I liked this project a lot more than I thought I would. Doing the fingers, however, drove me crazy. I think I had a pretty well done finished hand like 2 months ago, but got frustrated that it wasn’t quite right…I ended up overworking that hand, getting even more frustrating, and ripping the fingers off. …
I used this project to think about how I’ve learned to manage and control my thoughts. The bottom shelf shows how easy it is to let obsessive thoughts creep in and gain control. I know I’ve let these type of thoughts and worries really take a lot of joy away from my life. The next …
I didn’t really have a clear vision to start the project, sometimes this scares me, but I tried to lean into this open mindedness and just create as I went. It was important to me that I pushed myself to really transform the material and challenge the viewer’s assumptions of paper. I started playing around …
I was really interested in playing with space and light for this project. I decided to see how I could create my own version of reality confined to itself. I really enjoyed photographing this piece and seeing how I could manipulate the angles and arrangements I shot at to distort the sense of balance and …
French contemporary sculptor, Vincent Leroy has not only inspired me as an artist, but as an observer of life. Using modern technology, yet simple forms, Leroy works to warp the viewer’s sense of perspective and atmosphere. Most striking to me was the lasting impression he could leave with such simple forms. He forces whoever may …
For this project I pulled a lot of inspiration from Diana Al-Hadid. Her work to me reminds me of the underworld/ruins of a past empire so in my piece I thought of creating someone who was the ruler of that world. I used twine like string and wire to create my costume and was really …
Originally I was apprehensive about this project. The clay modeling projects were significantly more difficult for me than i imagined so I didn’t know how the carving was going to go. When I began carving I had no real idea in mind, I wanted to kind of let the form speak to me and guide …
For this installation, I really wanted to work within my environment and limit how much I manipulated my found materials. It was important for me to use what I found in its natural form, and not take anything from the earth. Using only what I could find, I was forced to continue to reinvent and …
1.) Number one in my heart is my Diet Dr. Pepper… While admittedly it is a habit I’m trying to break, I live with a bunch of fellow DDP lovers, so I can’t resist cracking one open with them. 2.) The pair of clear hoop earrings are a current favorite of mine, but they also …
