Stone totem

I had decided to create a totem out of stone a soft grey brick that was easy to carve in.I been using chisels to do so i had put a chisel against the stone and then hit it with a wooden hammer to chip of bit by bit of the stone to achieve the designed shape after i got that shape i applied a small amount of paint in some areas of the totem .I was aware of the hazards  and had worn safety  glasses to prevent any bits of stone fling in to my eyes i also worked next to the extraction fan and keep spraying water to prevent the dust from setting in my lungs. I was inspired by the Mayans, native American and African there culture had used to believe in spiritual creatures and super natural spirits and shown the story in totems and others similar pieces of art works. It also relates to DADA that is a very primitive form of surrealism that  is hard to explain and some times don't have any sense many of the tribes also had focused on visions and dreams that often were surreal. the spiritual dances and sining in the tribes had inspired Karwane by Hugo Ball ho was very innovative with art and shown different aspects of it. I decided to do two animals one of them was a ram that is always mad and protective of the territory  its strong and dangerous and the other animal is a cat siting on the head of the ram the cat is naughty and likes getting in to trouble and always runs to the rams head and laughs at the responsibilities. i think that it came out good but as it is a totem it has  small amount of details so it stays a totem and dos't become a sculpture or an statue. if i had to do it again i would do more designing to make sure what i am gonna come up with rather than doing it automatic I think that the strong parts of the totem is that its showing a story and is relating to DADA but the weak points is that its rough and un clean finish. but over all i am happy with it and think i did well.    

different sizes of mallets for different impact smaller one is used to achieve more detail as the big one to get to a right shape  

holding a chisel that way with the thumb  on the inside is incorrect as it is dangerous if you miss and can hit your self in the  thumb 

this is better way of holding the chisel a bit safer 

different tips of chisels for different details 

I didn't used lots of paint to keep that ancient look to it and  and so it looks more primitive and  dos't look to realistic a 

 the souls of the animals are living with in the story as well as in the totem as they still are loyal friends

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I am much more productive with the work I enjoy and take pride in making it is very satiating to see the final product being done and be presented well

My name is Marcin Ordon I was born on 04/04/1997 in Poland and i had moved to England in the age of 9 so English is my second language my phone number is **** my address  is **** and my email address is ****  I have always liked drawing and sketching I think it is a greater way to relax and share your mind with others  showing them your visualisations of ideas I am also interested in blacksmiths and would like to keep up this dying Job role that is not very common but it is very interesting to me and it fills me with inspirations.I always liked medieval times and the amazing crafts of the blacksmiths around the world. My Hobbies are sports such as rugby and basketball it shows that I am good in working in a team I also like video games and the art work that is involved in them I also like being creative and creating my own characters and drawing them and developing them.I am very versatile with different art techniques, I can do sketches well on paper as well as on a drawing tablet I can use the software Photoshop, After-effects can operate them however still can improve  I can work with hard materials as well I have patience with work that is progressing slowly I think that all of the time that is being put in to the work is important as it gonna represent the abilities of the company,shop or gallery,I can also create story boards showing all different angles of the scene that need to be created story boarding is useful and it can help with getting to know the idea and to get a first view of what it will look like. I think that it is important as it is a step of creation process and all parts of creation process must be completed in order to create the best product and make the best production. I can work around problems in original and creative ways that can show new light on a problem.I been working with a graphics tablet for a couple months and I am getting better with it and the software I believe that there are always ways that a person can improve  and make things better. I am a good man with respect for others that listens well and knows what is right and wrong.


I have completed education in Outwood Academy Valley  with the following grades
Art-D
English-E
Engineering-Pass
Science-Pass
Maths-C
Music-Pass



I  finished the education in the secondary school in 2013 and it was a good experience. My art grade could be better but the grades were moved up due to high pass rate I am a fast learner I was told by my maths teacher. I am always very productive and always like to finish what I start.
I had achieved functional skills that can be good to have in any working environment. I am working at a Art And Design course right now which I am doing good in and completing all tasks that are asked to do to the top of my standards. will be continuing to Art And Design Level 3 which is a two year course.

