Object Exploration

Paint Brush A paintbrush is most well known as a wooden stick with some hairs on one end of it. Materials of the brush hair consist of badger hair – better for oil, camel hair – good for lettering, tempera and watercolor, hog bristle – better for acrylic and oil, mongoose hair – better for […]

Studio Final

Final Pieces:  Process Photos:  Artists Statement: In my art, I tend to use watercolor to make the object appear very soft and smooth whether it be a flower or a statue. This piece is representative of gender and how it has been portrayed in art. This watercolor piece is to make a heavy topic soft […]

Project 3: Social-Ecological Space and Materiality

Detailed Photo  Full Object Assignment: Social-Ecological Space and Materiality Title: Lenses Date: May 14, 2017 Approximate Dimensions: 15″ tall, 12″ wide, 3/4″ thick Materials: Plexi glass, MDF, embroidery string, wire Documentation Photos: Site: Jackson Square Park Date and Duration of Performance: May 14, 2017 – 10 minutes I performed by object by putting my mask against […]

First Year Reflection

The majority of my work is painting or digital based. I love creating watercolor paintings, especially in black and white. I very rarely use color and if I do, there are limited colors causing the painting to appear very monochromatic. My digital work is very clean and minimal. My major is communication design. I love […]

Inhabited Space and Materiality: Cultivated Memory

Title: Empty Hands Materials: MDF Ply wood, Casting and Pottery Plaster, Spray Paint, Nails, L Brackets, Screws, and Canvas Dimensions: 4’x 2′ x 2′   Process Photo of casted hands drying. Process Photo of spray painting the altered canvas. Process Photo of spray painting casted hands.   Altered Found Object. This object was originally a canvas used for painting. […]

Francis Picabia; Artist Trap

 This was the final piece that was inspired to be Francis Picabia’s trap. I was inspired to do this piece because Picabia never wanted to be associated with Surrealism. I combined the Satin Tuning Fork, by Yves Tanguy and Th great Sirens by Paul Delvaux. The Satin Tuning Fork reminds me of Picabia’s art because of the […]