        My name is Jessi Jones and my artwork is charcoal on sketch pad of a cropped skeleton. The skeleton is posing with its hands propped on a large stick as if it were a cane. For what is hidden, the skeleton is wearing a top hat with a blanket thrown over its shoulder. Therefore, I decided to name this piece “Classy Grip”, due to the way the hands grip the stick. This was made in late October in the drawing room as a class assignment for body proportions. I chose to crop the skeleton at its hands because of its interesting display. It is visually centered by several diagonals, so I knew that it would present a 3 dimensional view without leading the viewer’s eye off the page.  I specifically decided to crop the hands and make that my focal point because it presented a challenge that I wanted to attack. I am very pleased with the outcome of the work.
        In presenting my work during critique week, there were not that many challenges. I am definitely an extrovert in public, so I had no trouble in speaking with confidence. My only fear was answering difficult questions. Nothing could ever prepare me for a critical question that could knock me on my knees; therefore my voice was shaking until the end. I also had a loss of words during my critique. I did not use as many artistic vocabulary words as I had planned out in my fantasy critique; however I believe that I did my piece justice. My favorite part of critique was asking questions about my classmates’ work. I definitely love thinking about the theory of knowledge that corresponds with art. I could write essays upon essays of analyses as long as I am not being graded on it, of course.
