Walk the Plank...

3D Final: Put together and outfit and story. Swap with another member of your class and have them recreate/invent your outfit to match the character in your story. All things must be sewn or hand fabricated and ready to be worn in a fashion show...

Plank: The Most Treacherous Runway Ever...

Rachel.Jenni.Calvin.Me.Liz.

Dance Party.

Christina and I.

Finally made it to the end. 

And proud to say, even though I was the slowest... I didn't fall.

Cephalopod.

Dr. Loch Ness.

Boogie Down...

(Photo Credits: Jenni, Corrie, and Courtney.)

One Fine Day...

This is my latest 3D project. Everyone in the class was given the name of a body part and an adjective to describe it as a sort of starting point and it was our job to create a response using video.  My words were "Bubbly Fingertips" and I chose to do stop motion because I really enjoy the overall quality of the frames and how sporadic they can be at times. I also like how in control of the piece you are, dictating what each and every frame looks like. My friend Megan recorded herself guitar tapping on youtube and was nice enough to let me use it in the video. I definitely think it makes the video stronger as a complete thought. She is seriously talented.

If You Can't Stand the Heat...

Then Get Out of the Kitchen!

3D Assignment Review: Talent Show

-So on Wednesday my 3D class and I put on a talent show! Each of my classmates had a 5 minute spot to fill with some sort of talent. We had a range of demonstrations from caricature drawing, to book binding, and even smore making. We had a few people play musical instruments and others telling stories or reciting poetry. For my project, I decided to host a cooking show. "5 Minute Meals" consisted of me making a strawberry, banana, pineapple smoothie and chocolate chip cookies. 

I built my set out of cardboard-- complete with sink and oversized cardboard blender. I tried to tie together people's love of humor and food and actually improvised the entire performance! But luckily everyone really seemed to enjoy it. So much so that we may expand the kitchen and turn it into another project where the entire class films their own "dorm cooking" segments and puts them on youtube!!! I also got some really nice compliments from Jude after class... and I'm pretty sure I want to take another sculpture class at some point. So glad this week's over though. Now i can relax for a day or two. (Gotta love no classes on Fridays.)

Photos are of Corrie, Kelsey, Cait, and Brianne who came to help me build the island on Tuesday night. 

Blinded By the Light...

So today in 3D class we had a talent show... My project went really well, but I'll post more about that later. In the meantime I thought I'd share some photo's from my friend Jenni's project. Her talent involved a quick discussion about her camera and how she described the ins and outs of basic photography. She then proceeded to set up a backdrop, give everyone a blindfold, and take portraits of the entire class. I loved this idea. And the overall concept translated beautifully in every single portrait of my classmates. 

This second portrait is a picture of my professor, Jude. I absolutely love this class and I owe a large part of that to her. She really has a way of making everyone feel like their work is amazing... even if it could still use some work. And I think her positive attitude and enthusiasm for artmaking is really starting to rub off on some of the kids in her class, which is always a major plus. 

(Photos  courtesy of Jenni Kowal.)

Fortune Telling...

Here is another 3D project from earlier in the semester. The assignment was to create a gift for every single person in the class that told them a little bit about yourself.  I chose to make fortune cookies for a number of reasons:

1) I love food. 

2) Chinese happens to be my favorite take-out food. 

3) I love the idea of fortunes. 

4) Some of my favorite memories/traditions/conversations from last year centered around chinese take-out.

Materials: I used wood glue to laminate pieces together. Then used a ban saw to cut out the cookie shape. Finally I bought 20 actual fortune cookies, took out their fortunes, put them in the wood cookies, and repackaged them in the original wrappers using packaging tape.

The Caste System...

You may remember my post a few weeks ago about making a packaging tape mold of Keiran. Well here is the lone picture I managed to get of the finished project. It is a response project to a famous sculpture. (My artist was Tom Friedman.) And it's actually not even the finished project... 

See the middle body is filled with leaves and actually tumbled over spilling out the leaves. I liked it so much I left it for the critic, which my classmates really enjoyed. It was moved into sculpture bay for safekeeping due to the Wolgin Arts Prize dinner banquet. Apparently they needed to put trash cans there... yeah, I know. Anyways, I was pretty happy with it. And 3D is actually starting to become my favorite class this semester due to a combination of things; Jude, my classmates, and interesting projects. I really feel like I'm challenging myself, which is refreshing.

