. It helps art pop out . Whether it's creating an illusion or enhancing the focusing point of the picture , negative space serves as tool to highlight detail.

My project is about Generation Z and the story behind it. Generation Z was born in between 1990-95 to 2000-10. Gen Z is one of the most confusing and muddled generations in history so far, and i’m here to untangle this story.

Part 1

What is Gen Z.

Gen Z has one of the most insane and confusing stories in modern history (so far). This story is important because this is the story of me. But before we get into that story, what exactly is Gen Z. While Gen Z has no real solid data on it, there is a basic consensus on what Gen Z is like. Gen Z has a very short attention span, they are great multi-taskers, very entrepreneurial, and they value individuality. This is what the typical Gen Z person is like. The average age range of your typical Gen Z Person is 7-21.

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is an art form that uses the space in and around an object. This means either the space inside an object will either be light or dark. If it is light, then the area around it will be dark. If the object is dark, the area around it will be light. Creating two different versions of the same image that join together.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

You can see negative space in my cut out because of the contrast of the two sides. The left side’s border is green while the inside is red. On the right side the inside is green while the outside is red. This makes them opposites from one another, meaning my image has found negative space.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It can create very cool contrast from one side of an image to another. Thus creating a unique and professional piece. Especially since it is geometric and aesthetically pleasing. With enough work you can create something amazing, and maybe even museum worthy. Or you can create nice refrigerator art.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?