Grendel Chapter 3-4

  What is Grendel’s perspective on the society of men and the history of their wars? what is his opinion of these men?  What attitude toward Hrothgar and his growing empire does Grendel express in chapter 3?  
            Grendel says he doesn't want to be Hrothgar’s enemy, he only wants to take that role because Hrothgar is already so old. Grendel notes how violent human are. He is surprise by how human can be so cruel to each other that even “no wolf was so vicious to other wolves”. Humans are fighting for their honor and justice but Grendel simply thinks they attack each other for gold and other treasure.
           
  Why is Grendel so drawn to the Shaper?  Why is he so afraid of him? How does the Shaper’s story about the wars of the Danes affect Grendel?
            Grendel is drawn to Sharper because Grendel is in love with Sharper’s words. He even says that Sharper built this hall just with his so-convincing words. At the same time, he is afraid of Sharper because he knows that Sharper was lying but the beauty of his words convinces Grendel making him more aware of his difference from the humans.  

  How does Grendel react to the Shaper’s next story - about an ancient feud between two brothers that divides the world between darkness and light?  (a.k.a. The story of Cain and Abel)
            Grendel thought he is somewhat similar to Cain in this story killing people. Grendel believes the some and crys. Sharper’s way of telling story is so powerful that Grendel even convinces himself that he is an evil.


  What is Grendel hoping to accomplish when he carries the murdered corpse he finds to the mead hall? What happens instead, and how does it affect Grendel?
            As we discussed before, Grendel shows such emotions when no one understand him even the human, which is the only race that Grendel could understand their language. Grendel gathers the corpse with the hope that he could be accepted by the human one day.

My Alter Ego

This bust represents my alter ego. My alter ego is a person that I have always been looking up to.

 She is a my role model

She is amazing

She is my aspirin 

She is the best

She is my backbone

She is unsinkable

She is my hero

She is strong

She is my world

She is MAGNIFICENT

She is ... MY MOM.

And yes, this bust is my mom. To me, she is the most beautiful whenever she is happy and whenever she is smiling. She is good at handling stress. Whenever my mom stresses out, she doesn't want me and my sister to know. She just stays calm, put on a big smile and slowly solve the problems. And by putting a smile on the bust will personify her character. 

My biggest challenge right now is to make her eyes look real. It doesn't look right to me right now. It looks rather strange. Getting the ratio of all the components on the face right is difficult too. 

I got a lot more to be done. My plan is to put on her hair and finish with a red cape on her shoulder. The red cape is going to have the "S" like the one Superman has. I choose to put the red cape because my mom is my superhero. 

Wheel-throwing blog

My 6 cylinder in order. (1-6)

 "It took me so long just to get this far"

I really like the glaze effect of this pot. I first used a green slip for the outside and then coated the whole pot with a good layer of Celedon. And, I got the blue-ish strips running around. It stands out from the dark background.

"Yesss. I finally got a 2 inch-"uncentered" cylinder" I dunked it in Dark Green and then dipped the rim with Shino glaze.

"I was playing with the form" The Salt Buff glaze gave the nice effect of a wood fired pot.

This is one of my fav. The rabbit shapes came out perfectly the way I wanted to.  I also really like the Robin Egg glaze color.

"My first bowl shape" 

" ♥ this cup!! I got the LUGs for the inside and glaze pencils and chalks for the vines outside. And it's a lil over 3 inch! :) "

• Does this process have potential to be an expressive art form for you?  Yes, not only that I can choose what form the pot to be, the colors that I glaze them and the designs I put on them do represents something. And this process do have the potential to be my one of the way to express things which are inexpressible.
• Ex: rabbit is a symbol of fertility.

• Are you hooked on it for life, or will you let it go after this class?    I would say that I am really enjoying this class and if I have a chance to work with clay (especially throwing pots) in the future, I definitely will.

• What is the biggest challenge and the most satisfying part of the process so far? My biggest challenge is open the clay without uncenter it. It's real hard to keep it center all the time, to me at least. My most satisfying part of this process is when I realize that I have improved so much compare with when I first start to throw.

• What do you want to do most with this skill? After throwing "countless" pots, I really want to use this skill to throw a really tall vase about 15 inches tall because I really want to make this a present to parents.

WHO AM I?

WHO ARE YOU NOW?

Artists use their own experiences to express joys, anxieties, heritage, memories and loves.

Use your blog to reflect your character that could be expressed creatively in a clay form.

1. Where do you consider home?  Home for me is Viet Nam and Malaysia. I was born, raised and grew up in Viet Nam. Viet Nam is where my relatives and friends are. I speak fluent Vietnamese and not a single English word for the first 13 years of my life. I then moved to Kuantan, Malaysia and lived there for 3 years. I met the friendliest people that I called friends, who treated me so well despite the fact that my English was so broken that they sometimes couldn't understand. I felt really comfortable being around them.

   

   Chubby me and cousins.
   

2. Who are your hero’s? (Real people, animated cartoon, anime, game character.) I can't say that I consider anyone a hero to me, but I definitely have the ones that I admire and look up to. One of them is my mom. She's more than a mom, more like a friend, a sister, a life saver and an aspirin to me. Mom eases all the stress, pains and struggles in my life away just like a pain reliever does. She has been there for me all my life and she would never say no whenever I need her, my lifelong supportive system. She gives me the love that no one else could. I couldn't ask for more. 
   

   
3. What do you fear? "Failure" 
   

   
4. What is your passion, what  inspires and engages you daily? -(Sports, science, music, jumping off mountains, making things?) I love crafting and making things. This is one of the reason why I have been in Ceramics for almost 2 semesters now. And I really enjoy doing Origami.
   

   

   
   
5. What is your favorite food? Dumplings, barbeque, salmon, Korean food, Thai food, cherry, mangosteen, steak.
   

   

   

   

   

   
   

   

   

   
6. What brand names or logos are in your life most and that you respect, hate or identify with. (Nike, Ipad, SAS, WWF, Samsung….). Many people like to use Apple products especially Iphone but I can't seem to like it really much. I do have Macbook but not an Iphone. I prefer Samsung and I do own a Samsung phone. Looking around in my house, most of the electronics are Philips and Sharp. My family has been sticking around them for quite a long time. They are reliable brands and quality goods.
   

   

   

          

2 different artists and explain how they're inspiring to you. Intrigued by the theme or the style the artists are using?  

Bust Of A Girl by Kathleen Raven.
The colour palette and the object on her head are perhaps telling a story.

This technique symbolizes a mood/feeling. Thorns in hair add to the 'dull' mood/feeling. Facial features: Eyes looking down (away) adding to the dull mood. I might use these techniques for my bust (symbols representing one part of my identity and monochromatic colours to show mood/feeling)