Sound piece

Sound Piece "Me Too"

Clay, acrylic paint, nail polish

For this piece I wanted to create a statement piece on the Me Too movement. Each piece is a different shape but has the same color to show unity. Just like the experiences unite the people in this movement. I used gold to represent the preciousness of ones own body and to show that there shouldnt be a feeling of shame for ones own body.

50 pieces

50 Ceramic Pieces

Ceramic, acrylic paint, glaze, pastel, and nail polish

With each piece I explored the different ways to use texture and color. I explored different ways of applying color such as glaze, paint, pastels, and nail polish.

For the first set I explored flat textures that mimics nature in a way. The second set was an experiment with interlinking clay pieces, I wanted to make them a bit darker than the rest. The third set are more objective and use an array of bright colors. After that is a darker piece that mimics human forms and interlocking pieces. The next set is black paint with a irridecent nail polish, on top of the black it creates a oil spill type of color. It made me think of the inside of oyster shells. This next set was an exploration of ribbons of clay and folding. The pieces following were experimental.

Memento

Memento

The inspiration for this piece came from a trip to Build-A-Bear I made with my family after my sister was bit by a dog. This was a positive experience that took place because of a bad experience. We were innocent enough not to realize that we were only getting stuffed animals because of the trauma we had experience. My sister made a pink poodle which is represented by the pink fabric. The cream fabric represents the yellow lab I made, it surrounds the pink because I felt I should have been able to protect her. The blue thread represents the bright blue stitches my sister received. 

Materials

• Pink fabric
• Cream fabric
• Blue thread

Dimensions:

2.1" x 2.1" x 1.1"

In process

Inspiration:

Marco Tirelli

Martin Azua

Carina Bezzola

Map Relief

Map Relief

For this project I took inspiration from natural geodes. I work at a jewelry store that sells a lot of natural stones and I feel that aspect has shown through in this work. I used ink and gel medium for some of the purple tones and pastels for the majority of the purple and black. The outer wall is made completely of paper and Gesso. I used the stacking method to make this relief.

In process:

Materials

• Foam
• Paper
• Tracing paper
• Gesso
• Gel medium
• Ink
• Pastels
• Wood Glue

Dimensions

26" x 18.5" x 2.1"

Inspiration

Adrian Colburn

Matt Shilan

Grace Bonney

Soap Carvings

Soap Carving

In process

Materials

• Soap

Dimensions

Soap Bunny 1: 4.5" x 2.4" x 2.8"

Soap Bunny 2: 4.3" x 2.25" x 2.75"

Balsa Wood Sculptures

Balsa Wood Sculptures

This balsa wood sculpture focuses on focal point. I created a bulls eye using the color of the wood glue against masking tape. Then using the white paper I made shapes that point up to the focal point.

Materials:

• Masking tape
• Wood glue
• White paper
• Balsa wood

Dimensions:

3" x 3" x 3.8"

This piece was focused on creating pattern and variety. I used the same diamond pattern, covered in tape all the way around the cube but then left one uncovered. 

Materials:

• Balsa wood
• White paper
• Masking tape

Dimensions:

4" x 4.1" x 3.8"

This piece represents texture. I used multiple materials with different textures and also used sand paper and cross hatching with an Exactoknife to change the texture of some materials.

Materials

• Balsa wood
• Wood glue
• Masking tape
• White paper

Dimensions:

3.9" x 4.2" x 4.25"

In process