Carving

Barn Burning: Carving a New Path Often enough, children are close to clones of their parents. They speak, act, and even think similarly to how their parents do. The largest influence on a child’s personality is his or her environment. However, there are rare instances where against all odds, children differ drastically from their parents. In Barn Burning, by William Faulkner, Sartoris is trapped by his father’s influence, which leads to common predictions that Sartoris will follow in his…

the corner, many believe that Halloween is not the same without carving pumpkins. By ones self or participating with others, pumpkin carving is an activity associated with Halloween. With all the tools readily available, a pumpkin can be made into a beautiful masterpiece. Carving a pumpkin can be a difficult task; however, with the proper tools it can be made an enjoyable endeavor. To begin this process one must prepare for carving. Picking a pumpkin is essential. Picking a pumpkin of ones…

Fishing Nets and Harpoons. The Iroquois didn’t hunt much but they would plant crops like corn. All three tribes made art to portray different things. The Inuit made carvings to portray Arctic animals and spirits. Their carvings were made from stone, bone, and ivory. The Haida made carvings to represent the family crest. The carvings were made from the cedar tree wood. The Iroquois would make clothing as art from bone…

I chose the Cameroon King Figure by the Babanki people in northwestern Cameroon, which symbolizes strength, nobility, wisdom, and leadership. This piece was made during the late early 19th century through the carving of wood. The Cameroon King Figure is displayed as a king sitting on a stool or a throne, with a pipe in his mouth, and headpiece on his head. The significance of this piece is to honor the head chief which is known as the “fon”.The fon is the leader of each village who ruled over…

but only to find out that Ky escaped into the canyons, the Carving.…

the greatest ancient societies to make art and architecture. The Egyptians made a wide variety of beautiful art and sturdy architecture, including mighty pyramids, tall temples, mysterious obelisks, mythical statues, colorful paintings, and lovely carvings. These two elements played a vital part in Egyptian history, and we still have more to discover about them. Pyramids were one of the most important structures in Egypt. They were the tombs of the powerful pharaohs and would guide the…

Halloween is creeping up on us quickly and it will soon be the time to find some good pumpkin carvings stencils to help turn those strange little orange gourds into a work of art. When the little spooks, goblins and other frightful creatures roam the streets in the darkness of the night, you will be the one providing an artful light to guide them. With the help of some great pumpkin carving stencils, you will be able to create the Jack-O-Lanterns that your neighbors will be talking about for a…

embodied influences from Plato because Plato said “beauty is perfection,” therefore Michelangelo made nothing less than perfect sculptures. The sculpting process embodies the influences by his use of subject, sketches, carving and scale. Michelangelo had many choices when making a carving, one of the biggest choices was his subject. Most of his sculptures were Pagan gods and heroes and religious figures. For him, beauty was an idol and ideal beauty leads to God. Michelangelo believed order and…

St. Vincent Group topic: Here’s Looking at urges and Cravings In today’s group, group members were focused on learning skills in identifying and handling urges and carvings. Group members were to use the handout to identify their personal internal and external triggers to urges and cravings, and then learned steps to handle such triggers without the use of substance(s). PO moderately participated in the group activities. PO demonstrated the use of learned kills to cope with urges and…

Langston Hughes and the carving Free by Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild, two different forms of art, both manage to capture the same messages. They were made in different eras, yet showcase the discriminations faced by African Americans. Both Hughes and the slave in the carving overcame an innumerable amount of challenges, their worlds consumed with false freedom. “English B” by Langston Hughes and Free by Cadwalader-Guild share countless commonalities; in both the poem and the carving, the false…