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.