Switcheroo?

I'm thinking about switching to tumblr. I like the cleaner look. and uploading photos on here has been pissing me off lately.

so right now I'm trying it out, here is a link the my tumblr, if you feel so inclined. it's nothing much. maybe I'll post more often, update with information about how my thesis is going and all that fun stuff.

http://lauraells.tumblr.com/

Update

I decided to update my Bold & Beautiful family tree on Adobe Illustrator.  It works better than Microsoft Word.  I haven't been keeping up with the show, so none of the information is updated.  That is too hard and time consuming.

Fall Printmaking

Here is some stuff from my printmaking class this past semester.  I chose to focus on robots.  One goal that I had was to have a clear story in my head behind each print.  In a way that helped me develop an emotional connection to the imagery which in turn made me care more about the final result.  With hope, other people will care too.

"Building the Giant" linoleum

"Death of a Hero" linoleum reduction

"Ro-bow Dog Walking Service" woodcut

"F*&?$@!# Doorknobs" intaglio, plexiglass

"Bad Kitty" intaglio, plexiglass (second state of previous print)

"The Robotson's Family Christmas, 1928" intaglio, copper

"Family Heirlooms" monoprint, copper

My midterm and final projects did not center around robots.  When I scan the images I'll post them.  Thanks for looking!

Fall Semester 2010

Here is some work that I have done this semester for my Design II class.  Both of them were done on Adobe Illustrator.  I've also been taking a printmaking class, I'll post work from that once I scan it. 

entry for Threadless <3 Tron: Legacy, not very well appreciated amongst the voters.

Typographic Portrait, Lucida Calligraphy

picture used for Typographic Portrait.

Just For Fun

This summer I have been working on the paint crew at my school, painting dorm rooms and the like.  One day during lunch I decided to watch TV and discovered The Bold And The Beautiful.  I was intrigued.  I wanted to have a stronger understanding of the show's history so I decided to make this family tree.  In the end I don't know if "a stronger understanding" was reached.  But give the complexity established through the refusal of this group of people to look for love outside of their inner-circle I don't know if that goal can ever be reached.

click on the image to see it in more detial

May Term 2010

I took two may term classes after spring semester, one in painting and the other in figure drawing.  In retrospect I think one would have been a better decision.  In spite of that I managed to make it through the four weeks alive remaining mostly sane.  Here are some things from that month. 

oil and liquin on canvas. section of draped fabric

oil and liquin on canvas. still life of 3D shapes


 

white pencil on black paper, patterning, no edge lines.  this is a drawing from a picture of a sculpture.

I took these pictures with my cell phone camera, so they are not the best quality.  Someday I will take good pictures of my artwork.  Someday. 


Also, blogger has changed some things since April.  I am getting kind of frustrated with their new system of publishing posts.   

Discovering the Dog: Part II

Greetings!

I've finished my dog! I spent 14 hours in the studio on the 7th in order to have him done by the critique on the 8th. And here he is! I am very happy with him and how he came out. I think I really managed to capture the spirit of Kensie. There are still some things that I want to fix once I have time. There are so many stun marks I want to sand down and I want to try and do something about his wobble. But until this semester and May term are over I am happy with the result and I am somewhat terrified that he is out in the Barrington foyer for anyone to touch and possibly destroy.




this was one of the pictures I used for inspiration. I couldn't decided how to make him look "finished," due to his fluffy appearance. In the end I decided to take a modern approach and make him smooth.


The next pictures are of him on display in his current finished state. Again, they were taken on my cellphone camera, so they are not very good quality.

Discovering the Dog: Part I

I have been taking a stone sculpture class this semester, it has been quite enjoyable. We've been working in alabaster since the beginning of February. I decided to sculpt my dog, Kensie, who died in September. It has been a very lengthy process and I wanted to report my progression since I have found so much enjoyment from this medium. This is still a work in progress, I look forward to posting pictures of the completed product!

I didn't remember to take pictures of every stage, but whatever. Also, I apologize for the poor quality of the photos, I took them with the camera on my cell phone.

Here is the stone in a soft form








More shaping












No! Emergency surgery! Get me some epoxy STAT!
This was a truly terrible night. It was my first time back in the studio after about a week and a half due to sickness. Within the first 20 minutes the leg cracked and fell off. About 20 minutes after that the ear cracked as well. So discouraging.




Hurray! As good as new!
Anyways, notice that he now has a neck and a tail!








More definition in the front legs








Here I began separating the front legs from the body and slimming down the chest.









More to come!

Fall '09-'10

Here are some of the things that I worked on last semester in my two studio classes:

Portrait of Edwin Booth using patterning without lines



black micron on white paper


Key chain still life with patterning

purple ultra-fine sharpie on gray paper with black micron and white colored pencil for details

Face hybrid, also with patterning



white colored pencil on black paper


These next three are part of a three-series drawing based on Virgil's Aeneid.

Aeneas fleeing Troy


Aeneas departing from Carthage while Dido kills herself


Aeneas and Sybil arrive at the River Styx, presenting the Golden Bough to Charon


graphite and ink wash on watercolor paper.


There are a few more things that I might put up at a later date.