The project I created was something similar to value line and text drawing. I ended up doing this because I wanted to do my own project , but I realized I could do what I wanted following this criteria.  I drew multiple drawings on one page for a total of three days. Those drawings represented whatever I was feeling and what was on my mind. I then put them all together in a thought bubble. At first I was going to put in a heart , but I couldn’t get the shape right. I just wanted it to be great. I feel as though I accomplished that and when people see it, they will understand what runs through the adolescent mind/heart. Artist today doing something similar to this aswell. Ginna albeny is famous for this as well She even said,”I make art for a few reasons. In life, we experience so much fragmentation of thought and feeling. For me, creating art brings things back together. Our process in making our art and the amount of thought put into this work is equivalent.  At first it took me forever to create something. It’s very hard to force myself to make art of what I am feeling. I don’t like forcing those sort of things so I’d try listening to music until I felt something. Other than that I would start by asking myself how my day was. I didnt’t even get inspiration from anyone. I usually do this alot so I decided I should do this so I can get stuff of my mind. This work reflected everything I was going through. The pressure of the outside world on my mind and how it effects me on a emotional level. The only way to really capture this is by really feeling the emotion. This is the most important technique. If not for the authentic feeling the drawing would be artificial. While doing some of the drawings I learned shading techniques. I think they helped bring alot of the drawings together. Overall,  creating art based off of what I am going through was very interesting.I think it’s very creative and different.It’s also very complicated to do.

Abdulomar Tucker

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To begin, I created a linoleum cut wolf because that's my favorite animal and I wanted to make an animal.  After deciding that I focused on my vision for the work. I wanted to make a wolf with a moon in the back. I think my work would communicate deep thinking and even appreciation for a wolf in it’s glory. With this, I will be able to really capture this wolf. This project relates to my other projects in which the ideas come rather spontaneously. The original strokes I put into my artwork is the same as well. After reviewing some contemporary art, I noticed that my artwork is very similar to Wolfgang Tillmans. Wolfgang and I tend to see beauty in the little things and things people would really overlook. Things that would be taken for granted and where others don’t see the light in something. His artwork is also spontaneous as it captures either current emotions or moments in life. When creating this project, I had looked at some wildlife pictures of Wolves. I just decided to add a moon behind it to make it more special. This project doesn’t reflect my own life;however, the wolf in a multiple ways reflect some things i instill in myself and what I see in the world. Like when chasing a goal , I imagine being as serious and making every move towards that goal as purposeful as a wolf hunting to feed the pack. I also like what the wolf represents such as integrity and bravery. I feel as though my work can influence people to take some valuable lessons from this and change a life.  The most important technique is the specific knifes I would use to create certain cuts that would come out in the print. This technique is also new to me. I had fun experimenting  with it.

Abdulomar Tucker

Thu,Oct 20th,2016  

Color Wheel Project         

             What’s your Future?

               I created this project because I didn’t want to just make my project a little  different.  I didn’t just want to have a color wheel , so I started thinking of ways to incorporate the color wheel into a overall picture. I went from trying to use inspiration from a show to nothing. Until one day it hit me. Out of nowhere, I thought about using a fortune teller. This way I would be able to incorporate the color wheel in a cool way. Because of the cool incorporation with the fortune teller and the color wheel being multi-purposeful , I believe the audience will love it. I think they would commend me for my vision and creativeness.

Similar to my other works. I like to make my work creative, deep and making  it something that you have to make  the most out of it. Another reason, why it’s similar to my other works is  if it were thrown into a pile of my other works it wouldn’t stick out in a negative .I think my work also compares to contemporary works in modern society because I took some 21st century influence. I also gave my work and message I constantly think about which I titled the painting. This fits in with history because it’s contemporary art. Making it fit in a unique category.  I used pictures from this site to draw inspiration : "Love Fortune Telling." Love Fortune Telling. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2016. An artist that influences me is James Patterson. He fits into my work a lot because we give our work a realistic comic book feel. Our work looks like it could be in a comic book. A technique I find useful and mimic is the number of drafts he would make of one work. He would remake something as many as 9 times to really work it over. I never did this before learning about him. It makes the work look really clean.

https://www.wevideo.com/hub#media/ci/496758417?timelineId=496716517

Abdulmar Tucker                                                                              November 11, 2015

                   My Grandma

The person that passed was my beloved grandma Haja Baindu. She was born December 5, 1942 and passed away June 15, 2003. She meant the world to me. She took care of me from a very young  age until I she died. She was a very moderate , friendly,  multicultural , and really easy going woman .Her  heart  was  big  enough  to  fill  a  room . At  a  young  age  I  recognized  her  as  my  2nd   mother  and  treated  her  as  so . Even  though  her  heart  was  big  and  was  a  caring  person ,  she wasn’t  to  tolerate  nonsense . She  disciplined  me  and  my  other  two  cousins  all  the  time . We  gave  her  a  huge  headache . She  didn’t  really  have  a  job ,  but  she  loved  taking  care  of  kids  as if  it  were  her  passion . Some   would  say  she  was  a  personal  babysitter .  We  shared  a lot  of  things  such  as  our  favorite  color  and  food .Not  only  was  she  like  a  mother  to  me ,  but  she  was  an  important  pillar  in  the  family . It  was  a  grim  day  for  non-family  and  family.

