I've just finished up the semester. My final Illustration project was done for an "Earth Day" theme. I chose to illustrate a deer-woman spirit. My teacher didn't think it fit the assignment well enough, but I don't really care. Here's the sketch (which I wound up liking better than the final colored piece):
Also, my previous post made the explore page, which was a great surprise! Thanks, Vox!
My latest project for 3D Fabrication involves over 100 lollipops set up in a row. The idea behind the project is that the colors do not match the flavors, so what we ordinarily expect is turned on its head. Here are some shots of the project:
Yellow = Blackberry
Orange = Licorice
Red = Spearmint
Green = Pineapple
Blue = Mango
Purple = Lime
I just got out of a meeting with my academic advisor. Here's my finalized schedule for next year (which includes slightly more academic/non-studio classes than as originally planned):
FALL 2009:
- HU 307 -- Potentials of Human Consciousness
- MC 226 -- Expressive Narratives
- MC 250 -- Digital Color Photography
- PR 301 -- Printmaking Majors Studio
- PR 351 -- Introduction to the Discipline
- AH 306 -- Illuminated Medieval Manuscript
- AH 328 -- The Decorated Body
- PR 302 -- Printmaking Majors Studio
- SC 245 -- Public Art Studio
- SEM 352 -- Junior Seminar - design/media issues
FALL 2009:
- MC 226 - Expressive Narratives
- MC 250 - Digital Color Photography
- PR 301 - Printmaking Majors Studio
- PR 351 - Introduction to the Discipline
- AH 306 - Illuminated Medieval Manuscript
- DR 242 - Color & Drawing: Mixed Media
- PR 302 - Printmaking Majors Studio
- SC 245 - Public Art Studio
- SEM 352 - Junior Seminar - design/media issues
...all that remains is to get it registered by my academic advisor, which unfortunately can't happen until next Tuesday. Expect me to be a little on edge this week!
This is mostly for my own personal reference, but I thought it would be nice to share a bit of what's keeping me from updating this thing! Here's my current to-do list:
3D FABRICATION:
- Make lollipops
- Set up display
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
- Book on Maira Kalman
ILLUSTRATION:
- Puddle watercolor
- Darwin portrait
PRINTMAKING:
- Large house linocut
- Book project
OTHER:
- Next year's housing
- Next year's classes
- Summer classes?
- Make gazpacho!
We've spent most of the semester in my Graphic Design class working on one single piece (in a variety of different ways). That piece is an 8"x8" square containing the following text:
Here, at long last, are my final two layouts:
- Antonio Vivaldi
- The Four Seasons
- The Trial of Harmony and Invention
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Christopher Hogwood
- Concerto No. 1 in E Spring
- Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Summer
- Concerto No. 3 in F Autumn
- Concerto No. 4 in F Minor Winter
This week we've had local artists give talks and show works in two of my classes. Very exciting!
On Monday, Daniel Minter visited my Illustration class and showed us many of his prints and some of his paintings, as well as published work, and then did a short demonstration on printing carved rubber blocks. This is one of the works he showed:
My last print assignment was to create a piece for a show entitled "Undoing Racism," to be opening here at MECA in early April. Despite the specificity of the title, the show is meant to discuss all forms of inequality. I chose to focus on sexism, and wanted to create a work depicting a strong, iconic female figure.
Here's the result, a two-color silkscreen:
I happened to wake up early a few nights ago and I caught a beautiful sunrise. As a counterpart to the sunset photo I posted recently, here it is:
I have a snow day today, which was really perfect timing for me. It means I have some extra time to work on my Illustration and Graphic Design projects and to study for my quiz on An Enemy of the People.
My Illustration assignment is the most pressing of these; I had to do eight 8.5"x11" images of blue jays, with various different requirements. I've re-done a few of them, so when all is said and done, I'll have more like eleven pieces. Here's one of the ones I've done (it's probably my favorite):
