Artist statement

For my first design project I worked in a design team with Noble Stultz. We created a modular relief wall hanging/room divider. Our wall hanging was inspired by architectural structures along with shadows. As a design team we both really enjoyed working together and the end result of our project. We enjoyed the depth our piece had when hung with natural light. One of the hardest things to do technically was to find the best way to link the pop-ups together without them getting flat. We tried different things but ended up using jewelry links to connect them all. The idea of structure and unity really informed our work process. Another issue we had was if we should incorporate black popups. As a design team we felt that the black was just thrown in and we would like to work more to find a unified way to incorporate it. The pop up itself had a simple structure but when repeated it created unity as a whole. In the end the piece plays a lot with the depth it creates when held up to light, the shadows play within the structure. This was not something we originally planned for but I really enjoy the way it turned out.

My second project was to create three different serial plane samples and one curvilinear foam core sample. For both of these projects the biggest technical challenge was keeping the construction clean. I feel my serial planes transition nicely through different organic shapes. The vertical one I had more trouble getting the same fluid transition. By adding more planes it really helped the transition. The curvilinear structure was based off of diagonal movement. My structure experiments with different materials to create a different kind of interaction with the structure and for stability.

Last was an architectonic sculpture with re-purposed materials. My concept for this project was nests. Originally I chose this because of the structure and the way that nests incorporate many different materials to build a whole. As I researched I found more that nests are for protection, they are a home. I took the idea of protection or a safe heaven and created a nest. This nest has a serial plane structure that helps keep the structure while keeping the idea of a structured home. The inside of the nest is a warm, safe inviting area while the outside is protected, it has a harder look. The material on the outside is still translucent enough to see both the structure and the inside. My sculpture has a nice balance between hard and soft. By taking the concept and letting it develop on its own I feel my piece became more successful then my original design.