Materials: Packaging tape. Leaves. Cinder Block. Wood/Dowel Rods. Rubber bands. 

Green With Envy...

So for 3D class last week Jude came into class and told us we had 15 minutes to create a musical instrument. Rachel and I ran to the loading dock and found some scrap wood and made wood blocks... what else!?! We then had an hour to create and learn a whole marching band formation as well as two songs. We then headed over to Temple's Community Garden for the ribbon cutting ceremony, where we preformed! And if you follow this link HERE! you will see a picture of Rachel and me looking at the garden in an article for the Temple News. My friend Keith picked up the newspaper this morning and informed me that I was in it!  The garden is part of a senior sculpture major's project... It is actually incredibly beautiful and impressive knowing all the red tape he had to go through with the university in order to create something like this...

Wrap It Up!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU KEIRAN!!!!!!!!!!! 

For putting up with me and letting me put packaging tape all over you for my 3D project!

Where the Wild Things Are...

Sometimes, in 3D class we build Yeti's out of trash...

Project: Build an Abominable Snowman using 2x4's and found materials. This means I was out collecting all kinds of trash along campus. My friends have become so used to it, they even offered to help this time!

Halfway through. Adding some finishing touches.

Finished product. Time: 8 hours in class.

(If you look closely you can see the other three groups' in the background)

I Tried To Keep The Crowd Away

I finally added music to my 3D project... and while it isn't exactly perfect, it's at least done. (Well, until I have access to Final Cut Pro at school again) Hope you enjoy.

Spray It All Gold...

I sprayed an Arizona Ice Tea can gold today! I love Arizona Ice Tea and I love these funny glasses I got in 3D too!

Hello dear reader! It is currently nearing one of my favorite times in these 24 hours we call a day. And let me tell you--boy has it been a jam packed nonstop work work work day!  It starts off around 12:45 pm when I wake up. Now I know what you're all thinking... what a lazy bum, but just wait! I got dressed like the Flash, one of my favorite superheroes, ran all the way across campus (and by ran I mean walked rather briskly), and fortunately made it to 3D on time! For you see we went back to Flux Space and Art Making Machine where Rika has her studio and worked on assembling four large paper mache Falcon pinatas--thrilling I know. Even more thrilling was the fact that 3/4ths of my class left at 6 pm leaving 5 of us to stay there untill 10 when we finally finished everything! But I have to say I really enjoyed the space and hanging out with Paige 1, Paige 2, Greg, Maddie, and Stern! And I made a new friend in Zurksees the Art Making Machine's studio cat.  (And believe me, I'm not exactly a cat person so this was a pretty big win on  his part).  I then came back to main campus crammmmed into the backseat of Rika's car, along with 4 of my classmates. 

I thought my Catholic School friends from Harrisburg would appreciate this bus I saw parked outside of the SAC. It's the name of their school... only this ones in Philly...

Upon arriving back to campus I cleaned both the toilet and shower bathrooms because we are having a preliminary room check tomorrow! And let me just say-- my roommate and suite mates could do with enrolling in the "Ann Dunn School of Cleaning, Responsibility, and Household Chores".  Because if anyone could set them straight, it would be my mom. I have also been doing laundry periodically throughout the night just finishing my fourth, and last, load. I detest doing laundry #1-because there are never any machines available and #2-because I'm petrified my washers will never fully rinse (I had a bad experience right before I left for winter break)... Tonight my worst dreams came true when #2 occurred around 1 am  in machine 4.  But it'sok, my brother called and I talked to him for a while, which would account for why it is taking me so long to finish this post. But I love talking to him and it's always nice to hear what's going on his life. He's getting ready to graduate you know! But now, dear reader I think I'll let you go. For you see I have done all of this work and yet I have no time to rest. I have a 6 page English paper due tomorrow at 6 pm. And to date I only have an outline of my paper written. So until next time... stay positive. Relax. And I will talk to you soon.

Drawing Final progress as of last night... It's due Friday. 

Wish me luck. (I'm gonna need it.)

Buried Treasure...

3D Slip casting project.  I installed all 20 of my 

little sailors in Fire Stairway #2...

The yellow hats are sailors. The red hats represent firemen. 

Blue are policemen. And the lone tan one is my detective...

Project in a nutshell: Take an object. Make a mold of said object. Spend countless hours living in the plaster pit. Make at least 15 molds for class.  Find space. Get space approved. Paint sailors. Install sailors... and any other necessities for project. (i.e. sea creatures)