I  chose  to  do  the  sugar  skull  on  my  grandma  hadja  because  she  is  the  one  of  the  few  people  I  was  affected  by  when  she  died . When  she  died  I  was  four  and  I  remained  calmed  until  they  brought  out  the  casket . Some  would  say  I  was  in   a  state  of  shock . I convinced  my  brother  to  tell  them  to  open   the  casket .  Once  I  saw  her  body  I  began shouting  ,  kicking   and  screaming   for  her . I  even  reached  in  to  feel   her  cold  ,  now  lifeless  hand .  I  gazed  at   her  5’3 ,  big  boned  body  with  dreary  eyes . She   was  80  when  she   died . They  buried   her  body  in   her  home  town   of  sierra  leone . After  she  died  I  didn’t  look  at  death  the  same  or  take  it  serious .  I  lost  lots  of  people  in  my  life ,  but  never  would  I  cry . That  was  the  last  day  I  cried  over  anyone . When  Ms.Moran  brought  up  this  project ,  she  was   the  first  person  I  thought  of  for  this  project .  I  decided  I  wanted  to  show  my  love  and  appreciation  for  her  through  this  creative  project .Dia  de  los  muertos  is  a  happy  time  after  all.

My  Sugar skull  reflects  my  grandmother  by  incorporating   things  about  her .  I  had  made  the  rings   around  her  eyes  blue  because  that  was  her  favorite  color (mine too). That  wasn’t  the  only   purpose  for  the  blue . It  also  represented  one  of  the  three  sierra leonean  colors ( blue, white , and green),  which  are  all  included .  The  colors  on  the   flag  mean  green  symbolizes   agriculture ,  mountains ,  and  natural  resources ,  white  represents  unity  and  justice ,  and  blue  the  sea  and   the  natural   harbor  in  Freetown . I  added  them  because  she  was  a  little  patriotic . I added  the  google  eyes  to  show  off  her  beautiful  eyes .  I  added  the  brown  to  show  her  skin and  how  down  to  earth  she  was . Even  Though  she  was  down  to  earth  and  well  rounded , she was  able  to  dazzle  up . She  loved  to  dress  me  up  all  the  time   even  if  I  wasn’t  gonna  go  anywhere .  I  also  added  yellow  to  represent  the  color  of  the  oil  of  our  favorite  african  dish , potato   leaf.

On  the  skull ,  I  tried  to  paint  a  brown  hijab  to  represent  that  she  was  a  muslim  and  I  painted  a  crescent  and  star  to  represent  that  she  made  haj . Haj  is  the  pilgrimage  to  the  kabba .

Día  de  los  Muertos  has  opened  my  mind  to  the  celebration  of  my  loved  ones ,  by  showing  me  that  there  are  greater  things  to  do  when  a  loved  one  passes  then   my  own  traditions .

Eulogy

Mi  llamo  es  Abdulomar  Tucker .  Yo  soy  actualmente  inscribirse  en  Academia  de  liderazgo  de  ciencia  @Beeber  escuela  secundaria .  Mi  abuela  es  de  Sierra  Leona . Ellá  entonces  venir  a  vivir  en  waterford , new  jersey  a  venir  con  mi  tio  Ali  en  diciembre  diecisiete ,  1985 .  Ella  era una  persona  a  la  tierra  con  una  personalidad  cariñosa ,  pero  ella  no  tenía  Mieda  a  la  disciplina .  Ella  también  amaba  a  leer  y  escribir  Árabe .  Mentalmente  estoy  en  un  estado  donde  estoy  simplemente  bien . Para  tener  exactos  no  tengo  miedo  de  la  muerte  ni  hacer  verlo  como  un  gran  problema . Cuando  la  gente  muere  ahora  y  todo  el  mundo  está  llorando  que  sólo  no  faze  me .  Yo  no  incluso  como  a  tener  alrededor .  Corazón   que   no   la   vista  , corazón  que   no  siente.En general, creo que esto me hizo pensar si no estoy conectado a mis sentimientos en general. Este proyecto me hizo quieres aprender más sobre mi abuela. Fui deseo saber más.  Tal vez fui  acostumbrará a compartir mis sentimientos y me ayudará a ser una persona más saludable.

https://www.wevideo.com/hub#view/510793492

A:Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 20 years?

B:In 10 years i see myself leaving the air force then in 20 years i see myself with a family of my own.

A:What are you proudest of in your life?

BI am the most proudest of just making it through school.

What was the proudest moment of your life?

The proudest moment will be crossing the line at Broad Street

A: Yeah I can’t wait either

B:It’s gonna be great

A:Describe your perfect day?

B:Just chilling with friends and having fun.

A:The little moments seem to bring the most joy.

A:What was the happiest moment of your life?

B:The happiest moment in my life was when i first meet my dad as a little boy.

A: Okay.Thanks for the interview bro.

Hello Mr.B.How are you?

-I am good.Alive so I can’t complain.

Okay thats good, Do you mind if I begin the interview?

-It’s good

Okay

Do you have any regrets in life? Why or Why not?

-I don't regret anything in life.

What is the happiest moment of your life whether academic or social?

-Graduation from High School.I felt accomplished and full of energy.

Describe your life in one word.Why did you choose that word?

-Resilient. No matter what I have been able to rebound and grit through it.

How was life growing up in your home town?

-In upper darby.We got along there.We were a close nit family.Ton’s of love was shared.

What has to be the most life changing moment in your life.

-First experience into college.Becoming an english teacher.I had the idea of necoming one in the back of my head.I just wanted to test the ater s a bit.Just to see how it was.Then I finnally was hit with the idea of becoming an english teacher.

What is one lesson or quote that you have really instilled in yourself and why?

-You can’t go around life being angry.If you are angry towards someone than they control you.You should learn to let things go.If you don’t it'll eat at you.Being angry at them just allows them to have more power over you.

Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?

-Hopefully, I am teaching.I love teaching.So  I hope I am given the chance to teach in the future.I also hope I am the best I can be at it.

What is one childhood dream you always wanted to accomplish?Do you have one? Why or Why not.Do you see your self achieving this?

-I wish I could be a great musician.I think so and I am making good progress.I have performed at a highly decorated school.It was awesome.