Something hard to see...

I just found these while transferring pictures from my cell phone to my computer. This was my final project for the lecture portion of my Fibers & Dying class. We had to design a product and I came up with this curtain. I really liked it, but I no longer have the original and these are the only images I have of it, so I'll go ahead and put them up even though they aren't very good.

Ink and Watercolor, approximately 6 x 5 inches

The first is mid painting, the second is once it was finished. I really wish I had the original. And the Nintendo character-inspired yarns I spun for my lab class. Curses.


Edit: Also, I don't konw why the images are cut off like that. Hopefully I can figure out something, until then though, you're going to have to click on it to see the whole thing. Sorry!

A knitted intarsia

This is a pattern I made up and was playing with. Nothing too interesting, it's being blocked in the photo.

Ted Weller's 2D Class Silhouette, Fall 2008

This was made from a single sheet of black paper about 50" x 40" and it was one of the most fun projects I did freshman year. It is a hybrid animal parade with a bat-fox, sandpiper-seahorses, a bull-squirrel and hermit-mice.

Martie's Evolution Animation, Spring 2009

So, Ross and I had this 2D teacher who had a background in graphic design and wanted us to make animated videos relating to evolution. We even went to the Darwin exhibit at the Yale museum (which was pretty awesome). I had some difficulty finishing this since I couldn't get back to school after Spring break because of a nasty knee injury and didn't have any of the programs I needed to complete it at home. So, the editing is a bit rushed and could be cleaned up a little better, but I wasn't into this project enough to spend any more time on it than I already had. I was probably the only person who chose to interpret evolution this way, though.
Also, we had to use illustrator and animate 2D images, so I had to create and manipulate each object individually and save it as a separate file. So this project was huge and took a ton of time.



NOTE: I just watched the video and realized that at this small size it is almost impossible to see what is going on unless you are less than six inches from the screen and squinting. So, unless you have an awesome computer or magnifying glasses, you are out of luck for now. Sorry!

Carl's Drawing Class, Fall 2008

18" x 24", 24" x 32" compressed charcoal on paper
We began the semester drawing the edges of things. These are two still lifes, well, the edges of two still lifes.

20" x 30" charcoal on paper
This is a doorway. Carl described it as "having a sense of quietude." I'll let you decide what that means since I still haven't.


18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
Blind contour figure drawing is a blast.

18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
A figure drawing from class.

18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
Before you judge my abilities, on this day in Carl's class we were drawing the figure with our NON-dominant hand. It was weird and unpleasant.

30" x 40" (I think) charcoal on paper
This was my first self portrait. Carl didn't like it. Especially because I was still in the studio in the morning when class started and I hadn't finished. The background still isn't finished.




9" x 11" charcoal on paper
These are some studies I did for my final assignment, a (minimum) 4' x 6' self portrait. They're pretty rough but they were fun to do.




4' x 6' charcoal on paper
This is my final self portrait. The photo quality isn't incredible, but you get the idea. Also, the seam of the two pieces of paper is a little off, but you get the idea.

Alba's 3D Class, Fall 2008

16" x 20" sketching vellum
This is the first paper folding assignment I completed in Alba's class. It's hard to gauge the scale, but those are tiny folds and it was a pain in the ass to do.


6" x 3.5" x 3.5" sketching vellum
This was the second paper folding assignment. I had to redo it, I had originally miscalculated the angles on those folds you can see puckering on top.


11" x 11" x 1" sketching vellum and acrylic paint
This was my final paper folding assignment which had to be constructed from identical modules. I wanted to create a sort of water lily type structure but had to change it at the last minute when my modules didn't fit together the way I had hoped. The paint was still wet when I got to class, but Alba liked it.


3" x 2", "3.5" x 1.75" plasticine modeling clay
These are my organic forms. The one on the left is loosely based on an illustration of a gourd flower I have. That's really all there is to say about these.


3" x 3.5" plasticine modeling clay
This is the maquette I made of my acorn. For those who may not know, a maquette is a small, rough to-scale model of something, usually made before creating the larger model you will use to make your cast.

12" x 12" x 13" plasticine modeling clay, aluminum wire, styrofoam
This is my final model of the acorn. This is what I used to make the plaster cast.


The pieces (3) of my plaster cast.




12" x 12" x 13" plaster
This is my casting of that acorn. There are still a few final touch ups to do, plus a broken tip that needs to be repaired after shipping it across the country. I'll post the finished piece once I get a workspace set up and can do those finishes.