Saturday: [1 hr] Sketched and research
Relevant Past project
Solitary 2010: Ink drawings and handwritten text on mylar.
"A Series of 5 ink drawings based on a poem inspired by solitary feeling in nature. The drawings reference metaphorical body parts (spine, hands) that are mentioned in the poem.The goal of the arrangement is to produce a feeling of being
solitary."
(or things I immediately associate with them)
River-Rockwood: "Twin towers", silence, below the road, cold, empty.
River-Huroc: Suspension pipe across the water, the bridge with no exit.
Lake Erie-Docks/Launch: Closed down bathroom, graffiti, docks, fish bones.
Woods-Hubbard Rd: Sleeping deer, fallen trees.
Woodruff road: Dirt road, lamppost, "politically correct" graffiti, woods, flooding, potholes, dogs.
Backyard: Old door, praying mantis, tall sunflower stalks.
Argo lake: Train, the dam, shaky metal walkway over the water.
Monday: [4hr]
Build/design armatures
Thesis Paper Review
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| Cylinder armature |
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| Woodruff Rd armature |
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| First booklet design |
Tuesday: [5hr] continue with armatures
Wednesday: [1 hr] sketching, praying mantis idea, abstractions
Thursday: [4.5hr] Sketching, meeting with James
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| Diagram / sketch of suspension bridge design |
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Diagram for deer motion |
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| Trying to find the correlation between the angles of dead sunflower stalks and the arms of a mantis for the backyard |
Friday: None
Discoveries
I think it will be easier for me to begin to build the structures literally, then abstract them. If I go from the other direction, I'm afraid I'll confuse myself. Also, I have the option to send the poetry for the books to be critiqued by our writing coach.
To Do Next
I am going to go home this weekend to spend time at these places and take photographs. Right now I'm relying completely on memory. I want feel the places.
For Tuesday I would like to show my armatures and sketches. I want to take one armature idea and build it three different ways to show the class and get feedback on.
Discoveries
I think it will be easier for me to begin to build the structures literally, then abstract them. If I go from the other direction, I'm afraid I'll confuse myself. Also, I have the option to send the poetry for the books to be critiqued by our writing coach.
To Do Next
I am going to go home this weekend to spend time at these places and take photographs. Right now I'm relying completely on memory. I want feel the places.
For Tuesday I would like to show my armatures and sketches. I want to take one armature idea and build it three different ways to show the class and get feedback on.
Jan 16: Armature Construction/ Sketch in paper
Jan 23: Photographs of places/ Poetry/ Flesh out armatures
Jan 30: Flesh out armatures/ Start on booklet design
Feb 6: Integration of pop-up to booklet design
Feb 13: Continue Integration
Feb 20: Woodblock Graphic?
Feb 27: Work on prototypes
Mar 5: Continue to refine/ place out in public?
Mar 12: Create final proposal
Mar 19: Final production
Mar 26: Final production
Apr 2: Work due to gallery installers
Apr 9: Prepare for gallery exhibition, contact information on cards, invites
Apr 16: Write thesis and submit
Lauren,
ReplyDelete(I am a bit confused about the timing of your posts, but I think this is from last week?)
I am also not entirely clear what you mean about building one armature idea three ways. I hope what you mean is taking one location and thinking through various physical forms that can convey both 1) literal physical landmarks and 2) a more lyrical sense of the place / keywords of how it feels (I see a good beginning to word brainstorming in your list above). The way in which the poem integrates with the physical pop-up elements will be critical to explore as well.
Looking forward to seeing where this leads you.
Hannah