Mold Making Project

Materials: Trash Can, Plaster, Wax, Twist ties

Dimensions: As big as a normal trash can with a little spill over.







































































Materials: Wax and Glass
Dimensions: They fit in my hand.

We Were the Memory of a Place

22" x 26" x 18"
Hot glue, cinder blocks, river stones

Red Handed

Mixed Media

240 Watt

28" x 5.5" x 5.5"
Wax, wire, LED

Mutated Pine Cone

Top image Presents:
Pine cone on left is made of white plaster
Pine cone/ornament in the middle is made of butter
Ornament all the way to the left is made of wax

other material:
twig from tree and dirt/soil

Dimensions from left to right:

1.5"x1"x1.5"
2"x2.5"x2.5"
1"x1"x1"

Leftovers

19 1/2 " x 13" x 16"

Leftover Plaster, Wood Filler, and Silicon

White Box Red Box Black Ball

34" x 34" x 1 3/4"

501 plaster cubes, acrylic paint

baby bell

Diaperbell Skirt:

steel, thread, duct tape, slip, sheer fabric, pillowcase, glitter spray

Headband Materials:

paper, wire, sheet metal, silver glitter

Dimensions vary

Transmutation Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unrealized (or “realized enough”)

Christo, Red Store Front (Project) 1965

40" X 48" X 2-1/2"

Wood, Plexiglas, fabric, electric light, enamel paint and charcoal

transmute (verb)

to change in form, nature, or substance

This project has changed in form and in nature, but not in substance!

Due to a lack of time left in the semester, you will no longer be required to “fully realize” your ideas relating to transmutation. You are, however, required to realize them “enough”.

What does this mean??

Consider yourself no longer restricted by the lack of time, energy and materials that would be required to construct your ideas in a 3-dimensional form, or at full scale. You now have the freedom to dream. What would you want to make if you had access to unlimited resources?

This does not necessarily mean you should abandon your previous ideas completely, but rather expand upon them (obviously there was something about those ideas that interests you…try to figure out what that something is). Imagine the perfect solution to this project, and propose it.

With what medium do you feel most comfortable communicating your ideas?

Your final proposal must be a creative product with strong imaginative or aesthetic appeal. It may take the form of a drawing, painting, collage, model, sculpture, or any other manifestation you think would be suitable. Therefore, do not hand in your first sketch. Spend much time brainstorming before deciding upon the best solution.

“Design takes courage –

the courage to confront what we have done and to take the risk of trying things that may not work, the courage to recognize elements of our work that are not successful and to accept the responsibility of restructuring the work until it succeeds.”

(from Understanding Three Dimesions, by Jonathan Block and Jerry Leisure)

Bitch.

Dimensions variable.
Armature wire, abaca paper, spray paint, poly-blend suiting fabric, zipper, thread.
Purchased dog collar & leash, lace garter belt & panties, stockings, patent-leather pumps.

Lets Disco!

plaster, mirror, fabric

Other Person

white cotton blouse with red bandanna sewn into collar

red wax lips painted with red acrylic
spandex tights, cotton stuffing
all star shoes
black dress pants

I was dancing as if there wasn't anything grotesque hanging from my waste, I pretended no one noticed, but I knew people were staring. I wanted to create a costume that would address those feelings of insecurity or lack of confidence in a party setting.

Unknown Watcher

binoculars

 13''x13''x9''

fabric, cardboard, ribbon, and wood

I took on the role of being an unknown watcher. I sat on top of a pedestal that was almost 9' in the air and watched over everyone and the dance party. My goal was to be up high so people wold not notice my existence at first and I would be like an unknown watcher of the party.

"Have you seen a shoe?"

Cotton and Velvet, toy tiara

Mobile DJ Unit

Mixed media

It's a wallflower!

My wallflower was made with a mixture of materials. The flower petals are made from metal wire, then I used stockings to stretch over the metal frame. The pollen is made from latex gloves.

For my performance, I crept along the walls dancing solo, and refusing to dance with any gentlemen that asked to dance with me.

Noctivaygus in Plush

Dimensions variable

Fabric, stuffing, stuffing (plastic) bag, fencing/gardening wire, duct tape

I took on the persona of a dinosaur/dragon-type creature (design based on a pre-existing dragon character of mine) and walked around as such.  I would act curious at first seeing someone new then, depending on their reaction, would decide whether I would continue to interact with them (friend or foe? wait to be pet or dance with them? etc) or run away elsewhere [and try again].  I tried to keep the skull-hat at eye level with others.

Tactile Experience

Dimensions variable
Fabric, faux fur

For the most part, this wearable sculpture left me unable to see or speak to others, forcing me to engage with others through touch. By using soft materials such as faux fur and sweater fabric, I hoped to create a layer of textures pleasing to the touch, to make myself an inviting "creature" to communicate with in a physical way.

Giant Octopus

Dimensions Variable
Chicken Wire, Duct Tape, Textiles, Wood

My role as the giant octopus of the dance party was to be utterly unnecessary and a general nuisance.

The Curious Kinesthetic Creature

Dimensions Variable

Assorted fabric, plastic tubing, elastic bands, sheet metal, yarn.

The major concept of this project was to remove my sight and replace it with a long, seven foot antenna, which I would use to navigate the dance party. I also assumed the persona of a strange creature that was easily fascinated by anything that its antenna could touch, dictating my interactions with others.

Façade

84"x21"x21"

Stick-Self Portrait, Wire, Wood, Fabric, Velcro, Tap Lights

On the outside, a self portrait made of sticks is placed atop an imposing and grandiose pedestal. As the music blares the inside becomes illuminated silhouettes are cast on the fabric so that the pedestal itself disappears and becomes a pulsating dancer cage like those in a a dance club. The inside exposed through it's own façade