In our Digital Media class at Freestyle, we were challenged to create a digital piece of art on Adobe Illustrator that will eventually be transformed into a physical piece of art that we would we able to use. Some of our options included t shirts, Moroccan lamps, stickers, mobile device engravings, patches, night lights, etc. I thought it would be interesting to make a patch because it is very versatile based on where you can put them. My patch depicts the Earth sitting on top of a sunflower. I created this because when I was a little kid I had a theory that the Earth sat on top of a sunflower and that is where everyone got their energy from. Although this obviously isn’t true, metaphorically it is an interesting image that can relate to current issues we are dealing with the environment. Recently, the media has been conveying many environmental issues as negative in order to establish a sense of urgency so we can learn to take care of our planet. Looking at an image of the Earth on a sunflower evokes positivity and optimism, which is something we need in order to better our planet and continue to take care of it. A sunflower is delicate and beautiful, just like our Earth, and needs to be nourished and taken care of to stay this way or else it may wither.
I valued being able to create a piece of art with almost complete artistic freedom. Not only were we able to choose what kind of physical artwork to make (from a broad selection), we were also able to create a piece of work that depicts whatever we want. This also helped me understand Adobe Illustrator a little better and find what tools I like and dislike using. Through peer and teacher collaboration, I learned a lot more about different tools I hadn’t really used before and I am now a lot more comfortable working with Adobe Illustrator.
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