Table, Chess, and all the Mess!

Click Through For Process Info! It’s finished…… it’s finally finished………. My table and cushions and chess set! It’s been a fun time making all this stuff. Also, there were at least 7 times in this process where I was thought I was about to cause a mess of catastrophic proportions, but that happened at most 0.5 times, so I’m delighted about that! (I’m still very afraid of beanbag chair stuffing. It takes a hole the …

WFTGTD..?

…I’m confused too. Hi though! Three artists. Three wildly innovative ways of interacting with space. My thoughts on all of this: Neat! Simone Leigh Olafur Eliasson Nicholas Hlobo Simone Leigh Takeaway from this: LOVE the way she uses scale. Making a sculpture so huge is one thing (although, not insignificant! I imagine it’s super technically challenging), making the sculpture work with its size to command its environment is another, and Brick House does this super …

WIP- chess set ideas

Just a small progress post, I’ve been thinking about the table we’re building and I sort of want to put a chessboard in the top. Yet to work out the logistics for that, I know how to make the board by cutting and gluing strips of light and dark wood, but I don’t know how I’m incorporating it into the table. I’m also designing chess pieces based on characters of mine, as seen on the …

Experiencing Art in Various Dimensions

It’s going to be interesting taking this class, since I’ve generally considered myself a “2D” artist. I’m looking forward to it! It’ll be interesting not only because of the process of making art, but also in the process of analyzing it. During our class on the 4th, a lot of aspects of 3D art that I never really paid attention to became apparent, particularly how the viewing experience differs from 2D art. I’m putting the notes …