Sculpture 1, Spring 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Nick and Kari's Assignment

#51 Describe what to do with your body when you die

Kari Pfannenstein,

Nick Mitchell,

I don’t really like to think about death, so that’s why I decided to do this one. I figured it would make me a little uncomfortable and get me out of my normal train of thought. I figure if I try to find the humorous side of death it won’t be as hard to accept when I’m faced by it. I’ve also never really had to think about what my funeral or burial would be like, all I know is that I want people to remember the day that Nick Mitchell died. So what better way to achieve this then by having the most fun funeral ever. That’s right, how could you not want to go to a funeral at Six Flags? All expense paid for of course. Bring the whole family and have a blast as I ride the roller coaster with you stiff as a board. And what better way to end the night then by sitting next to a warm bon fire as I roast away inside of it. Then just to keep my memory alive, every time you pass your favorite park, there I am staring back at you through the eyes of a 15 foot statue with my ashes embedded in it. My death will be glorious.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cory Andres' Assignment

Photograph A Scar And Write About It

When I lived with my parents, back when times were easy and there were zero bills to be paid, I played outside a lot with my five other siblings. It was winter and snow covered the ground. I cant comprehend what exactly we were playing, but I remember chasing my brother, Tony, from one of our driveways to the next. We weren’t allowed on the road, so we did this by running in the ditch, which may I add, had over 2 feet of snow in it from the snowplows. As you should know, many driveways have culverts for water drainage in the spring when it rains. As I chased tony to the second driveway, he went up the left and quickly jolted to the right. Me being the eldest child of the family, and obviously the biggest brain, I went straight to catch him mid jolt. As I did this, my left leg fell through the snow into an opening. The culvert. It tore a gash in me and bled for at least an hour.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Lizzy Feldhege, Assignment: Draw a shadow

For this piece the assignment was to draw a shadow. Using an orchid branch I arranged a composition of organic shadows which were then drawn in micron pen and surrounded by a spiral motif background. Lastly, I washed a variety of earthy watercolor hues over the spiral designs to amp up the contrast and bring out the lovely shadow shapes.