Link to piece in on the art of north Carolina collection
http://ncartmuseum.org/art/detail/the_eruption_of_mt._vesuvius
http://ncartmuseum.org/art/detail/the_eruption_of_mt._vesuvius
I was drawn to this piece because I wanted to use cheerios in my art and I saw the lava coming out of the top of the volcano so I decided to paint some of the cheerios red and leave some regular cover to simulate the molten rocks coming out of the volcano. I create original art by applying my ideas to my source of inspiration which in this case is the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Some of my ideas were to use the cheerio box to simulate the top of the volcano spitting out cheerios.I also developed my art making skills by experimenting with different kinds of glue for my medium. First I tried to use rubber cement but the cheerios wouldn't stick to the paper, I then used regular glue and it worked a lot better.