As they see me

The work that I created reflects the idea of self-doubt and how it affects how I see myself and interact with others. Using stoneware ceramic clay, I have created three sculptural ceramic vessels that convey self-doubt and how I have felt dealing with it, and how it has affected me. In this paper I talk about how I am influenced by artist like Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe, and Jean-Michel Basquiat because of their use of self-expression in their artwork. Looking into each of these artists, I can see how they get their message across that they are wanting to convey to the viewer without taking away through personal work. I make art that is left for the viewer to be able to put themselves in the work, while these artists make work that personal that the viewer potentially relates to. I am also influenced by Ruberto Lugo and Michelle Ettrick because of their surface designs. Michelle Ettrick’s focuses mostly on drawing on the surface of her ceramic artworks such as plates and cups. Roberts Lugo uses graffiti and sculptural elements in his ceramic vessels. I will explain the creative process that I have gone through creating these sculptural ceramic vessels.