Ever since I finished my paper stacking invented form, I could not get the shapes out of my head. They always remind me of an ominous, dark, futuristic structure. For my final solution I tried to convey this feeling by integrating the shapes into a mountain. I started with a picture of an island, and everything else was created manually and manipulated.

When I first heard about this project, I instantly new what i wanted to do. To me, the ultimate masked identity is a computer. When you’re on a computer, you can be anyone, anything, anywhere in the world. I used this concept in my masked identity and created a computer monitor that completely covered the user’s face, making them completely anonymous. For the final solution, I photographed the person wearing it on a computer, presumably talking to someone on the other end, looking just the same: completely anonymous.

Sketchbook Drawings

Masked Identity 1 of 3

Masked Identity 2 of 3

Masked Identity 3 of 3

Vegetable

Invented Form

My invented form is the result of an initial idea gone wrong. However, I think the final solution ended up well. The three rings are arranged in a way that feels deliberate, yet random. It can be observed from a plethora of differnt angles, all providing a different feeling. My favorite is looking straight through each of the circles.

Sketchbook Drawings

Paper Stacking (Vegetable) 1 of 3

Paper Stacking (Vegetable) 2 of 3

Paper Stacking (Vegetable) 3 of 3

Paper Stacking (Invented) 1 of 3

Paper Stacking (Invented) 2 of 3

Paper Stacking (Invented) 3 of 3

Addition & Subtraction

Subtractraction

Use heat to remove part of the legs

Subtractraction

Use water and my hands to remove soap from the body

Addition

Add a wet napkin around the body

Addition

Add cayene pepper to the entire object

Subtraction

Remove peices of the body with a meat tenderizer.

Addition

Add thumb-tacks to the bottom of the feet.

Subtraction

Cut away the torso of the bear

Addition

Put the bear back together with toothpicks.

Response to: Adding & Subtracting

I not only wanted to make my figure not look like a bear any more, but I did not want it to look like soap either. By burning it, rinsing it, cutting it, wrapping it, and adding ceyene pepper, I think I acheived this effect. The cayene pepper mixed with the wet napkin make it seem like there is mold or mildew growing, the exact opposite of sanitary soap.

Respose to: Lick & Lather

This lady is nuts. It is interesting how she perceives and thinks about the relationship between herself and other objects/beings. It is especially interesting that she focuses more on a cycle of things, rather than just a single moment. Instead of starting with string or premade items, she can learn and get more out of the cycle of creating her own. By going through multiple steps and phases in each of her pieces, she learns a multitude more about herself, as well as the subject she is working with.

Sketchbook Drawings

It”s About Time 1 of 3

It”s About Time 2 of 3

It”s About Time 3 of 3

Response to “The Tokens”

The reading was very unexpected. In general it was very morbid, thinking about all of the abanoded babies. However, the aspect of leaving an identifiable, recoverable, and personal token with each baby was touching. It was almost like a way for the mothers to pass along a memory to their child, even without the child having experienced it. An unknowningly shared memory between the two. It is interesting to think how an object or time can mean so much, and become so memorable to one person, and have very little effect on someone else in the same situation.

My Memento

My parents divorced when I was too young to remember. Growing up, my brother, sister, and I would visit my Dad’s house frequently. We didn’t have all of the toys and things to do that we kept at our Mom’s, so we had to be creative. He had a huge, unkempt backyard that we would often roam and explore. One of the most memorable and fun things for us to do was to dig a hole. We would just dig.

Breaking through the surface of the earth, never knowing what we would find. Would there be a rock we’ve never seen? Maybe someone’s long forgotten memento of their own, lost and buried over time. The unforgiving, ever changing, rugged earth always kept me in a sense of wonder.

For my peice, I used tin foil to represent part of the ground. Crumpled and balled, then pulled apart, it creates thousands of nooks, crannies, hills, and vallies creating a completely random and unpredictable terrain. To represent the sand/dirt we would dig through, wood shavings of various size/thickness were addd to the “hole.” Finally, I covered the top of the hole with clear plastic tape. When we would dig, we always knew somewhat of what we would find, but could never be certain. Breaking through the first layer was alawys the most exciting part for me. The start of a new adventure.

Sketchbook Drawings

Memento 1 of 3

Memento 2 of 3

Memento 3 of 3

I modeled part of the bed after my real bed, but also the style of design I like. The modern “floating” headboard is always something I have found neat looking.

The Chest

The simple chest is modeled after what I would ideally want in a chest. It is simple, practical, and useful.

The Bug

The small bug represents the emotional state Gregor was in during the story. However, the long legs, hidden in the body, show he still holds onto feeling large.

Sketchbook Drawings

Poetic Metamorphsis 1 of 3 (Bed)

Poetic Metamorphsis 2 of 3 (Bug)

Poetic Metamorphsis 3 of 3 (Drawer)

Vocabulary

• Harem: a usually secluded house or part of a house allotted to women in a Muslim household.
• Stenography: the art or process of writing in shorthand
• Vermin(ous): small common harmful or objectionable animals (as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control

Outline

1. Part I – Transformation

   • Gregor realizes he has transformed into a vermin.
   • He is most concerned that he is late for work, not that he has become a vermin.
   • He tries to talk down his manager, and save his job, as well as his parents livelyhood.
   • It is difficult for him to move around, and function normally.
   • When finally able to leave the room, his father recoils in disgust, and forces Gregor back into his room.

2. Part II – Adaptation

   • Gregor begins to realize what he likes to eat, and can and can’t do physically.
   • His sister feeds him each day, but prevents his mother from seeing him.
   • With Gregor unable to work, his family members are forced to find employment for themselves.
   • His family starts removing in an effort to give him more room, but unknowingly cause Gregor discomfort.
   • Gregor runs out of his room, and is injured badly by his father.

3. Part III – Acceptance

   • Gregor accidently causes his parents to lose their current lodgers by leaving his room.
   • Realizing that the only way to make his family happy again, he lets himself die.
   • Upon discovering Gregor’s corpse, the family reconsiders their current state, and determines they are well off.
   • Grete’s parents start considering finding her a husband.

To represent “hopeful”, I created a small 5 sided wooden box (the top remaining open). This acted as a container for the copious amounts of wood glue I then proceeded to pour into into it. The glue represents the first “state” of the object. I then added shaved pieces of the balsa wood into the glue, with pieces rising out of the glue, and sticking out in every which way. This was meant to represent the next “state” of the object. The pieces are growing out of the first state, hopeful to pass through and continue with their development.

Monument

To represent “monument”, I created a very large structure. It has sharp, authoritative lines, harsh diagonals, and tall lines. It is very reminiscent of a sky-scraper in a large city. I then wrapped the entire piece in clear packaging tape to create a reflective/shiny surface on the object. Shiny things always feel important.

Chaotic

To represent “chaotic”, I created a representation of a thought bubble. Nothing is more chaotic to me than thoughts, especially incomplete ones. By layering crumpled and jaggy pieces of tape together, and adding pieces of balsa, glue, and other tape, I created a mess. Just looking at it makes me uneasy because it is so messy and unkempt.

Danger

To represent “danger”, I created a looking glass of sorts. With a three sided box, I added sharp points, strings/vines of paper, and other nasty looking things. By cutting out a window in the back wall, the object becomes something with space behind it. You are no longer looking at the object only, but instead forced to see what is around it. This mask/filter helps convey the feeling that anything can be dangerous, no matter what it may look like originally.

Sketchbook Drawings

Expressive Forms in 3D 1 of 3 (Hopeful)

Expressive Forms in 3D 2 of 3 (Monument)

Expressive Forms in 3D 3 of 3 (Chaotic)