Unconventional Materials Blog

The biggest challenge of this project was figuring out what to make out of the champagne bottle tops. Once I found some inspiration and an idea for what I wanted to do the process of making the project when pretty well. My project came together pretty successfully. The only thing I would change is maybe just add to it, if I had more tops I could make more chairs and tables.  I picked to make mini furniture out of the toppers because when I took them apart they looked like chairs to me. So I added the back supports and created a table for them to sit around. But once the chairs are all around the table they look like chair people because the backs look like the top of a person and the stool looks like a chair. So I thought that was pretty cool. I didn't have any other ideas for this project this was the first one that came to mind. 

Figurative Blog

I chose to make the cranes instead of the figurative project. I made about 8 cranes. 

Origami Installation Blog

(picture, the installation was taken down before I got a picture of it and the picture on your blog isn't working)

The process of making these cranes went well. We went through the planning and developed a well thought out plan for the installation. Most everyone was making them and sense they were all made from the same paper they all came together well. The product however didn't go exactly as planned. We had to change things as we put it up, with strings falling down and cranes not staying in place. 

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We created the cranes using large paper and origami techniques. The process for this installation was making all of the cranes, then developing a plan of where we were going to put them up, and how we were going to install the art, and finally actually putting it up. From this lesson and the short art show the class participated in I learned how real world artist have to deal with the process of displaying their art. The process is the planning and the arting that goes into creating a piece of work which becomes the product. 

Tray and Bowl

I liked the hump mold process we used for this. I think this process improves your chances of having a successful turn out.  I love how my pieces turned out because of the glaze I used. I used a crystal glaze that gave my pieces a unique look. I didn't use underglaze just regular glaze. The bowl shape and detail was successful and the glaze was successful. In the future I would spend more time on the plate I could have smoothed out the sides and given it more time and attention. 

Dwelling Blog

DWELLING PROJECT-

The most challenging part of this project was cutting the plexy glass. It was difficult at first trying to cut straight lines and then bending them so they would break cleanly. I had to sometimes cut extra pieces when they didn't break they way I wanted them to. This project was one of my most successful projects so far, I like how clean and perfect it looks. The marble windows were successful and the walls were too. In the future I wouldn't change anything in particular, I would just add more details to it. 

Between the Folds

I thought this documentary was pretty interesting. I liked how the folders used math, art and computers to change simple white paper into all types of amazing oragami. It was amazing to see how the folders create wonderful "paper sculptures" without adhesive or cuts.  I think Vanessa Gould was ingenious to make this type of documentary to show people how much more than just folding paper oragami is. 

Vessels

For this project I had to overcome challenges with materials. I first I tried to make the circles out of very thin wire but they turned out to not be very sturdy. So then I used gardening wire which worked a lot better. The geometric shape and look was successful in this project. I wish that it was a little cleaner but hot glue is interesting to work with, which is why that was the unsuccessful part of my project. So in the future if I were to remake this project I would try it make it cleanier and crisper. My project is a vessel because it is in the shape of a bowl and you could potentially put something in it, therefore it is functional.