Figurative Sculptures

Money Man and Crying Earth
Materials: Clay, toothpick, ink, wood

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Artist Statement

This piece is a depiction of a greedy politician whose focus is money, standing on a pedestal above the earth who is crying while the world burns behind her. The goal of this piece was to show what motivates people in power and not only how it is affecting our planet, but that these motivations will have consequences. The politician's eyes are money signs as a literal representation of what he sees. I had the base of this figure painted in gold that appears to be spreading, not only to comment on the figure's motivations being material, but to suggest that the gold will eventually consume him. I made the second figure female with a flower on her head to suggest this is mother nature. I made this figure weeping and on fire to convey that mother nature is crying while the earth burns. The base of this piece also helps the figures tell the narrative. Specifically, the fire growing upwards towards the gold is meant to literally suggest that the fire will eventually catch it, and figuratively suggest that if money is the only motivation and people don't stop this fire eventually everything will be destroyed. 

In Process

Gregor's Room

In Process

Room Built For A Worm

Dimensions for bed: 5''x 3.4''x 7.4''

Materials: Paper, Ink 

Artist Statement

I wanted this piece to emulate the whimsical nature but also mystery I felt while reading Gregor's room. I chose to use shades of blue ranging from light blue, that is peaceful but also sad, to a deep more violet shade to bring the mysterious element. I believe orange added the lightness similar to the humor in Gregor's room. I made the shapes very circular and swirly, to continue the whimsical and fantastical essence. I decided to make Gregor an inch worm because of their connotation with change. 

 

Masking Tape Shoes

 

Dinner and A Movie

Let's Catch a Vibe 

The movie that inspired my dinner date was Surf's Up. I wanted this to look like a date with someone who is fun and laid back. However, I also wanted to show that this person may be immature. I chose freeze pops and capri sun to enhance the summer and beach vibe of the piece, as well as demonstrate that this would be a fun and relaxed date but not a very serious one. The movie also has a lot to do with energy, specifically in the waves and the spirituality of the Hawaiian penguins. To show energy and movement I used a lot of repeating circles. The tapestry as the background, the sun for the plate, the beach ball, and the way I arranged the freeze pops all emulate a circular pattern. I also included two shot glasses, both from Hawaii not only to directly tie it to the movie's environment but to continue to show the fun-loving but possibly reckless side this person has. 

 

100 objects

 

Touch Response

 

Everything is Connected

Watercolor and pen and ink on Bristol paper

“An odd feature of touch is that it doesn’t always have to be performed by another person, or even a living thing.” 

-Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of The Senses, p. 78

Statement: This quote emphasizes how everything in our universe is connected. Touch is not only important to what is alive however it is a vital part of everything around us. I wanted this piece to clearly depict that people are deeply connected to the world around them. This piece also depicts something that is living, the silhouette of a girl, and two things that are not, the mountains and the night sky. Both mountains and stars are two non living things however they touch the world around them. 

What Happens In Death

Acrylic paint, marker on drawing paper

“What seems real we call ‘tangible’, as if it were a fruit whose rind we could feel. When we die, loved ones swaddle us in heavily padded coffins, making us infants again, lying in our mother’s arms before returning to the womb of the earth, ceremoniously unborn.”

-Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of The Senses, p. 71

Statement: This quote describes how life and death are connected. There is also a large emphasis on how people return to the earth when their life is over. I chose to depict flowers growing out of a skull to demonstrate the idea that humans and nature are connected, even in death. Skulls are also a way to represent death as a concept without having to specifically show a person. Skulls symbolize death as a whole which is why I chose to draw a skull and not depict a person.