Overall this project sharpened my mounting skills and allowed me to improve on my craftsmanship. My coloring skills were weak before starting this project and have improved after. I can now better fill in an area in a single shade, allowing it to look more professional as if it was printed. I could however improve on my craftsmanship, as some parts of the piece have white spaces especially around the borders. The borders of the circles could have been traced better and the corners of the flag especially towards the bottom could have been drawn out better. The shading of the flower was well done and did well to show the flowers realistic features as it contrasts from the white and yellow core into the velvet tips. There is a smudge of glue on the first yellow circle which happened when the sheet was being spread onto the border and being mounted. The blue of the bottom half of the diagonal was there to represent Reagan's blue, but it isn't the best contrast with the black of the top half. I originally planned on making the bottom white, but I decided not to because that didn't do enough to represent Reagan and it's colors. I had to keep the top half black so the piece doesn't lose its meaning and the concrete doesn't get confused for something else large and blue such as the ocean. 

     The concept of this project was very different from my classmates ideas. When it comes to art the biggest sin I'll never be caught doing is sticking to a crowd. It is already enough that I am working on inspirations from other artists, but making art that everyone around me is doing will never be something I do intentionally unless its ironic. Many of my critiques who were also my classmates thought the idea had absolutely nothing to do with Reagan and was meaningless. That absolutely fueled me to continue and expand the concept. I wanted to represent the immigrants of Reagan, they are the absolute heart and soul of the school.