So, this is it! Not at all what I thought the final product would look like, but I am happy nevertheless. I spent a long time going over fine details this week, especially with shading around the face and on the lips. Coach and I also talked about adding a vertical color block to represent the mail box post, but I decided to create the whole form so that there was truly enough context for the viewer to understand that this is, indeed, a mailbox. I changed the coloring of the letter page because the yellow just seemed too jarring, for some reason. I added the curl and shadows to give it some depth and real form, rather than just appearing flat. I struggle a lot with deciding if I needed to add more shadows and highlights to the paper, as if it were crinkled, but I abandoned this idea after spending a good hour or two erasing and re-drawing lines. I was going to write more on the page, but I didn't like idea of the message being partially hidden, and I didn't want the viewer trying to fill in the blanks. This is why I feel like the title of my piece is very important; it provides the viewer with an explanatory statement. Personally, I believe that titles can be expressive in their own right, but are not helpful when they are excessively aloof or removed from the piece itself. All in all, I am happy with where this project ended. I would like to move forward with creating a sculptural piece that explores a similar theme, which Coach and I have already briefly discussed.
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