Birds for Aria

My niece Aria Joy was born in October. I made a painting for her using her nursery colors (sage and lavender), and swallows perched in whimsical trees.

Anthro Menagerie

So a lot has happened since i graduated from Flagler College. Got married (I'm Anna Coleman now), moved to Deland, started working at Rifle Paper Co., and still finding time for my art.

I'm notorious for starting blogs, making a couple posts, then totally forgetting about them. But i figured that it was time to revisit Anna's paper bird and give an update on some stuff i've been making.

Here is a look at Anthro Menagerie, a two-part exhibition for my BFA portfolio show:

Animal masks made from (what else) masking tape!

Viewers were encouraged to try on the masks and look at themselves in the mirrors, making them a participating part of the installation.

The other half of Anthro Menagerie had anthropomorphized characters interacting with organic shapes. They were painted on various wood surfaces with acrylic paint, and details were articulated with ink.

It was a fun show, yet it was bitter-sweet because it marked the end of my time in school at Flagler. I couldn't think of a better note to end it on. A show this awesome left me pumped and ready to create more on my own!

Sculptures

Seedling

Assignment for Sculpture II

The Finch Collection

Assignment for Sculpture II

The Fox and the Crow

It has been a long and busy winter. But school is back in session (my last semester at Flagler), therefore more art is in the making. I'm still trying to figure out what my focus will be for my BFA portfolio class... probably something along the lines of what i was doing before with the folklore animals wearing clothes.... we'll see.

To get my mind going and creativity flowing (rhyme unintentional), i did a few illustrations inspired by Aesop's Fable, The Fox and the Crow.

We'll see where this takes me.

Feedback is appreciated, as always. This girl is going to bed now.

Anna

Video.

I went to my parents' house for Thanksgiving, and my dad's all about documenting artistic processes, so he decided to video me as i worked on my series for Portfolio class. Take a look. Also, i hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

The Den in Progress from Anna Johanson on Vimeo.

i'm still alive.

Not only am i still alive, but i also have new things to show you!

These animals are part of a series i'm working on called "The Den."
I got new tropical colored sharpies.
I designed my wedding invitations (cause i'm getting married in May).
"Save the date" will be typed in the empty space in the leaves.
This was just for fun.
The Den: Beaver
The Den: Coyote
The Den: Timber Wolf

That's all for now. More good stuff is coming later so stay tuned and share your thoughts!

Yours,

Anna

anna tries to blog.

Well. Hello there. This is my new blog. I've created it so that i can post my artwork and musings (because Facebook ain't cuttin' it). A disclaimer: i am currently a BFA student in my senior year at Flagler College and also a bridal consultant/sales associate at the almighty Bed Bath and Beyond-yond-yond (echo for dramatic effect). Therefore, my schedule is awkward and may not lend itself kindly to me being able to update regularly. Also, i have the attention span of a goldfish and thus i rarely am consistent when i try to start blogs. But we're gonna give this a try, deal? That being said, let's be best friends and bounce ideas off of each other and stuff.

Yeaaaahhhh.

I'm going to start this thing off right. Here is a series from a recent photography assignment which was highly influenced by the great Anna Gaskell. Thanks to Lindsey Smith, Jennifer Nasipak and Je'Leah Wiggins for being terrific models.

Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated! Keep an eye out for updates and pictures of more artwork soon.

Yours,

Anna