I have made four cubes, and plan to continue until I run out of fabric or time.  I plan to make the  messages more complicated as I continue.

(more…)

I have completed the character models and other props needed for my animation. My characters may have some changes. I am now deciding how I want my video to look. I am leaning towards a crisp black and white film at the moment. I don’t usually do black and white but I think it could look nice here. After setting up some shots and experimenting with lighting, I am ready to start animating.

This piece aims not to mimic nature, but to create my own version of nature.  Through this piece I also hope to convey a sense of community by the cluster of organic objects nestled in the tree.  The lone organism further down the tree serves as a reminder of what it’s like to be outside the comfort of a family or social group.

For my final project I plan on continuing the piece I was making for my sewing project.

It should look something like this

(I modeled it in rhino so I could get the dimensions right)

They are made out of sheer transparent fabric and suspended in the trees.

(I LOST THE LITTLE ONE THOUGH DUMB DUMB DUMB)

There will be video projection of found home videos on each of the layers, each layer being played slightly slower than the layer outside of it.

My final piece will revolve around themes of comfort, secret keeping, and the idea of interior spaces.

The idea came to me when I was thinking about Ali’s advice to integrate all of our class work together.  Recently I have become obsessed with small squares made up of tiny scribbles.  So far, however, my work with these squares has been very 2D.  I figured it would be really interesting to see how these squares would translate into a 3D/installation type piece.  The squares have a huge focus on interior space, and hidden complexity.  I plan to translate this to 3D by creating a piece that not only contains my thoughts and worries, but also swallows me.

(more…)

The general theme of my final project is human interaction with others.

I know that I want to make a video piece but I have two ideas on the subject matter.

One idea, is based off of the mathematical Ramsey Theory, specifically the impact of Ramsey theory on the Theorem on friends and strangers, which can be read about here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorem_on_friends_and_strangers.

I was thinking either embroidering or molding the heads and making the video piece of the lines being stitched, or tied.

My other idea was to create, using molding, knotting, and sewing, a 3D environment that is just as detailed and particular at a large scale as it is at a small scale. I would then incorporate a similar idea to my knotting project, and bring in some animals and humans to interact with each other and  the environment. I would film this experiment.

This piece is still in the works, however the idea behind it was to create three structures that acted as “coat hangers” for people to leave behind traces of them in their absence. I was focused on the idea of companionship without the physical presence.

Floating spirals with two entrances

traditional feminine craft for traditional feminine worry

you’ll get tired of me

fabric squares batiked and dyed with coffee