WP3 Pre-Writing 1

I haven't had a lot of extensive or recent experience with art objects, but I think I've had enough to have a basic background. The last art class I took was in elementary school and one of the projects we did was a model of the bike sculptures that were displayed throughout Lincoln as part of the Tour de Lincoln project. We also took field trips to the Sheldon every year in elementary school, and we spent a lot of time in the sculpture garden learning about the different pieces.

More recently, I've participated in a soap-carving contest that my dorm had. I started out making a fish, but it turned out to be a turtle that looked more like a dinosaur, so it ended up pretty terribly. It was fun though, and I got some experience making art. I also learned that soap is a difficult medium to work with because it's soft and breaks easily.

I think the main reason I haven't had a lot of experience working with art objects is that I've never really had an opportunity to do so. I was involved with music throughout high school, which filled up my schedule, so I never got to take an art class. I've always wanted to take a pottery class or something like that, but it has never worked out.

There will probably be some challenges in this writing project, seeing as I don't have a lot of knowledge on art or sculptures, but I don't think it will be too difficult. I'm not really apprehensive about anything because I think I know enough to be able to write a letter, and I should be able to look up any information I need to know that I don't know already. This project will be pretty interesting for me because it involves an area that I really haven't spent a lot of time working with but have wanted the chance to do so. I'm also glad to be doing something different than writing a typical rhetorical analysis.