It's About Time.

Observation bunny.

Observation bunny view 2.

Observation bunny and model.

Un-successful bunny.

Un-successful bunny view 2.

Transformation 1: Substractive (ears removed).

Transformation 2: Subtractive (facial features removed).

Transformation 3: Additive (attatched ears as wings).

Transformation 4: Substractive (front paws removed).

Transformation 5: Subtractive (back paws removed).

Transformation 6: Additive (paint added).

Transformation 6 view 2.

Transformation 6 view 3.

Transformation 7: Additive (wire head pieces).

Transformation 7 view 2.

Transformation 7 view 3.

Transformation 8: Additive ( pins added).

Transformation 8 view 2.

Camparative.

Comparative.

Drawing 1 of 3 - Soap

Drawing 2 of 3 - Soap

Drawing 3 of 3 - Soap

I imagined my transformed piece as a mythical creature. I wanted to use colors that would be vibrant and appealing, so I chose a hot pink and a bold, gold, acrylic paint. I imagined the attatched ears, attatched with toothpicks, as well as the pins, as winged forms, which project the creature, as though moving forward. I also used the gold wire to create a visual orbit around the piece.

Memento

 

 

 

 

This memento is in remembrance of the time me and my granny spent together, rennovating her kitchen and office; I used the tan and brown stripes as a visual for how we painted her kitchen walls and the violet for the color we used in her office. The VS stands for Vera Sumner, my granny's name; I used gold wire to create an elegant heart, because my granny is very elegant and yet, full of life and spirit. :) I also used stitching to attatch each piece; my granny is a seamstress and we have spent my entire life sewing together.

 

 

 

Metamorphosis

I imagined Gregory's room to be old fashioned, neat and simple; I also envisioned the room to have old hardwood floors. I love children's animation and chose to create Gregory as a friendly and likable character. I used a "hole and pegging" method to connect the majority of my pieces.

Drawing 1 of 4 - Metamorphosis

Drawing 2 of 4 - Metamorphosis

Drawing 3 of 4 - Metamorphosis

 

Drawing 4 of 4 - Metamorphosis

Book reading/ Class discussion - Memento

"The souvenir is used most often to evoke a voluntary memory." - Susan Stewart

We remember the things most significant in our lives. Whether it is something as small as a photograph which makes us smile, or as great a our wedding day; it is a human tendency to gather and tuck away the moments which we Cherish. Although we will always remember our wedding day, a lost grandparent or a trip to Rome, we may forget the fabric of our wedding dress and of how it felt, and we might forget that old saying that grandpa used to say. As close as we may hold our most treasured memories, it is inevitable that we will lose many of them; we are always experiencing new things, new people and new places that will slowly over take our recollections of the past. Souvenirs are a way that we can ensure the moments we wish to unwrap and think upon; they are like the pieces of string we might tie around our finger, in order to recall something needed to be done. The smallest bits of a memory can cause an entire day, or experience to resurface. In-valuable items such as a ticket stub, eraser or fabric, become priceless links to our most priceless life moments. If one were to ask about them, the items in our car, on our mantel, in an old shoebox, or tied around our neck, have the ability to illustrate the stories of our lives and reveal where we keep our hearts.