Leaf sketches

This week I sketched five leaves four different ways.
1. Countour
2. Blind Contour
3. Shadow
4. Negative Space

Project #3 Cube

This week we made a cube using bristol board. Our rules were to use straws to articulate the edges and make sure the cube is 4 inches above the base. Mine is flat. After we built it, we have to draw it. Not so complicated for mine, but very much so for others in the class.

Project #2 Container...

Our project this week was to construct a type of container to hold a special object from paper, fabric, and thread. My special object was a heart that has nice smelling pellets in it. My dad bought it for me here in Greensboro. A friend of mine works in the store he found it in. This is important for me because she is apart of my bible study, which reminds me of everyone else that is apart of it as well. The edges are frayed as well as a part in the middle, representing that my heart is not clearly defined, it is imperfect, and messy around the edges. The middle fraying allows the heart to peak through, showing that its not out in the open. The black circles coincide with the circles on the heart and on the white paper, which you can not see. I really enjoyed this project and believe I visually accomplished the 'imperfection' feel I was going for.

Pure Contour Drawing

For this project, we were asked to do something completely new: draw a building on campus. It is called the Foust Building. It is a wonderfully old building, having so much architectural detail, which made it extremely difficult to sketch. I am pleased with the way it turned out though, and I am feeling that I am getting better at drawing; which is pretty great.

Project #1

This is my first project in Environmental Design. Our instructions were to find two natural objects and join them together using a linear material as a binding agent. My concept behind this was: The bark can decompose, and thus allow something to grow from that. The rock can't. the wire flower symbolizes the impossibility of a flower growing out of the rock. This is only the 'first generation' of this project; I'm still working on it and will post other photos when I have finished.