Sunday, July 19, 2009

3-D ART on all Levels










Well, the assignment was to create something using different levels. I am not sure that my design was what the instructor had in mind, but I enjoyed "solving this problem" (he termed each project a problem we needed to solve, it took me the better part of 2 semesters with him to fully understand what he meant by that terminology).



When I was finished drawing my design out, I started working on the various parts for my final product. I had never tried to create something from a drawing (especially not my own drawing) without instructions before (I now began to understand what he meant by "problem to solve" instead of "assignment", etc. ). I ended up using foam board, styrafoam blocks, tissue paper, pinstriping, cardboard tubing, spackle, paint, two sided tape, rubber cement, and hot glue. I spent hours spackling and sanding and painting and striping and taping and gluing and redoing! Boy, did I learn alot.


When finished, my work was put on display with the rest of the class's projects. I was, as I always am, amazed by the uniqueness of each person's design and how they went about "solving the problem" of creating levels in artwork.


Sunday, July 12, 2009

3-D Art & Nuclear Rabbits....



Believe it or not this bunny started out to be a cute art piece, an armature and plaster concoction. It ended up just a tad different!


Since it was the first time trying out this particular art process, I was not too confident in my abilities. We all (my classmates & I) decided what animal each of us would create and began winding our wire armatures. We were required to cover the armature with cloth and plaster. Well that was not so easy. The cloth has to be tight and the plaster must be thin. Getting the cloth around the armature and slopping on the plaster turned into a real laughing matter.


I decided my rabbit went from a cute armature to a sad, sad plaster rabbit! He sure looked like he had a hard life. The more I worked with him the more he took on a "tortured soul" aura. I remembered how as kids we used to talk about how big and ravaged nuclear animals might be (part of the cold war thing) and... TAAHDAAH...suddenly I knew who he was. He was my "Nuclear Rabbit" created from long ago fears and present day reminders of those days.




Maybe someday we will all be blessed with PEACE ON EARTH and "Nuclear Rabbit" can REST IN PEACE.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

3-D Art & Tie Fighters...






From my 3-D art class. It may not look like much to others, but my 7 year old grandson loved it so much he wanted to take it home. He loves Star Wars and said it reminded him of the Tie Fighter (Imperial Dogfighter). If it made him happy, then I am very happy! ;-D