Rational The theme I selected for this painting was space and place. Initially I had envisioned a campfire in the woods up island, a place I know from camping trips and cold winters. However when I took a step back from this idea and really thought deeper into the concept of place and what I […]
Read more "Project 3: Thematic Painting"Rational My first ideas for this challenge revolved around education and learning challenges as an educator this was the first place my mind went. However, I have a lot of opportunities to create and solve these kind of challenges and also found that most of my ideas already existed to some extent. I then looked […]
Read more "Project 3 Design Challenge"Process Work: My painting includes four features that are significant to my life in different aspects. A mango to represent my favorite fruit along with my birthplace, Mexico and all of the mangos I have eaten growing up connecting to special moments here. A black bear stuffed animal to showcase my childhood stuffed animals and […]
Read more "Project 1 – Autobiographic Still-Life"Project 2: Furry Teacup 1) Concept & Development a) Initial notes/research b) Sketches c) Material explorations 2) Final 3-D prototype 3) Design Rationale: I started with a broad range of ideas and prototyping eventually honing in on creating a bikini with natural materials in mind considering two key artists for inspiration in relating my piece […]
Read more "Project 2: Furry Teacup"Rational I decided to create an abstract painting of two figs after some brainstorming, sketching and reworking. Figs felt like a meaningful subject to me, reminding me of my childhood in my Abuela’s backyard. I wanted the unique and vibrant colours of the fruit to instill the feelings of nostalgia, warmth and childhood, worry free […]
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