structure: documentation

All five drawings were drawn in full scale to my actual cube. The hardest drawing to do was the three dimensional drawing because it was hard to match up the straws with the same angles of the cube. The easiest drawing was the edge drawing because it was a close up of just one edge, which was easy because my cube was very simple.

sketchbook assignment

Our assignment was to collect four to five leaves and draw them (negative space, blind contour, contour and shadows.) I found the shadow drawing to be the most difficult because its hard to make the leaves stand out on their own when there is so much dark contrast.

structure

I made my 4x4 cube with very clean lines. The edges protrude out, creating more dimension. My first model had only two, white straws holding up my cube. I thought it was too simple and did not provide enough support. I ironed my straws so that they would be flat just like the edges of my cube. I used styrofoam as the base because I wanted to be able to cut out a certain spot on the base so that the cube belonged there. I chose blue and orange straws because they are complimentary colors and I also wanted to add contrast between the cube and base.

intersection

My first ideas were a small bag with a draw string, a picture frame and a message board.

This was my first attempt at making a "container" for my sketchbook. I used cardboard as the paper element to give it more support, fabric to cover the cardboard and batting, and I used ribbon as my thread element to hide the seams. The fabric glue ended up seeping through the fabric, which didn't look very nice.

My final product ended being a completely new concept. I weaved fabric and paper together to create the "container" for my sketchbook. I used thread to sew the ends together so there would be much cleaner lines. I liked the idea of weaving the materials together because it worked better with the "intersection" idea.

pure contour

The Julius Foust Building is probably the most complex building on the UNCG campus. All of the windows and arches made it very difficult to draw. I enjoyed sitting outside in the cool weather to do the assignment, except for the huge gusts of wind!

environmental design project 1

I chose these two objects to join together because the petals of the flower sprouted out just like the leaves. The contrast of the purple against the green is very appealing. I chose to use a small thread as the binding agent so the whole over all project would remain delicate.

favorite blog

My favorite blog out of the million and one that I browsed through is Suzanne Cabrera's blog. It just so happens that she is one of my teachers as well. I love the blog because it's plain but yet very bold because all of the artwork pops. The artwork is very simple but yet has meaning and a sense of humor behind every piece. The blog stood out to me because most of the entries were about everyday life, which is very easy to relate to. I also really liked the fact that it was very humorous.