Roughing the Draft

Layout

I wasn't really sure what to do for the three rough layouts so I just started to throw stuff together, but by the end of the third one I was starting to get a hint of what I could play with and a better mental image of what I wanted to create was coming together. Then the critiques also really helped me out on what I need to play with and develop further. Now to just work on it.

Cardboard Bow Tie

Cardboard Bow Tie

So here are the pics for the prototypes. When I put together the cardboard prototype I came across several flaws and ideas on how to put together the wooden one, which I guess is the idea of a prototype, anyway moving on. The first issue I came across was using the jig saw to cut out the bow ties see through hole. The issue was with the saw but I know to look out for it now. The other issue was the problem of having a recessed bow tie spot. I talked to one of the aides and we came up with several different solutions from chiseling it out to cutting it in half and sanding it down which is what I tried with the cardboard one. 

The plan is to cut and plane the pieces tomorrow and glue everything. Then get a large chunk of it done over the weekend and varnish it on tuesday. 

Preliminary Sketches

First Sketches

           These are the initial idea sketches I did for the box project. The first sketch I did was the bow tie and it was the idea I put the most effort into because It was initially my favorite idea, other than the air one that is. I really liked the idea of making a checkerboard bow-tie and I am sad that I dont get to play with that. 

           The second idea or the second object I had was a small round rock. I had several different concepts with it the first one being that I have a very organic shape that mimicked the rock itself. The other idea for the rock was to have a very unadorned or shapeless exterior and then have the inside of the box have a perfectly shaped spot for the rock. 

           The last idea I had was to make a birdcage for a fake bird that I had acquired for a sculpture piece. The idea was to have the box be the birdcage which I though would be fun to do but very difficult to pull off.     

A Box that Holds Air

A Box that Holds Air

So I finally got around to posting about the project, kinda. The day after we first brought in our objects I was in sculpture and had an idea, a silly idea, but an idea nonetheless. I though it would be fascinating to have a box that holds air, at first I though maybe just a wispy looking thing that kinda represents floating or something but then I realized it would be so much more fun to actually have it hiss with a release of air when you uncork it. The original concept was a bottle but I fell in love with the irony of the name "A Box that Hold Air". I also like the idea of having "vintage" bottles of air from different places just sitting around. "Why yes lets open a bottle of 2012 colorado air, a very smoky smell that year."

Chalking

Chalking

           So I decided to chalk some the other night and I ended up drawing the match and then the next morning I drew some more and then the next night I had another idea and I was really bored. Then I decided to restart but with an actual design in mind to an extent. 

          So the new idea is to have a gun or some object pointing where the cigarette is pointing towards the rest of the wall. From the gun I want everything exploding along the wall. But first I need to wash the wall and buy chalk or oil pastels.  

          Soon I will post about the project double promise.