As I sit here, I have the opportunity to glance outside and view the beauty of the day. I hate to admit it, coming from the land of fire and ice (Nebraska), where I had a lifetime worth of snow in the 17 years I was there,but today, the snow is absolutely beautiful! I want to take this time to share with you the blog page of my Art Professor Andy Salzman ( I found out I could do this when he and Daniel were talking in class). He is a wonderful teacher who has opened my eyes to a whole new realm of 3 dimensional art (and, I'm not just saying that because I am currently in his class) I am saying that because he actually is an incredible artist! But don't take my word for it, see for yourself!
http://andreassalzman.blogspot.com/ Never in all my life would I have thought I could make something out of a paper bag, 21 matches, a roll of masking tape, two paper clips, two rubber bands, and part of a match box striker...but, I did, and I really like it! If I had a picture of it, I would show it to you, as soon as I do I will :) It was the first project that Andy had us do. That one lesson taught me so much in terms of what can be created even with limited amount of resources. Each subsequent lesson (project, if you prefer) taught me something new. The next lesson, meant to convey motion, taught me that wire can be a fun and interesting material to work with. I have only used wire when I have found interesting pieces of it while out walking. (like for the hair on "the High Priestess" piece (shown on this blog), I had never used it to make a whole structure. I opted to make an octopi for Phelan :) I think it turned out awesome! Once again, if I had a photo, would share it with you. In the next lesson, we were to take something small, and proportionally accurate, make it big (or vice-versa). I chose the Monopoly hat. I was once again, surprised to find that I could make something out of cardboard and tape and with such detail...I still have the hat, and sometimes wear it :) I am currently working on other hats to be in the CG Trash Fashion show
http://cottagegrove.kval.com/news/arts-culture/trashion-show-celebrates-re-used-items/244700
The last lesson we did was really a lesson of detail. Andy had us take an organic structure (I chose a Brussels sprout) and convey it in clay. It was definitely a enjoyable challenge. I am excited to see how the sprout will turn out once fired :) The current lesson we are on is that of repetition. We went on a walking tour of the campus and saw some of the art work that coveys repetition, this was inspirational to me, and helped me gain insight as to how we were to go about making our objects. We are to make 5 objects ( approx 12-14 inches) in a sequence. They are to include repetition within each piece, and build off the first object we make. It's hard for me to explain, but I think I've got the groove of it...I started with the thought of a tree, what a tree would look like
as the thought of a tree amongst the back drop of thoughts that are still floating in the ether, yet to be born to light. The next object is the chain of thoughts (or seeds if you will) as they progress from once place to the next within our mind...The next one, which is to be the spark of life that is brought into a thought, that moment when a thought comes to life. I am hoping to convey this with some sense of electricity that ties in with the first two objects, that brings the intangible into the physical realm... and then I would like to show the thought being brought into the physical realm (such as my hand holding seed packets, or planting a sprout?) and lastly a physical tree, in all is magnificent touchable reality....Update as of March 1st 8 am... all done and ready to go...Excited!!
