Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Sick day
Using this Wednesday in bed to check out artists and think about next semester. I know I have a lot of work to do to finish up the current project, but I can't help it! Interested in paper pulp sculpture, and beads of course.
Some paper artists:
Carol Cole
Jen Stark
Nick Georgiou
Dana Major Kanovitz
Deborah Baldizar
Peter Gentenaar
Some paper artists:
Carol Cole
Jen Stark
Nick Georgiou
Dana Major Kanovitz
Deborah Baldizar
Peter Gentenaar
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Squarespace and Digital culture
I am really digging squarespace! Not so sure about the template I have, will probably change it when I have time. I am in the Beta test of the e-commerce program, check out my online shop!
https://creationsbycarmen.squarespace.com/welcome/
Word cloud of my paper on the essay Originality by Edward Said.
Screen capture of my Orb creation in Sculptris.
https://creationsbycarmen.squarespace.com/welcome/
Monday, October 15, 2012
Post for critique.
I have my second critique this Thursday and have considerably more to show everyone! I have been working a lot since I ordered my materials. I have also changed some paths and ideas. Kelly had suggested that I do some 1 hour projects; a drastic change from my normal 8-20 hour projects. I tried it a few times, and 1 hour always turned into 2 (or 6), but I got some good results from just going with what I was trying and not thinking too hard about it.
I also found that trusting my instincts as to how to work with the materials yielded some things that really fit into my research. Because I have done so much research, I feel like it's going to influence what I do whether I purposely apply it or not.
I have been going through a book called Jewelry Illustration by Dominique Audette. It's very interesting. I haven't started drawing along yet, but that is my next goal. I would like to get better at expressing my jewelry ideas on paper.
I am also reading the book How We Die by Sherwin B Nuland. It is exploring the most common ways that people die in America, and how that affects their bodies and their minds. He is a very good writer and efficiently makes the clinical personal while still effectively explaining everything.
The other two books I am reading (I should really try and focus on one, haha) are about objects. One is called Berlin Childhood around 1900 by Walter Benjamin, and the other is Evocative Objects: things we think with, put together by Sherry Turkle. These books are really interesting, and explore how we think with the objects around us, and also how these objects tie us to a place and to a time in our lives.
I set up a squarespace! They are letting me beta test the e-commerce feature.
Here are some artists I have been looking at:
Lisa Nillson
Lucy and bart
Exploded View, and Grow on You are my two favorites right now.
Guerra De La Paz
Books 1, 2, 9
Arline Fisch
Some Native American bead artists (most have no personal websites):
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings
Teri Greeves and at the Jane Sauer Gallery
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty and about her piece at the Smithsonian native american museum
Marcus Amerman
Martha Berry
I also found that trusting my instincts as to how to work with the materials yielded some things that really fit into my research. Because I have done so much research, I feel like it's going to influence what I do whether I purposely apply it or not.
I have been going through a book called Jewelry Illustration by Dominique Audette. It's very interesting. I haven't started drawing along yet, but that is my next goal. I would like to get better at expressing my jewelry ideas on paper.
I am also reading the book How We Die by Sherwin B Nuland. It is exploring the most common ways that people die in America, and how that affects their bodies and their minds. He is a very good writer and efficiently makes the clinical personal while still effectively explaining everything.
The other two books I am reading (I should really try and focus on one, haha) are about objects. One is called Berlin Childhood around 1900 by Walter Benjamin, and the other is Evocative Objects: things we think with, put together by Sherry Turkle. These books are really interesting, and explore how we think with the objects around us, and also how these objects tie us to a place and to a time in our lives.
I set up a squarespace! They are letting me beta test the e-commerce feature.
Here are some artists I have been looking at:
Lisa Nillson
Lucy and bart
Exploded View, and Grow on You are my two favorites right now.
Guerra De La Paz
Books 1, 2, 9
Arline Fisch
Some Native American bead artists (most have no personal websites):
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings
Teri Greeves and at the Jane Sauer Gallery
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty and about her piece at the Smithsonian native american museum
Marcus Amerman
Martha Berry
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
updating the day away
Hello Blog world.
Work this week is slow. So slow but I know I am about to kick up a whirlwind of getting stuff done. I am waiting for my supplies to come it from Sandusky, namely all the clothing that my family has been collecting. I have gotten word that it is all on the way!
Right now I am exploring Orbs and prayer shawls, and in the midst of doing that finding lots of books and articles to read. I've started to keep a list because there are too many to keep track of. One notable one, that has nothing to do directly with my project but is good, is called This Day. It's just excerpts of diaries written by American Women.
