WIP: Jeanette

The final stages!

I completed the drawing, however, I'm unsure it is too simple or if I should leave it. I really like how it looks in this top image. I feel as though the image and the fabric bring a complete element to the piece, yet the wood settles it.

This is my attempt at building a frame. I went to Joann Fabrics and bought a shadow box frame, foam, and fabric. I basically tossed the glass of the shadow box frame, flipped it over and cut the foam to size. I then cut the middle part for where the wood image would go. 

From there, I wrapped the entire thing in the fabric I bought. I stapled both the inside and the back to hold the fabric. I also glued the middle section down to help in keeping the frame together. 

Then lastly, I added the wood piece. I do not think it works as well as it did on the pillow. It looks suffocated in the frame, and I do not know how I feel about that. Maybe if the frame was bigger or if rather than existing in the frame it existed on top of... I'm not sure yet. The wooden piece is still removable and was not attached to the frame, so my options are still open.

Ink Drawing on Wood WIP

This is a new piece I've recently started. It is not for school, just something I started sketching awhile ago and decided to try and use for something.

Anyway, this is the wood piece I picked up. I found it at Michael's for 2.99. I was going to get one of those wood panels (roughly 8"x10") and it was going to be about 8 dollars. I found this in the wood sections and thought it would be way cooler.

At the time I thought I was going to be painting on it, so I put a thin coat of clear gesso over it and then sanded it down to try and smooth it out.

This si the original sketch I drew up about a month or so ago. I never finished the sketch. I originally planned on finishing it, however, different plans came up for what to do with it, and here I am now. 

This is after I first sketched the image out on the wood. I had already started inking some of it before I decided I should take a picture of the progress. 

And this is where I was at last night. I plan to continue with it and see where it goes from there. I'm not sure if something should be added into the background yet or not. I think I like the simplicity of the image on wood. 

However, I love the print of the pillow behind it. I am thinking about trying to build some kind of frame around it with the fabric holding in the back. I plan to continue working on the piece this afternoon and sketch up my ideas with the fabric frame.  

I am thus far rather happy with it. I am not sure what I plan to do with it after finishing the ink drawing. I thought about putting some kind of clear gloss over it to make it shine. But I like the plain-ness of the wood. 

Senior Thesis Final DAAPWorks

An Overlooked Production 

A few close ups

People + Charcoal Prints

Again, I took the same print, however without the faces. This time, the goal was the make the viewer work of the image. In place of all names I put words such as Humans or People. As I said before, I did not feel it mattered who was on the cover of the magazine, which means it could be anyone. However, I do not believe it is something noticed by everyone. Giving reason for why the viewer must work to see the image and understand the print. 

Process: I ran a black flat as the background first and allowed that to dry. I then ran the text print about 6-10 times to allow the ink to thicken. Right after running the second layer, I placed the print in a box and sprinkled powered charcoal over the entire image. I allowed that to sit over night. The next day I wold shake the excess powder from the print, leaving the image with an almost felt fabric appearance. 

Mixed + Matched People Prints

 

My goal here was just to play with layering and moving the text around. There is not suppose to be any real organization going on. The whole point was it to appear as a large amount of information layered on top of one another with no real point to it. Kind of like a gossip magazine.

People + Us with color

Once again, I was continuing with the same print as last, however, I incorporated both color and repetition into the works to try and take them a step further.