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Sunday, December 23, 2007 YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN - SEMESTER REVIEW The rants and babbling of a 40 something year old returning to college.I know, I was really bad about posting my projects. There came a point when I finally gave up on the idea that I would be doing anything other than homework during my spare moments. So here it is the semester in review: DRAWING 1-101  This was my final pic in drawing. It's a horrible photograph because I fixed it with a high gloss fixative and all I get is reflection of light off it. But trust me, the plaster looks real, which is actually my favorite part of the drawing. Here's the rest of my portfolio from Drawing 1-101. I didn't include earlier images that'd I'd already posted and the 5 dozen or so quick sketches or the stuff from the beginning of the semester... basically because I threw that stuff away before I realized I was supposed to "save everything" or the stuff I just pretty much ripped up with frustration. DRAWING Portfolio John kept me company during my many hours of drawing and drew his own pictures and of course I was a complete baby because he was able to crank the drawings out in hours, while mine took days.  SCULPTING 1-101 FOUND OBJECTS My second sculpting project was centered around a "found object". Justin and Rashad took us to a scrap/salvage yard to "find" something. I really wish I would've taken a picture of what my object was before I turned it into art, but here's the final piece at Crit time:    You'd be amazed at how many things in your house can be used to create art. I currently have a leather rug in my living room that is significantly worse for wear due to using part of the rug in this sculpture. PERFORMANCE ART  Performance art is NOT my gig. It was probably the most frustrating sculpture I had to create. In the end it turned out all right, albeit a tad risque'. Here's the final piece, but it doesn't come without warning, VIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK and it's probably not safe for work. The weird thing was, both my sculpting instructors said I really should take performance art next semester (wonder why?)... yeah, I don't think so. Performance art ATTRACTION/REPULSION   This was my final sculpture. I did a collaborative with Fran and Paige. We decided on our own to do this and didn't tell the instructors. I was actually really nervous that Justin might tell us that we should have asked for permission first, but I think he was pleasantly surprised, as a safety we made sure that the piece could be separated in a heartbeat... just in case. But all went well. I created the city, Fran the suburbs and Paige the country/farm. It turned out fabulously! Here are some other images of the final piece. Collaborative Life And some images of the rest of the class' work. Final Crit It's odd to work with people and collaborate on a project, have it come together in the timeline it needs to, have everyone work well together and the final product be fantastic. I couldn't express to them properly what it's like in corporate america to collaborate on a project, because it's never that easy. 10 years from now, when they're part of Corporate America, they'll be working on a project as a team and recall all the stupid things I tried to predict for them and laugh, at least I hope they'll laugh. All-in-all, the semester was stressful, entertaining, enlightening and wonderful. I met a great bunch of people, learned a lot (two words - that was for you Justin), and maybe even woke up to life again. Gotta thank the family for all their patience and such. Especially John who sat and watched me and the girls completely destroy his clean shop, while calmly helping us with the tools. You're a gem J. Grades were posted Friday, I got an "A" in both classes. I'm pulling a 4.0 baby!!!! Next semester... metal casting, I can't wait! posted by me | 7:47 PM | 2 comments Comments: Post a Comment I clicked on your page from PlanetDan's page. ...looked at a handful of your works in the drawing portfolio... I was tickled by "Grandma's Gun!" Very very nice- good stuff. Your work is delightful! Very good, and inspiring- I love using old CD's in art ("Coasters", "Frizbees" all those wrecked disks from unsuccessful burns)  anniebird : 3/14/2008 10:38 AM
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