Monday/ First of the Month Update

October First- (9 A.M.)

My semester is off to a rockin start and I am very interested in my  Carving (sculpture) course because I haven't done anything like this in years (since H.S!)

So, it's interesting and intriguing to me how sculptor usually work in silence, or with loud/noisy banging in our studio. I'm always inspired by music so as our "Plaster Project (#2)" I decided to mold a heavy, plaster mp3 player to play on the idea of portableness and how music plays a role in life. it's in the works,

This is my first project with bar soap:

(First free form design) and side by side with #2 (Untitled) the one on the right is Ivory bath soap.

I am also really into collecting found art. You wouldn't believe what stuff you find laying around free when you are looking for it. I'm interesting in incorporating this into my bookmaking class, like an anonymous ekphrasis...hmmmm....

Investigating Form/ Formlessness still in my studies. new media forms, using found images and language, and general exploring. I love this article from the Red Eye a few weeks ago about Silence and restaurant ambiance:

One more example of found art:

-Bests,
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