Sculptures

Entropy:

 Untitled(Lantern)

My goal for this piece was to create a lantern that was not only functional, but mimicked the intricate nature of a spider web. When working on a piece I tend to fixate on the small details. In this piece, I hand braided the wire so each piece was different just as it would be in nature. Another thing that I focused on when creating the piece were the shadows, my initial intention was to create a structure that would cast interesting shadows. With a piece like a lantern I believe that the shadows it creates are also relevant to the piece, if the shadows aren’t also interesting, I personally feel like it’s a wasted chance to make a piece more complex. In my opinion the small details are just as if not more important as the overall aesthetic of the piece, a piece might be beautiful to look at, but for me it’s the intricate details that not everyone notices that make it intriguing. Following that philosophy with my piece I spent a great deal of time working on the small details, such as hand-braiding the wires when possible, wrapping the outer-ring with wire, and laying out the wire in a way and choosing the light source that created the best shadows.

 Tranquil Tides

Waves crashing ashore.

The sun setting on the horizon.

Warm sand on your skin.

            Tranquility.

My goal for this piece was always to make some form of light. Originally it began as a piece showing the contrast between sunset and a night sky full of stars. But as the piece progressed, it moved away from that idea and transitioned to a piece highlighting the tranquility of beach at sunset. The idea for the change came to me as I was walking along the shoreline as the tide receded the night before finals week began. The sound of the waves, the sand, and the beautiful colors of the sunset kissed sky; all of it was just so calming. In that moment, I decided to start collecting shells and use them to create the top. I chose not to glue down the shells, that way they can be picked up and looked at. I personally see the piece as a nightlight; during the day you can see the sunsets and shells, but when the lights are out all you can see is the faint glow peeking through and illuminating the shells.

Ella

When we first got the assignment the first thing I thought of was an elephant. Since I was little elephants have always been important to me. To make the elephant I cut up my wood into small blocks and glued them together to make a blocky elephant. I wanted my elephant to although looking like an elephant not be realistic. To achieve this I not only decided to not make her round, but I also decided to stain her a teal color. The reason I chose to stain her was so that the wood grain showed through like the wrinkles on an elephant’s skin. I originally planned on doing detailing on the elephant in purple glitter to make her more whimsical, but then upon further deliberation decided that the glitter could have potentially taken away from the piece and made her look tacky. When I put the piece together one thing I liked was that not everything fit together perfectly.