Ritual... Final Images

For this assignment, we were asked to create a ritual for a certain object, and make it out of wood and one other material (of your choice). My ritual was wearing and/or protecting my grandmother's ring. My first model was of a hand made out of clay cupped upwards, with a stand for the ring to sit on the palm of the hand. This hand was then placed on a wooden tray. It was suggested that I change this however, because there were not two separate objects, two separate steps, in a sense. I then decided to create another hand out of clay, this one cupped down. This way, you have to pick up the hand in order to get the ring. This also adds to the protecting aspect of my ritual. Overall, I feel that the craft of my project could have been improved.

Here are some images of my final model...

Ritual... Beginning Ideas and Models

Morning Exercise 2-2-10

For this morning assignment, we all went to the lobby where the had various shelter-type structures designed and displayed. We were asked to draw what we saw. There were various structures, which is why I chose the angle I drew from, because I was then able to draw work on perspective. I am very pleased with how my drawing turned out, especially because I did it in pen and because of the time limit.

Personifying Scale Figures

For this assignment, we had to draw people around larger objects, highlighting the interaction between the people and most importantly, highlighting their personality. We were asked to pay special attention to the contrasting sizes of the people versus the objects beside them. We were also asked to enhance our sketches by using watercolor. My first vignette is that of a little girl playing with a dog around a tree. I wanted to show size contrast between her, the tree, and the dog. I was pleased with how it turned out, as opposed to my other two, in which I was more upset with how my people/ scene turned out.

Wearable Watercolors

For this assignment, we had to create three watercolor vignettes of three people and the accessories they wear. Along with the accessory, each illustration had to include the immediate context of the person modeling it (for example-the arm, hand, neck). We were also asked to experiment with watercolors in this assignment.

Storytelling

For this assignment, we had to chose a layout from a magazine as our inspiration for a personal two-page spread. The design should describe the topic: "the first week back". I chose a layout that included both picture and text, and did a nice job of integrating the two together. I wanted to use this layout as an inspiration, but only just. I had ideas of my own, like the hand sketching the background, and I wanted to combine both my inspiration and ideas nicely. At first, the drawing was drawn in black and white. Just recently, I added watercolor to the sketch, and personally, I liked it better without color.

Illuminated Objects - 1/20/10

For this sketchbook assignment, we had to choose five artifacts that had importance to us. Using a black pen and one color of our choice, we had to memorialize these objects through both drawings and words. We were told to focus on layout, color, text, and hierarchy. My five objects were a pad of paper with my favorite Bible verse written on it, a picture of my dog, a croc keychain, a sunflower, and my grandmother's ring. I chose to draw the pad of paper in the background of the drawing. I wanted it to be more important than all of the other objects, but not be noticeably more important. I drew the sunflower growing out of the side of the page to show growth and importance. The spot color I chose was yellow not only because it is the natural color of sunflowers, but because all of the objects I chose have their own special way of uplifting my spirit, and have impacted my life in a positive manner. The text of the Bible verse itself is drawn lightly and in the background of the sketch. I wanted it to be a main part of the drawing without overpowering the other objects. I also wrote little phrases next to the other objects that have a sentimental relation with that specific object. I really enjoyed the assignment, especially the fact that we were asked to draw it as a two-page spread.