Final Project

biographical self-reference

Snuggling up with Naisha :)

        My Final project was inspired by my pig stuffed animal which I named Oinkers. He is very special to me because I made him at the Toys R Us in NYC where I live. I made it there with my boyfriend on one of our first dates.
        The whole project is made out of recycled materials that I deconstructed. The outside of the body and head are made out of socks. I created a rounded shape for the head and a spherical one for the body. The limbs and ears are made out of canvas and a mesh material. I created skinny spherical shapes for the limbs. The ears were originally triangular shapes and then I sewed them down to create a realistic, cute shape. I found buttons from my old shirts for the nose and eyes. The whole project was hand sewn together.
        I explored unity, harmony and proportion with this project as well. I unified the project using different colors and textures that harmonized together in the end result. The darker pinks accent the certain areas while the off-white canvas color brings attention to the limbs.
      The actual inspiration means a lot to me and I am proud of how the final project came out. I believe it was successfully done and clearly portrays what it is supposed to.

Polyhedral Structures Phases A & B

In phase A of the project I use polyhedral additively to create a mask. I was inspired for this project by a circular African mask. I used a color scheme of black for most of the face and multiple color such as red, yellow, blue, and green for accents around the outside and the nose section which I wanted to be the focal point of the mask. I used bristol board and construction paper for my polyhedral structures which made up my mask. My mask consisted of 3 polyhedral shapes which were octagonal kaleidocycles, an oval cone, and a icosahedron.

In phase B of my project I again used polyhedrals but to create a wall structure. I used several different types of truncated pyramids to create my structure. I used negative and positive space to create an interesting design on the stick structures and spacing. I also made cutouts in several shapes to enhance the negative space. The color pattern is red, blue, and purple and black. The mix-matching color creates a cohesive style.

Serial Planes

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Sketches

  In both phases of the Serial Planes project there were different complications and experiences.
  In phase A: Altered Books the ordinary novel I chose transformed into a sculptural form that was full of   cylinders, triangles, and pieces that extended out from the spine with no page left untouched. I created a hanging piece that when spun, was aesthetically interesting. No matter which angle the project is looked at there is always something to analyze. I encountered a few problems while working on the project. I found that because the pages are parallel they create a lot of volume when they are altered. I had to rip out numerous pages because of the fact that my novel was so thick. It was easier for me to work with the pages after I ripped some out. Also, folding the pages was much easier than rolling them into cone-like shapes although I liked the shapes that created better. It was also difficult to create shapes while still working with the pages connected to the spine of the book.
  Phase B: Foam Core 3d Constructions, I found, was much easier to create than the altered book. I was inspired to create a stacked up cylinder form from a magazine picture but when I put the pieces on top of each other they sort of fell into each other and I preferred that form better. The 3d construction became an abstract representation of the Guggenheim Museum, another inspiration. I intertwined the "fallen" cylinders into each other. The intertwining represented separate parts of the buildings. I found this project easier to create than the altered book because the material was "free", not connected by the spine like the book. I could create shapes and put them together and not have to worry about if the page would fall out or if it would look good. If I was not pleased with how the foam looked it was very easier to change or take apart, the paper of the book was very hard to undo or alter after I already worked with it. Although the foam is harder to cut than paper, I much preferred the Foam Core 3d Constructions project over Altered Books. Yet, I am pleased with how both came out in the end.