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Self-portraits and paper, rephotographed, 2024
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Found Object/Final Project
Final Detail Detail Detail Detail Inspiration In-Progress In-Progress In-Progress Artist Statement I really enjoyed the mold-making assignment, and decided I wanted to expand on it in some way. Since I related that project to my BA Portfolio work, I thought I would bring in more elements from my other paintings. My favorite painting I made this semester included little teacups that looked like flowers with butterfly handles, and since my mold-making assignment included a cake and a glass, I thought it would be interesting to hone in on the weird/creepy childhood tea party theme by making even more fish-babies and fruit, and also making the tea cups and incorporating a goldfish I had sculpted earlier in the semester while thinking of ideas. The fruit, to me, seemed like pieces of innocence, but like the fish-babies in the martini glasses and the cake, also felt like a reiteration of this theme of "consumption" and commodities....
Mold Making
Final Detail Final Detail In-progress In-progress Original Concept (Gouache and Colored Pencil) Orignal Concept (Air Dry Clay) Artist Statement When the assignment was introduced, I knew I wanted to make a lot of little reproductions of this tiny fish-baby that I had painted and then sculpted earlier in the semester. What I thought I would do with these little fish things in the end changed several times. I thought I would make them contained or coming out of a goldfish snack box, but then I decided I wanted them to be more ambiguous. I thought including the goldfish snack box would make it seem like these things I had made were inspired by the snack that smiles back, which was not the case. Then I was thinking back to all of the different spaces I have been using to contain this fish/person all semester in other classes, and found some martini glasses. I also was not sure what else to make, and just i...
A Natural History of the Senses Relief Sculpture
Ode to the Melipona Foam Board, Wire, Tracing Paper, Gel Medium, Wood Glue, Paper, Spray Paint, Fabric, Perfume 14 in x 8 in x 20 in Angle #2 Angle #3 Detail #1 Detail #2 The sculpture explores scent as a material, as vanilla perfume was used on the fabric lining. This decision was based on the popular scent and flavor of vanilla, and the shape of the sculpture was inspired by the fact that only one type of bee pollinates the orchids from which vanilla pods can be harvested. I wanted to visually communicate the look of a bee hive while including the scent of vanilla to bring attention to the natural way that vanilla is produced. Most vanillas that we smell or taste have been hand pollinated, and I felt that bringing attention to the fact that most of us have never tasted or smelled real, natural vanilla is important and allows us to ponder just how many lab-produced products we are consuming so frequently. In Process In Process In Process Inspiration #1 Tonya Hart htt...