What a Mess!

I really enjoyed this assignment and I think I have improved when it comes to drawing objects. People are still pretty difficult for me though. I had no problem drawing messy areas since my room is ALWAYS a mess! My favorite were the last two drawings I did because I spent the most time on them and I was slow and deliberate with my strokes. It takes a lot of time and work to make a drawing beautiful with cross-hatching. It makes you really appreciate the drawings where the artist's cross-hatching is soft and life-like.

Lead Pencil Studio Exhibit

The signs of a pack rat

First Project of the New Semester

2x4
Objective: design a self-sustained system
Parameters: make no less than six cuts.
use all the material provided; no more, no less.
use no fasteners and no adhesives

At first I loathed this project; however, once I got into the workshop I really got into it. I was inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. My approach was very minimalist. I made a groove through the center of the entire 2x4. Then I took a piece of the side and made the square and rectangular shapes that fit into the groove. We had to use every last piece of the 2x4 and other than the pieces that ended up as sawdust I used every single piece. I can't wait to use the wood shop again!

Here are a few of my first ideations and my final idea.