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Intro Graphics

This past semester (Fall 2008) I began taking classes for my minor with Intro Graphics. We had quite a few assignments but in this post I am sharing my best and favorite assignments.





Above are my three designs for the CD Cover redesign project. I chose the band, Radiohead and focused on addressing human/technology interactions and relationships.



Above here are my button designs for Pink Week, a national celebration of nothing more than the color pink. The entire Art department here at UWGB participates.

Aside from updating my online art sites today with my Intro Graphics work, I am gathering inspiration for possible shoots. Perhaps I shall embark to the Studio Arts building to weave on the loom, before viewing Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho". Next weekend I plan on multiple sessions of shooting. Either way it is nice to have a day off before the crazy week ahead of me.

Studio I and creative blocks

I haven't posted for a few days--because nothing new has been created. I'm in artist standby mode, basically. Above is an assignment for Graphics Studio I that was critiqued and turned in last week. We had to design a display font, I call my design "Skworm". Our next project has to do with the program InDesign and researching a font designer. I'm not too thrilled about this assignment, it sounds rather bland and I'm not yet friends with InDesign--the program and I tend to make enemies. I would love to photograph today. I have two willing friends/models visiting from my hometown. However, I am rather stumped at what creative aim to take. I have ideas written down but the gears in my brain are stuck and need to be spinning like crazy again. The drive is there, just not the brain juice...if that analogy works at all. I ought to go work on the loom today too, and draw the octopus.

Why do I have a feeling that this coming week is going to suck??

Photo II

Today I managed to grab my archival print box holding photographs from a year ago. In this box I found some of my favorite images I have ever created, and I have been wanting to scan in for quite some time now. Mind you, the prints are a tad dusty, but I think they're pretty successful images. I feel inspired to shoot black and white film again.

Body Space Interjections



Creating Images Based off another Photographer's Style - Anna Gaskell


Extending The Image






I miss the darkroom.

Another result from the Insomniac Epiphanies

I think I am going to continue working in this way. It was all unplanned, but I really like the results. Obviously the use of the yarn came from the Angel shoot I did this Monday. This photo might have too much going on in it, but either way, I like the texture the yarn creates and how the accidental loose straps seem to flow into the red yarn as if they are connected. Motion is something new I am trying so I like what I'm getting so far, but I want to continue to play with it, probably with longer shutter speeds so the shapes are more defined.

I have photography class this morning, and I think I may be getting my idea book, so I won't feel lost anymore.

Insomnia and Epiphanies

Tonight has been indeed productive. On accident. After my night class I came home and photographed artwork to post on here and my other sites, but I was compelled to keep going with something. I tried knitting. Lost concentration and interest real quick. I wanted to draw my octopi idea, taped my borders....but I put the pencil in my hand and dropped it immediately. I began playing with the fabric I had gathered as possibilities for my jellyfish and I just put it on my face and something clicked. Pulled out the tripod, and shot around 282 frames...

This image you see in this entry was the outcome. I'm intrigued but I find I am still discovering it.

Artworks Beyond Photography

So, I realize that I have mainly just been posting my photography on here---meanwhile, I have a lot of other artwork to show. Getting into photography was an accident. I just loved shooting so much, here I am since intro photo. When I took intro I had no intention of actually continuing with it. When I took Photo II it was a whim, I was a late add to the class. I had originally meant to major in drawing and painting--which have been my strengths all along. I'm getting better, practicing with my tech issues. It is the ability to challenge reality what I like most about photography. Hopefully someday I'll be really good at it. I've definitely taken leaps as of late.

Anyways, I took photos of some artwork I did last semester--these works are probably the strongest pieces of art I have created in my undergrad career. First I will show you pieces from Intermediate Drawing:



In Intermediate, we did a lot of figure drawing. Above are some of the nude figure drawings i did in-class. The funny part about this is I am currently in Advanced drawing with the girl who modeled for these drawings. We were assigned a lot of outside drawings too--I had two pieces that were my pride and joy. "Untitled (Freedom is What You Make of It)" made it into the Juried student show. "Saving My Face" is my pride and joy--I mean to get it framed but I can easily say it is the best piece of art I have ever created. It's around 3ftx4ft so it's huge. It took me a week and a half to create, but it was well worth it. I turned it in for final critique.

Untitled (Freedom Is What You Make Of It)
Nupastel on Stonehenge

Saving My Face
Nupastel and charcoal on Stonehenge

Aside from drawing and photography, I have also dabbled in the area of textiles/fiber arts. I can really only knit scarves, and my working on the loom this morning was semi-intimidating and frustrating. However, I've always had a special place for costumes...anything to do with dressing up. I've created two very interesting wearable pieces. One is a corset which first began as my project for Sacred/Profane absorption/discharge assignment...and later evolved into my self-portrait embroidery piece. The corset was for intro. Now I am in the Intermediate class, and we had to create a project based on the movie/book "A Clockwork Orange"...somehow I found myself working with lingerie AGAIN. I sewed milk labels to an old bra, and there are eyelashes where the nips would be. A basic explanation of the piece would be the milk labels represent the Korova Milkbar, the eyelashes represent the fake eyelashes which Alex wears in the film, and I chose a bra due to the issue of rape in the story.

Profane/Self-Portrait Corset

A Clockwork Orange Bra

I'm not sure what's coming next. I'm excited to find out. Tonight is the first night in a long time where I can simply relax a bit more. My bra, which hasn't even been turned in yet, is done for Thursday, and we just had a critique in Graphics today (I do intend to post some of my graphics work in here)...so I thought it would be a good time to catch up with life in general...not just my blog. Hopefully I remain addicted so I keep updating and don't wind up with a blog that needs to be dusted off after months of neglect.

Blog to do list:
*Graphic Design
*Photo II

Fin. For now.