STEPS TOWARD FINAL PROJECT

I am getting ready for my final project and I'm going to present it with Bobby on Tuesday the 27th. We both wanted to go earlier but I'm not sure when the shirt will be completely done so we didn't want to risk it. Bobby was going to do a large wall portrait for Preston's room but Bobby is kind of a perfectionist so he didn't think he could finish it so we agreed to combine our projects. I think that it's better than a wall piece because a wall piece can only be seen by so many people wheras a person wearing a shirt can be seen by thousands of people each day and can be appreciated by more.

BEGINNINGS

My life could be pretty awesome if I was able to make it really big in this business. I could work with other really good artists and designers and collaborate to make awesome t-shirts and other items. That in itself would be worth it itself but I would also be able to get any piece of clothing early and for free or really cheap. There is lots of money in the game but I'm not really about the money, I'm just about getting my ideas out there and let people see how a company should be ran.

BEGINNINGS 2

I like the new beginnings quick writes that we do because I always have interesting things on my mind. This helps me get those things out there and show the creativity I actually have. Creativity is really important in designing and creating clothes because you can't have the same design done by multiple brands so you always need to come up with something new. I believe that having such a creative mind myself really helps me have advantage over other brands and designers who can't really think for themselves.

LIFE AFTER....

Life after high school is going to be pretty good for me. I only get 2 weeks after graduation to do whatever I want and then I move up to Gilroy and start practice for college football at Gavilan College. It's going to be very different but I think I'm going to have a lot of fun playing my favorite sport at such a high level. None of my family has ever played a sport at the college level and I think I will be the first of many to play. I am kind of nervous because I am so young playing with grown men but I can't make it an excuse, I just got to work hard and than hopefully I will even start this year.

MASTERPIECE INTERVIEWS

Summer
- im working on putting all of my research and ideas together into one final masterpiece project
-im working on this because its times to put that work that i have completed over the course of the semester into the actual real masterpiece
-the significance of this project in my life/future career is that it has helped me realize what i want to do and what i need to do in order to be successful
-this work is helping me outside of school because it has helped create a balance in my life
-not anything in particular has necessarily surprised me in my work so far
-i think that i need a more clear idea of how my masterpiece and how i want it to turn out to be successful in my presentation
-i have learned that with too much work or too much fun, you will never feel totally content with your life, it requires a balance

Malik
-I'm working on showing the different forms of sports and medical engineering and how they work and how they are applied.
-I chose this because I'm into engineering and also physical therapy so I found a way to combine the two together.
-the significance of my work will help me better understand how technology is helping athletes and people around the world recover from injuries. And from there I want to better what's out there already.
- this work will help me keep my passion for sports and my interest for engineering still in my life.
-I as surprised that it took me so long to find out my topic because I thought the two I was interested in before couldn't be related.
- to finish my project, I will need to demonstrate a few samples of technologies out there, what they do, how they work, how it's applied.
-I've learned that finding your passion will make work much easier and let you lead a happy life.

Tiana
-I am working on a masterpiece project of traveling, mixed with adventuring, also mixed with "doing cool things". With all this I will create an amazing video full of awesome things I have done.
-I want to experience as much as a can that life has to offer and really live life to the fullest.
-In life, I can take so much from these experiences. Traveling and trying new things is such an enlightening experience that I can carry on forever.
-Outside of school, I know I will be a much happier person and much more well rounded! I will be able to engage in many conversations and provide input based on my personal encounters.
-I haven't really been surprised yet, but I will await the day!
-I need my GoPro camera to come in the mail already so I can start filming all these cool things I do. With that camera filming my awesome times, I will make one amazing video full of highlights to present how I have made my project come alive.
-I have truly learned that life is short and that we really need to take advantage of life's opportunities. Talk to new people because you never know where that conversation may lead. Mine led me to a trip to Italy, and now to Belgium.

CONNECTIONS

Everyday I talk to Bobby, who is a street artist in our 0 period class, about making a design to start off with. I have a lot of ideas and I can't put them on paper because I have no artistic ability at all, so I tell Bobby what I like and what I think would be cool and he puts it down and adds his own little flavor to it. I also talk to Derek, a first period student, about collaborating with his brand that he's trying to also create and right now we are currently designing a shirt. Lastly I have been talking to my cousin who has a shirt printer and he's going to help me get my ideas out there.

DESIGN

I would start by changing the seating on the room. I would have the 2 circular tables in the middle and I would surround those with a huge square of desks. This way you could talk to whoever you want an if you need help you go to the middle tables and ask for assistance with anything you need. It would be a better environment for learning and anyone could end up helping you, but for it to work you can't just sit with your friends. You need to work with people with the same or similar interests so you can figure out your projects together and hopefully get it all done faster.