Archive
Rings Project: 24” x 24” x 36”; Wood, cardboard; September 9- October 11, 2018; The rings project was my first introduction into woodworking. The whole sculpture was to be made completely out of rings. I started off making multiple iterations with cardboard before making the final design. I wanted the final design to transcend the ring shape that I started with.
Infinite Light Drawing: 3’ x 6’; Phone light and camera; September 10, 2018; This image was created using a light drawing technique, where you draw with light in front of a camera with an open exposure.
Chiaroscuro Selfie: 2’ x 2’; Graphite, paper collage; September 18-30, 2018; For this project, I explored chiaroscuro through modern-day self-portraits, the selfie. I took selfies and then collaged them using the dada movement as inspiration. From these collages, I chose one to draw.
Isaura Still Life: 18” x 24”; Graphite, cardboard; September 30- October 17, 2018; For this project I made a cardboard model of one of the cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, Isaura, "the city of a thousand wells". From the physical model, a series of photos were taken from different viewpoints, then from those photos l drew a still life as the final product.
Pattern Painting: 18” x 30”; Liquid acrylic, photoshop, GarageBand; October 31- November 12, 2018; This project had multiple iterations. I started by creating gesture drawings from sound and taking a walk to find different color theories in nature. From here I went into photoshop and created an image and made a song to go along with the image. After creating the image and song in photoshop, I painted the final collage.
Monolith: 6’ x 4’; Cardboard, printer paper; November 12- December 5, 2018; My final project from first semester freshman year was to create a monolith that we could see existing in the world. This was mine.
Jomon Pot: 12’ x 24’; Ceramic; January- February 13, 2019; Did a ceramics workshop with Jessica Brandl at the start of the second semester freshman year. This piece was influenced by Jōmon pottery, which is pottery from Japan's Paleolithic period mainly used for storage and cooking.
Blocks that go Boom: 4’ x 2.5’ x 2’; Wood; February 14- March 28, 2019; I have created my own musical instrument. With collaboration in mind, I created an instrument that can be played with friends. My influence came from temple boxes and pipe instruments. This was the first interactive piece I created and it was a major step towards my love for woodworking.
1 of 3 Paper Sculptures- Spike: 3’ x 3’ x 3’; Brown paper; August 2019; For this project we were to make 3 sculptures out of paper, this is the first of three. For this piece I wanted to exist in a specific environment, as if it were growing from a corner of a room.
2 of 3 Paper Sculptures- Thorn: 4” x 4” x 12”; Brown paper, colorful scraps from graphic design; August 2019; For this project we were to make 3 sculptures out of paper, this is the second of three. This piece takes inspiration from rose thorns and tentacles. The overall shape of the piece is organic, but is covered with geometric cones to connect nature to geometry.
3 of 3 Paper Sculptures- Paper Spiral: 7” x 3” x 5”; Card stock scrap from a magazine; August 2019; For this project we were to make 3 sculptures out of paper, this is the third of three. This sculpture takes inspiration from the Fibonacci sequence and handheld fans. This piece was also the first iteration of a larger piece.
Cardboard Spiral: 4’ x 9” x 3’; Cardboard and magazine scraps; September 2019; For this project we were to choose one of the three paper sculptures to push further and recreate out of another material. I choose the paper spiral to recreate at a larger scale with cardboard for more stability. I also added accents inside the creases of the spirals with scrap paper to add a secret of color.
Levitating Brick: 7” x 6” x 12”; Standard size brick, balsa wood; September 2019; The prompt for this piece was to use balsa wood to make a brick stand off of a table. I took inspiration from Roman architecture to create an armature similar to that of an ancient bridge. I put the brick at a diagonal to give the piece movement for the eye, and horizontal lines that hold no structural integrity, but help to guide the eye through the piece.
Touching Balance: 4’ x 3’ x 3.5’; Wood, two round glass panels; September 2019; The prompt for this sculpture was to make a structure that could hold 25 pounds of weight. Two intersecting triangles existing on different planes are used to hold up a circular pane of glass. This piece can be seen from multiple perspectives creating an inversive structure.
Spindles: 24” x 1.5” x 6~10”; Cedar and Osage Orange; September 2019; The first set of spindles made after learning how to turn wood on the lathe. Seven in total, various sizes. Some went on to become candlesticks, or live luxurious lives as gifts for family members during the holidays.
Lathed Shapes and Shelves: 2.5” x 6” x 18”; Wood; October 2019; Six level and even lathed pieces; two cones, two spheres, one cylinder, and a vessel. Also pictured is one hand-carved piece on the bottom shelf, and three perfectly level shelves. Each of the lathed shapes is symmetrical and measured accordingly. The hand-turned vessel made out of osage orange was quite the learning experience because of how tough the wood was.
Aluminum Casting: .5~2” x .5~2” x .5~6”; Aluminum; Collaboration with Peyton Follis; October-December 2019; These eight aluminum castings show the morphing of a pine tree into a cat. The casts were made with ceramic shell and poured on KCAI campus. This was a collaborative piece with Peyton Follis.
Metal Sketch: 4’ x 3’ x 3’; Steel; November 2019; This is a 3D representation of a scribble that I am always found doodling in the margins of my notebooks. The piece is made of 90-degree angles but comes together in an organic blob shape.
6-Finish Brain: 3.5’ x 1.5” x 4’; Wood, steel, tung oil, danish oil, paste wax, bolts; March 2020; This brain demonstrates the use of six different finishing techniques, those being tung oil, danish oil, paste wax, museum wax (used twice, one over plain steel and the other over a xylene transfer), and spray paint. The brain shape further demonstrates my interest in neurology, and the bolts holding the piece together represent the structure of the brain.
Zen Garden: 10’ x 5’ x 3’; Plants, pebbles; May 2020; After covid sent me back home, I got back into gardening. I was inspired by Japanese Zen gardens to create my own garden, instead, I used native plants from Missouri and created my own sculptural pieces to lay along with the plants.
Satirical Watering Can: 5” x 4” x 7”; Oven bake clay, air dry clay, 3D printed spots, laser cut handles; February 2020; This product was inspired by the red solo cup I use to water my plants in my living room. The solo cup is not an ideal instrument to use because the amount of water it holds is not nearly enough for all 30 of my plants and I find myself walking back and forth from the kitchen four times. To solve this problem, I created a water pot that has two spots to make the process faster. The catch is, the watering can only hold 16 ounces of water, making that the same amount as a solo cup and is only giving the illusion of efficiency when in reality, you are still wasting your time.
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