Native American Totems & Their Meanings

The totems totems were representation of the people of the tribe it was shown what is the family like it is often carved out to be animals, ancestors  or mixture of a bits with a human all of thous were very supernatural figures that were carved out in the wood it it was carved our with knifes and chisels in wood and was rises in front of the house of the family or the tribe and it would last for 70-80 years until it starts to rot and brakes it remains un tucked until the family head dies the the new totem is created they showing a short story or a legend that is sired to the family or the tribe .

it links with the supernatural beings from the spirit world so it can relate to dada and be surreal with the human animals and deformed figures.

PHOTOSHOP skils learning

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i had did some skills development on phothoshop using a technique that is used in magazines i had taken a picture put it in photoshop and duplicate the it 2 times and change the opacity of them to 60% on one and 40% on the other one and applied a filter and merged the layers and use eraser to remove the filter from unwanted places

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My name is Marcin Ordon i come from Poland and live in England.I am interested in sports  being active I like basketball and rugby I also like video games that are related to art and design. I am always interested with their stories and how it was made and created it is impressive and very interesting to me.I also like in animations I made some my self and I know how much work is put in to an animation it is time consuming and usually need to be don by more than one person if it is a long and very detailed animation.i also like to draw and be creative i am often inspired by ancient culture and the shamanistic rituals and totems. I like to make up my own characters I also like medieval times the armours and swords and other weapons which looked very nice and are  nice pieces of work truly a master pieces of art.

I live in Worksop and my  address is **** and my mobile phone number is ****  and my email is **** I am easy to get in contact with to give me any needed informations that is necessary to know.

During the course of Art And design I had obtain some new skills that are useful in art and design industry that can be used in a work place. I had created different pieces of work before making them I did research about the artists that had used similar styles and techniques that been used or invented by them. The work that I made include things such as a 2:00 min animation it is of amateur standard and could be improve in many ways. It is based on a topic of daydreams and it is talking animals fighting for dominance over the forest. I had used drawing tablet and photoshop to create the frames that where combined in aftereffects. The animation, making (also made a DVD menu and other student's moving images). It is nothing special but i am proud of it as it is my first animation I  also did some work with 3d stuff such as creating casts out of a bottle that later i had merged to make a sword
3D Casts from the bottles. I also had created a brand logo design and a t shirt design that would be printed on a t shirt the design of the logo had to go thru some changes in order to be of the best quality T shirt painting, brand logo designing,Designing I had enjoyed making them  it was challenging.I liked that it allowed me to express myself and show what I like and helped me to develop designing abilities. Also had made a poster and a card to prevent Cyber Bulling it was fun to make and it is also good to know that it links with helping people that been affected by cyber bulling. Poster and card

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Gnoumou masks/pau masks

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The Gnoumou masks are spiritual artefact's used in many different rituals in the tribe of Bua(?) that is an African tribe that are using thous mask on many occasions to ask the good spirits to watch their the families and to Honor their ancestors the dances were impressive as were the mask that were made out of wood and represented something different the mask had decorations that where secret patents know by the elders of the tribe the markings represent the aspects of live and super natural spirit world that the tribe must follow. this relates to DADA  the early stages of surrealism(Hugo Ball had created DADA work creations) that were very primitive and wild things that cant be explain in full detail as it connected with the mystical spirits.

Spiritual masks and other costumes where also used in different cultures in Asia the mask where repressing mystical creches dragons and devils as well as good spirits.


Dongo masks are very impressive ass well they were extremal tall and very creative they where used in dogon masquerade a spiritual dance.  



what i am looking to do is to create a totem ore a mask that can relate to the spiritual world of the ancestors it is surreal because the faces on the totem are deformed and unproportional as well as they are simply made in wood and wood cant naturally have a face of a animal. I will use chisels to carve out the shape in a piece of wood.