intentions

Intentions for Figurative "Moment"

For this project I intend to make a sculpture of a skier in midair.  The moment I am trying to capture is the peak of a jump when the skier is "in the zone."  I decided to choose this moment because it is one of coolest feelings.  I am going to make the skier out of clay and am intending to make the poles and skies out of really smooth wood.  I got inspiration from a picture of the skier Tanner Hall (see below). 

I believe that this picture capture the moment perfectly.  I also like the way that his body rotates when he reaches down to grab his skis. I want to make my sculpture really simplistic and smooth.  I got inspiration from the artist Keith Haring (see below).  His art is really simplistic.  However, I plan on making my sculpture three dimensional as apposed to his flat sculptures. 

                                          

Big Love Sculpture

1. To create an overall plan for the sculpture, the entire class put their ideas together.  For example, me and a couple other students had the idea of having a man pillar make up the fountain, as apposed to a wall or arch.  Our idea was selected to be in the main design and it was fun to see our idea transform from a thought to the actual sculpture.
2. Overall, A stage-piece doesn't have to be completely perfect in the sense that every square millimeter doesn't have to be uniform.  Because the audience is further away, the props can be painted a main color, the covered with different blotches of colors.  The different colors then blend together and make the stone tiles look weathered.  I was most engaged when my group was working on making the overall base.  It was fun to use tools to make something bigger than the boxes from the last project.
3. Overall, the meeting a the beginning of the project was successful because everyone was able to give ideas for the main project.  People could give ideas, modify other ideas, or do both.  Everybody participated and entire class worked well together.
4. I was really happy because I was able to pick my group.  I chose to be in the group that made the base because I wanted to do mostly woodworking.  I was happy that I learned how to use some new power tools.
5. The overall base is the most successful part of my groups work.  We made it sturdy so it can hold the weight of a couple of people.  However, the most successful looking element that my group participated in was the tiles.  The tiles look really convincing from a distance through our painting technique.  We mixed different shades to make the stone look weathered.
6. My group was constantly giving itself feedback along the way.  We were always changing elements of the base to make it as successful as possible.  I think the sculpture as a whole looks great, especially for the short time period.

First Post

Process:

1. My sketches helped me initially get started and it also helped me visualized my cube.  However, without graph paper, my sketches were confusing so I had to visualize my cube mostly in my head.
2. Learning the schematic drawings was really cool and I know that it will be helpful in the future.  I feel like I know how to draw a successful schematic blueprint for my projects and that I know all of the technical aspects of the drawing.
3. My overall cube is pretty much the same as my drawings, however, the only place my "craft" didn't come through all the way was when cutting the wood.  I would have the lines on the wood perfect but when using the round table saw, I would have the peices of wood a couple millimeters off causing slight cracks in the box.

Concept: Form and Function:

1. My cube needed to be able to hold water and still work like a mug. However, I tried to make it look as simple as possible with it still having the function of a mug.  I feel like I successfully did this and the cube looms simple and, more importantly, it works.
2. I feel like I communicated my conceptual intentions very well given the feedback I received from my peers and Mr. O.  Using this feedback, I was able to pick the right materials and have the right form while still making a functional box.
3. Although we did not interact with a broader community outside of the classroom, I interacted with my peers to make sure I had a successful box.  They helped me by giving me feedback on design and function and I helped them by giving out feedback on design and function as well as some knowledge on materials.

Overall:

1. Throughout this project, I realized how much I like using different materials to create a a physical project with function.  Throughout survey, I was never really interested in drawing, painting, or taking pictures.  I realized through this project that I am better at sculpture and I have more fun using different materials and power tools.