ART 226 FINAL

 

MASKING TAPE SHOES BACK, SIDE, AND FRONT VIEWS

The goal for these shoes was for them to look like a pair of Vans, which almost worked out well. This art form allowed me to explore the three dimensional space and really figure out how that worked. I started by putting my real shoe on a banding wheel and looking at it from all angles, then creating long boards of tape, cutting them to the shapes of the shoe. I wrapped the outlines in tape, filling the inside shape with balls of extra tape to act as a "foot". When that was done, I worked on the edges, cutting down strips to go around. I wrapped more tape around to secure it, then cutting much smaller strips to create the shoelaces. I punched holes in the sides with a drill and a wooden toothpick, lacing the laces through. 

 

JESUS SAVE US: MODERNITY HAS FAILED US FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE VIEWS

LADY STARDUST FRONT, SIDE, AND BACK VIEWS

LADY STARDUST is a work of art commenting on people and their belief of life on other planets. The multicolored glass reflects the different planets, while the mirror in the alien's eyes is used to reflect the viewer, after all, we might be the aliens. The choice to leave the clay uncolored was because no one truly knows what color aliens are, if there are any. So, why make an assumption?

JESUS SAVE US: MODERNITY HAS FAILED US was inspired by Chris Bracey's pieces in London, specifically God's Own Junkyard and the song Love It If We Made It by British band, the 1975. They both speak so clearly on religion and politics that I wanted to bring their elements into my piece that reflects on my own experience with religion. JESUS SAVE US is a religious commentary on how suffocating religion can be. How it can tear you down, make you feel like you are one of thousands (hence the veil, with no face underneath). The glass represents blood and embers, the fire under you, almost like you are being burned at the stake (like the Salem Witch Trials).

GREGOR'S ROOM SIDE, FRONT, AND BACK VIEWS

The choices made for Gregor's room were based on the mood interpreted while reading through Kafka's short story. While reading, I viewed Gregor as a giant roach, but limbless as he felt helpless. He had the apple thrown at him, lodged in his back which caused him to die. I made him into a coatrack as well, because he was a fixture in his household, going to work and coming home, a steady presence. I made his bed simple, with a small mattress and a stained, dirty blanket and pillows from his bug transformation. His rug is all of the emotions he has, his anger, fear, and sadness from his family treating him the way he does just seeping into the floor and out of his body. I placed two briefcases onto the floor, one in blue because he carries sadness with him. I also placed clothing on the floor, because Gregor was a clothing salesman. 

GREGOR'S ROOM

FINAL GREGORS ROOM 

IN PROCESS GREGORS ROOM

Figurative Sculpture Assignment

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touch response part two

 

IT DEMANDS TO BE FELT, 920 x 1080 (1080p), video

"According to the pattern theory, nerve impulses combine to telegraph those Morse-code-like messages of pain. Some pains just rush to the spinal cord, so that we can flinch if we touch a hot stove; and we call this a reflex, by which we mean that, as we always suspected, we can act without thinking and we frequently do." Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, page 107.

My inspiration for this piece was Morse code and specifically pain as a whole entity rather than the types of pain. I wanted to convey that no type of pain can outweigh the other, bringing in a tarot card to portray emotional pain (the 3 of Swords) and my hand to represent physical pain. 

A Few of My Favorite Things

1. A photograph of me and my grandmother- This photograph is very dear to me. While my grandmother passed when I was 14, she was my best friend and made it known from the second I was born, maybe even before. She called me her "ladybug" and the frame I hold this photo in has a ladybug on it. My grandmother looks happy and young in this photo and it reminds me of better times.

2. My boyfriend- Andrew and I have been together for 3 years now (as of August 26th). He is on this list of favorites because of his endless love for me and how he inspired me. He dropped out of college because it wasn't what he wanted to do, but everyday I wake up and want to quit, he keeps me going back to school, reminding me how much happier I am when I am in school. He knows me better than I know myself sometimes.

3. Opal frog- The opal frog is a symbol of the fact that I LOVE frogs as well as crystals. I have a crystal collection that I started when I was in the third grade and while it's not huge, it takes up some space. I got in trouble once for bringing a rock and gem Smithsonian book to school for reading day instead of a chapter book. My love for crystals was started by my mom and it's our thing. She has some, but not as many as me.

4. Three owls from Epcot- The three owls are from Disney's Epcot in Orlando. They come from a shop in the Japan section and are said to be lucky and the luck is for whatever the color you chose describes. Pink brings you romance, yellow brings you good fortune, and black protects you from illness and death. I had originally picked up the black owl on my first ever trip to Epcot with my parents, in 2010. I was enamored with it and I carried it everywhere and it became my good luck charm.

5. Tinkerbell dress up crown- Another item from Disney. In 2010, my parents and I got the chance to stay for 5 nights in the French Quarter resort at Disney, which was huge. My dad had just gotten some money because of his brain injury (he had to deal with workers comp, etc) and this was essentially our first ever vacation. I was used to my dad working two to three jobs and my mom working as well. They surprised me with Disney and in Downtown Disney (now renamed Disney Springs), I went to this boutique where they dress you up as a princess. None of the princess costumes fit me, so I was Tinkerbell. But, they put me in the front window, teaching me to "princess wave" for all the little kids who walked by, so that they could have as magical a time as I was. 

6. Life is like a Musical book- This book was given to me by my best friend in high school when he graduated. He was a year older and left for California right before I started my senior year. We both met during our school's production of Cinderella and became instant best friends. He is truly one of a kind, with this book providing a lot of advice that I could almost hear him saying to me even when he wasn't there.