While waiting to get going on my school projects I have not been sedentary! Rest assured, I always keep myself busy. Here is a photo of one of the pieces I have completed lately:
Lots of fun beadwork. I have others I have completed, but no photos yet. With access to this wonderful photography room in Battelle I should have photos of everything I have ever made! With the right lighting it is so easy to get decent photographs.
Well, I am going to go get to work so I have something to show next week for critique. I will leave you with some artists I have been looking at:
Gail Gorlitzz
Gail makes amazing bead and mixed media sculptures. I am trying to get in contact with her to see if she would like to work with me this summer.
Laura McCabe
Laura makes more edgy beaded jewelry and is often included in many of the bead magazines.
And if you like Futurama, you may find this very very creepy.
Work this week is slow. So slow but I know I am about to kick up a whirlwind of getting stuff done. I am waiting for my supplies to come it from Sandusky, namely all the clothing that my family has been collecting. I have gotten word that it is all on the way!
Right now I am exploring Orbs and prayer shawls, and in the midst of doing that finding lots of books and articles to read. I've started to keep a list because there are too many to keep track of. One notable one, that has nothing to do directly with my project but is good, is called This Day. It's just excerpts of diaries written by American Women.
While waiting to get going on my school projects I have not been sedentary! Rest assured, I always keep myself busy. Here is a photo of one of the pieces I have completed lately:
Well, I am going to go get to work so I have something to show next week for critique. I will leave you with some artists I have been looking at:
Gail Gorlitzz
Gail makes amazing bead and mixed media sculptures. I am trying to get in contact with her to see if she would like to work with me this summer.
Laura McCabe
Laura makes more edgy beaded jewelry and is often included in many of the bead magazines.
And if you like Futurama, you may find this very very creepy.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Wisconsin Death Trip
Sitting in my studio, covered in glue. Again. Time gets lost in here because there are no windows. I'm always surprised when I leave at night and it's dark.
Still working on researching specific aspects of my project, just to make sure I can defend every small detail. Can't move on until I get my supplies. Family is hard to push to do things; I can't get people to collect clothes for me at all. I've set my most determined aunt on it, and failing that I will take a day trip to Sandusky one of these weekends.
To fuel my creativity I have been working on bead embroidery production pieces. I will post pictures later as this evening I will be familiarizing myself with the photo room in Battelle.
I am reading a book Ric suggested: Wisconsin Death Trip "by" Michael Lesy. It is basically a compilation of notices from papers published by Frank and George Cooper, newspaper men in 1890-1910, along with photos by Charles Van Schaick. These are not famous people. This book is weird. Weird and amazing. Weird and freaky and creepy and amazing. I have banished it from my house because I kept having this reoccurring dream where there were all of these people in my head telling me these stories and getting closer and closer. Very clostrophobic. So it is sitting in my studio, waiting to be read some more.
On a side note, Columbus has great libraries. I could spend all day in them.
Also, here is the first piece in a series I am working on, entitled "Pleased to Meet My Migraine". If you know any women who get migraines regularly and they would like to talk to me, please let me know. I am trying to get a picture of how Women view/cope with their chronic migraines.
Still working on researching specific aspects of my project, just to make sure I can defend every small detail. Can't move on until I get my supplies. Family is hard to push to do things; I can't get people to collect clothes for me at all. I've set my most determined aunt on it, and failing that I will take a day trip to Sandusky one of these weekends.
To fuel my creativity I have been working on bead embroidery production pieces. I will post pictures later as this evening I will be familiarizing myself with the photo room in Battelle.
I am reading a book Ric suggested: Wisconsin Death Trip "by" Michael Lesy. It is basically a compilation of notices from papers published by Frank and George Cooper, newspaper men in 1890-1910, along with photos by Charles Van Schaick. These are not famous people. This book is weird. Weird and amazing. Weird and freaky and creepy and amazing. I have banished it from my house because I kept having this reoccurring dream where there were all of these people in my head telling me these stories and getting closer and closer. Very clostrophobic. So it is sitting in my studio, waiting to be read some more.
On a side note, Columbus has great libraries. I could spend all day in them.
Also, here is the first piece in a series I am working on, entitled "Pleased to Meet My Migraine". If you know any women who get migraines regularly and they would like to talk to me, please let me know. I am trying to get a picture of how Women view/cope with their chronic migraines.
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