Apr 10.

Reflection: 

    This week was focused on finishing touches, making more prints, putting them onto card-stock for integrity and simplicity of transport. I also got new frames for the oil pastels, with them being the same size of the print. I dove deeper into the meaning and background on why? We had a lovely visiting artist and she asked me important questions I hadn't considered. For example, she made me realize that the saturation difference is almost a critique or is almost comical in reference to over editing that takes place on social media and everyday images. People always want it to look better and brighter, for me these sections and portions of prints hold emotion. The good, bad, ugly and everything in between. All the thoughts that were being processed in that moment, how it grounds and heals the human body. How something so beautiful can be seen and given such trust and vulnerability by humans, especially me. We also discussed how the pastels don't work in the frame and they should be open in a grid formation, maybe about six of them. I want to also appreciate the texture on them. 

In Process:

Reference/Inspiration:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/173318285655080346/

https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/

My own images

@ryliescamera

 the same sunset 10 minutes apart

Apr. 3

In Process

Reflection

    It was my first time filling the whole wall this week as a test. I did tape the pieces up individually- we worked through this and realized I needed to transfer them to paper so I can move them around as a whole image instead of pieces of a bunch of images. The "holes" in the wall were partially filled with scans which were eventually taken off, the group enjoyed the space, but wished the holes were left on the smaller side so all the images were tighter together. It was mentioned that the colors were overly saturated, I kinda think that is the point- we came to the conclusion that the saturated ones could live within it, yet they just needed to be spaced out more. Chaos and puzzle came up, the group understood the pacing and felt it was seen. For the frame I needed to go bigger (to size of print) as well as use a brighter or more saturated oil pastel. 

Inspiration/Research

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3307399722189299/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2040762320719798/

Mar 27.

 

Reflection: 

    This week was based on just observing and rearranging my work from 3/20. I had done many things and needed to look at them in the bigger picture. I got a wall!- this allowed me to put up and rearrange my images and scans. I also completed some arrangements on foam board and had those sitting at the bottom. The class really enjoyed the rips, and the trees. I was trying to focus in on colors of what they observed and think would cause or show the most chaos. The folded pieces didn't land, as well as the folded on the pedestal. The layering on top of other pieces works, but I wouldn't want it to be the oil pastel itself only the scan. We narrowed down to keeping roughly the same size 11x17 then trimmed. I want to show pacing, and this chaos overwhelming feeling to this one moment that is calm, I just need to figure out how to go about it.

In Process: 

    I kept rearranging and forgot to take photos in between, though it is all of the same work from 3/20 with a few new prints. 

Inspiration/ Research: 

 

Rosanna Jones-Mixed Media Artist

https://www.rosannajones.co.uk/

Nan Goldin

Ballad of Sexual Dependency Exhibition

Gagosian-London

https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2026/nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual-dependency/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/945967096741270440/

Mar 20.

Reflection: 

    This week I was focused on looking at everything I have, I made a few new edits and prints to be able to experiment some more. I laid out everything and started to get an idea of what the final collection could look like. I laid scans and my drawings on top of prints and worked on layering, rips and even cuts wanting to achieve the window look. I feel like the rips and tears worked the best giving the effect of the hand. I get words such as nostalgia and dreamy. The folds were also enjoyable, and I wanted to play with that more, though I feel like it gets lost in a way. 

In Process: 

Research/Inspiration: 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/195414071326719990/

Inverted Landscapes

Rebecca Najdowski

https://rebeccanajdowski.com/Inverted-Landscapes

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/472666923382858806/