Questions about our writing

1. An aspect that has been most successful about my artist statement is my ending because I feel that I have ended the story while satisfying the reader or in this case completing the loop on a high.

2. Some writing tips that are very useful are ones like changing one of my paragraphs so that the writing is more about me than my Icon, Because if I didn't people would think it's about Hayao Miyazaki and not me.

3. The most challenging part of the artist statement was to keep writing because at points I had no idea what to write.

4. The most challeneging writing tip I have had is when I was told to extend it because it was hard to find topics and things to talk about.

5. 1st and 2nd paragraph of story.
Big blue eyes stare at a TV screen full of excitement, as honey blonde hair hangs around a young, excited face. All day I had been begging my mom to let me watch my favorite animated movie “My Neighbor Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki. A classic animated movie of two young girls who venture through their new home, and meet a mysterious creature named Totoro who is the guardian of the forest near their home. As the plot grows I get closer and closer to the edge of my seat. Even though I have seen the movie before I still feel like it’s my first time seeing it. Finally as the credits role I began to think about the movie. About how every scene had captivated me how I wanted to know what would happen next even though I knew what would happen. I wanted to be like that, to be like Hayao Miyazaki, I, wanted to draw.
I would sit in class, my notepad out and my mind wandering. Whenever I got bored I would pick up my pencil and draw. Whenever my art teacher would come I would get him to look at my pictures. He told me his favorite part were the birds. He taught me to draw birds with stencils. It was fun creating new pictures of birds, now whenever I can’t think of what to draw next I just draw birds. Another person who helped me to really advance in my drawing was a substitute teacher, who taught me how draw people’s proportion more properly one day when I had spaced out and had started drawing. Without him it may have taken more time to advance to my level today. These people have really been inspiring to me and have taught me so much.