Ko Wai Au

Ko Wai Au - Reflection/Response

1. In 3 sentences, describe how you feel about your artwork you created?
2. I feel happy of how my artwork piece turned out.
3. I also like how the gradient turned out.
4. I feel sad because i forgot to put white in the eye so the eye is pink from the dye

5. Describe the colour schemes you chose to use…
6. I chose to do cool colours, so the background was warm then the border was cool

7. Maori motif and designs were an integral part of this artwork. Describe how you chose to use poutama, tapatoru and koru in your artwork…
8. i used plenty of koru’s and i chose triangles for the border

9. What is the aspect of your artwork you are most proud of and why?
10. i am most proud of the way i blended all the koru’s together to make a ombre` effect

11. If you could change one aspect of your artwork for next time, what would it be and why?
12. i would change the way i did the eye. i would put in white in the cornea

13. Who is one other person in Rm 10 that you consider did an exemplary job of their artwork? What are your reasons why?
14. i think Evan’s is pretty close to 1st because of the amount of detail
    

Tapatoru the maori name for triangle. This design is a taniko pattern with two
triangles upside down and a diamond on the outside, the colours are bold and
the use of layer style effects is very beautiful.

Koru (spiral)
These Maori Designs are the Koru is the Beginning of Life. The Maori have taken their symbolism from the unfurled new leaf of the silver fern. It depicts new beginnings, growth and harmony. New Zealand is the home of the most beautiful ferns in the world

This design represents the taniko patterns the diamond, shape, the triangle
shape, and the koru inside a triangle represents the well-being of one's journey
through life