Outside layers

This sketch was done outside on the campus of WSU in Pullman. The goal for this sketch was to get three layers of distance which turned out to be harder than I thought to do. I do love how my plant turned out and spent most of the time sketching it since it was the closest layer. As things move back they become more blurry.

Banana

This is a cross section of a banana and I do like this one but am not used to this kind of sketching and did not really know what I was suppose to do, but I did it right and I think it looks interesting

Chairs

In this sketch, I had to draw the negative space of the chairs. I thought the chair on the right was harder since it had more parts and more detail to it. The chair on the left was easier and I love how it came out.

Upside down drawing

This was one of my favorite sketches that I did during the summer. Looking at this image upside down and trying to draw it was interesting. Your eye does not look for features that are recognizable, they look at the lines and how they connect and cross. Although the head of this drawing is out of proportion it still looks good. I will remember to draw some things upside down sometime.

Textile Pattern

As an idea generator for this textile piece was the historical period of Victorian Revival. Elements used from this historical inspiration were the repeated flower wallpapaers, the classic checker board tile was in use for flooring at the base of their spiral staircases. Claw feet were often used for support of bath tubs or chair during this time. Composing this textile with the old frame and picture in the middle represents Victorian Revival because these frames were almost always the focal point of a side table in the house. Putting the claw feet on the sides made it looks like it was supporting the picture frame having the same color and texture. Flowers in the background always occured in Victorian Houses using them as wallpaper. I am pleased with this final outcome although it came out a different color with the plotter.

Reflection on bench project

This project when first introduced to us seemed overwhelming and lots of work with a limited time to get it done. Once we started the project with our objects things started to just flow. We helped each other and the teachers also gave us some advice. I am not the most organized person out there but this project helped me to get organized and get stuff done. For me some of the problems I had was sketching out my ideas. I rather build things and see if I like it or if I need to do something to make it better, etc. Building the actual bench was a pain since I have different materials and plastic is not very glueable, but I made it stick somehow. I figured out that my bench was top heavy so had to add a side wall so the bench could stay up and it turned out to be nicer with it. The posters that I made seemed somewhat empty, but everything that I needed was on there. I learned a lot from this project.

Technical poster

This last poster is the technical part of the process. All measurements and scales, and materials are on this poster. I mounted the sketchs on foam core so they appeared to pop out of the poster.

Aesthetics Poster

In this second poster, I put my rendered sketch, my light studies of my bench model, and the materials I plan to use and where to use them.

Process Poster

This poster was one out of the three posters I had to do for my final project. It is the process of my thinking, and how I got the ideas for my final bench model. The found object was probably the main source of my thinking. But Candice Olson's quote also helped me with her words. I built plenty of process models to help me think of improvements and lead me to the final concept model with is in the middle right of this poster. My concept statement describes the idea generator, form-givers and application.

Final Bench Design

This is my final bench model created in ID 103 during this summer. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I had some issues with the different materials I used and to make them stay together and glued, but I made it. I decided to use some clear plastic in this design to let light in at all times. There are also lights at the top of the bench so if it is dark outside you can still have some type of lighting going on. This bench is for the outdoors and relaxing. I would love to have this bench outside of my own place. Wouldn't you like it outside your place?

Found Object

In ID 103, our class had to go on a hunt for an "interesting" object that we find in our paths. This object was found in a demolition site near my residence hall McEachern. I am not quite sure what it is or what it is used for, but it looks like it can be crewed in since it has indentations at the end. With this object, we had to come up with abstract drawings inspired by it somehow. At the end, we had to choose 3 out of 50 little drawings to be our "parti' drawings. From our Parti drawings we had to create a bench using the elements and principles of design that were in our Parti.

Hands

This art piece was made with black ink and a bamboo stick. I positioned my hands in different ways and arranged them on the page. I did drop some ink spots on the paper but thought it would add more to the negative space in the piece to make it look more interesting. The hand on the bottom right, is my favorite because my hand actually looks like this when I push on the table with my thumb. Creepy, but awesome.

Jack in the Santa hands

This painting idea came from some doodles that I made on my school notebooks. I do not know where these ideas come from, but I love it. The actual piece is brighter than what the photo shows. One of my other favorites.

Chicken

This painting was made in Art Studio at Timberline High School in 2009. I absolutely love this piece and am proud of it. It is a 36 by 36 canvas and made with acrylic paint. This painting took me about a week to completely finish it. I used a primary color scheme and made texture with different brushes and strokes. I will let you know that the chicken is my favorite animal and this was my first try to paint one. Comments are always welcome!

Modern Mater

This image was made by using a original palouse picture and having fun with it in Illustrator. I found this old truck picture and immediately thought of Tow Mater from the Pixar movie "Cars". This was my first try in Illustrator. I am sure I can do better with more experience.