Midnight In Paris

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT: Create a movie poster and DVD cover for the movie Midnight In Paris using only original images.

I combined two photos that I took. Inside the street lamp is a picture from a church in New Orleans and the street lamp was taken here in Athens. I printed out the image of the church and scanned it into the computer several times to create an "old vintage" look to the photo. I inserted the church photo inside the lamp because New Orleans has similar qualities to Paris. I chose the lamppost because they are timeless to Paris and Paris is known for being beautiful at night when everything is lit up. I added the whimsical stripes because they represent Owen Wilson's character in the movie, he's very peculiar. 

Black & White Collage

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT:Recreate a black and white image with magazine clippings of similar grayscale values. 

The was a very challenging piece, especially because my original image was a photograph taken through a window. So it was very hard to capture the reflection using magazine clippings. I really love to mix and match patterns so I tried to do a lot of that to differentiate between different objects in the image. Although this piece was very time consuming, it was also very soothing to work on.

Photoshop Collage

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT: Create a collage in photoshop using found objects.

I really enjoyed choosing random objects for this project, items ranging from treasured jewelry to rocks and leaves. This is the first time I've ever used photoshop and I've really developed a love for it. The endless possibilities that you can achieve with it are just simply amazing to me. I look forward to continuing to explore it's many features. This piece is a tribute to my dear grandmothers. After scanning my objects into the computer and picked which ones I would use throughout my piece. I went with my Grandma Wolff's hankie, a locket I made with Grandma Hibner's picture, one of my hair clips, and one of my earrings. At first I wasn't too thrilled about the kaleidoscope look that was produced but now I really enjoy the repetition. As my first photoshop piece, I really love it.

Gas Mask

Inspired by this
'68 anti-war poster

Project Assignment: Anything your heart desires.

I chose to work with charcoal and water color for this piece.I was inspired after looking through anti-war protests for the Vietnam War and came across some compelling images of gas masks. Something about the dark mysterious nature of these objects really intrigued me. I incorporated the butterfly wings because butterflies represent the soul and there’s that old saying, “The eyes are the window to the soul.” I was terrified to work with charcoal because I was not very familiar with it before this piece but ended up absolutely loving it in the end. I started out by covering the eyes with blue painters tape to preserve the white and completely blacked out the board with charcoal. I then went in with a kneaded and white eraser and did the detailing in the shadows. I had my final critique today and overall the professor was pretty pleased. I’m thrilled at how this piece turned out!

Photographs

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” 

-Ansel Adams

Monster Man

CLASS PHOTO

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT: Create a monster using your wildest imagination.

Materials used were clay and colored slip. My little monster man is named, Victor.  

Door

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT: Design something visibly showing an applied force.

I designed a “weathered” door. The size of the door is half the size of an exterior door. The title of this piece is Frank Lloyd Wright Meets Snow White. The concept behind this piece is that it’s owner found the door at a flea market and took it home to his shop. He loved the rough worn texture of the door but replaced the stained glass and door handle 

with a more whimsical look.

Dream House

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT: Design something using 50 of one item.

I chose clothespins. They were easy to manipulate by taking them apart and cutting them down. To show different woods and textures, I stained some clothespins and used sand paper to show the texture of the chimney. In addition to contracting the piece, I had to photograph the piece in three different environments.

The above picture was my inspiration for this piece.