The Butterfly Effect

Name: The Butterfly Effect
Date: 1-16-12
Materials: Purple, Blue, White, and Black Acrylic paints, Taklon brushes, 8X10 stretched canvas
About: I made this painting for my friend that used to do self mutilation. To help herself stop she found a way to keep herself from doing it. Over her scars she drew a butterfly and named it after someone she loved, I dont know if its because she didn't want to hurt someone she loved, or the fact she knew that person loved her too that stopped her from doing it. But either way I was proud of her. I painted this to show her that I am proud and I am always here for her.
-Morgan Mckenzie

Metal Rose

Name: Metal Rose
Date: 1-13-12
Materials: Gas Metal, Filler Metal
About: This was a project I did in my Welding 1-2 class. I started by taking special 1/16 guage Gas metal and cutting out 2 petal circles, and two leaves. The stem is made out of a rod of Filler metal, which I attached the petals to with more Filler metal. This is  not an easy task, the stem fell of a few times. Once the petals were on I bent them into a the center, and then the outside petals. I then attached the leaves.
-Morgan Mckenzie