I took my Sony Cybershot camera and became a photographer this week!  Since it was insanely cold outside, I did my best to find great examples of each of the elements and principles of art in the indoors.

Line - I took a picture of one of my guitars - a Fender Mustang with a competition stripe.  I think this guitar is a great example of "line" because the competition stripe cuts straight through the body of the guitar in an interesting way.

Form - I took a picture of a treasure chest to demonstrate form.  It is clearly a 3D object with volume since it is holding objects.

Color - I love the colors in this picture of my band.  The blue from one of our lighting rigs is very intense.  This project gave us a good opportunity to take some new pictures!

Shape - I thought my brother's bass drum was a good example of shape.  The drum itself is a cylinder, but the skin is a circle with another circle cut for a microphone.  It is a good example of both 2D and 3D shapes.

Texture - This is a picture of my cat, Vivi.  I like the several different textures in this picture - her fur, the feather, and the rug.  You can tell how soft she is!

Rhythm - This is a picture of a bulletin board posted in my house.  One of our rooms has several leopard print materials and I thought it was a good way to demonstrate rhythm.  The colors and patters clearly repeat.

Proportion - These two birds are a few pieces that my grandmother owns.  They are both bluebirds but one of them is larger than the other which is a good demonstration of proportion.  It is almost like a mother and baby bird.

Balance - I laughed when I saw the zen garden since ultimately, I think balance is a great way to describe a zen garden.  The motif of the frog repeats and there are stones throughout the sand.  The sand also has a repeating pattern throughout the garden.

Movement - This is my younger brother, who I must say, is a beast on the drumset!  This picture clearly shows him playing since his sticks are slightly blurred - it makes you wonder which drums he's going to hit.

Emphasis - Since Valentine's Day is coming up soon, I thought this was a very appropriate way to explain my understanding of emphasis.  The sole green heart (which always seems to happen in these boxes) brings the viewer's eye right to the center of the picture.  From there, you can read all the corny messages.

Space - This is my mom's favorite lamp - she loves hearts.  Besides the hearts that are on the glass itself, she thought the way the lamp was shaped reminded me of a heart.  I thought the space between the two lights were reminiscent of a heart which is a good way to demonstrate how space can be an effective tool in art.

Variety - In the spirit of art, I took a picture of our colored pencil collection.  There are a number of different elements to this picture.  Besides all the different colors and brands of colored pencils, there are also a few pens, erasers, and scissors throughout the box.

Harmony - Though it was painful to go out in the blistering cold, I made a bunch of footprints in the snow to demonstrate harmony.  The similarity of the footprints in the otherwise smooth snow is a good demonstration of the element of harmony.

Value - This is a picture of a chandelier.  I loved all the shadows on the walls - the duality of the bright, white lights and the dark, interesting shadows on the wall was a good demonstration of value.

Unity - Finally, my demonstration of unity is a disco ball.  The disco ball is made up of hundreds of little mirror tiles that come together to create one big piece.