Crayolava - Emily's Week 2 Challenge

First things first, sorry for the delay in posting. I had my wisdom teeth yanked out and, naturally, I could have died. But all is well. On to the challenge.

This week's challenge was all about motion. We had to create something using motion and parkour as our inspiration. I decided to hit the dollar store to look around and come up with my final plan. After searching through all the Halloween decor and random housewares, I finally decided on some colorful crayons (that's pronounced "crayins" if you're Josh). I returned home and decided what to do. I would use crayons and heat to create my masterpiece. These were my tools:


I wanted to use motion in my actual art piece, so I got to work. This involved removing the wrappers from the crayons and lining them up by color.


Then came the fun part! Using a heat tool, I heated the crayons to create awesome dripping patterns. The motion of the dripping crayons created the art. I love the way it looks!


Now for my final project, called "Crayolava."


This was a fun project. I love color and this was just my thing! I learned a lot along the way, too. For example, some crayon colors don't melt. They just bubble and start smoking. It's very strange. And some melt very quickly (as you can see by the longest drips). I also wanted my final project to have a more unexpected look, and that's why I decided to display it with the drips going up instead of down. Take that, gravity! Well, that's all for this week. What do you think?

Ttylbffs,
-E