Oh boy, the first full faculty critique is coming right up! I only have 3 more days to work. In the last week I have spoken with Robert Rainey, Bob Katz and Karen Adrienne about my work. All of the meetings went well, they seem excited to see where my work is going to go which is even more exciting for me.
Since my first presentation of the 6 "pod" drawings my direction for Senior Project has changed a bit. The wood piece that you see images of in the post preceding this one is the work that I had done as of Wednesday. I began cutting boards into a shape which resembled my pod drawings. I chose not to make the forms solid, I felt that if I did they would (1) be to visually 'heavy' and (2) they would not be as aesthetically interesting or pleasing. After creating the portion of the 'pod' structure I decided that it looked too structural and mechanical, I wanted to go in and modify the structure so that it would take on a more organic feel. This decision was crucial since my concept revolves around the natural world. After I began working the surface my direction toward the 'pod' form changed drastically. The 'pod' was never a central focus or specific need for my concept, rather it was a series of ideas that I thought would help to discover my concept through form. As I said before, once I started working the physical form took on a whole new direction and meaning. My initial artist statement referred to layering within nature and referenced the connection between humans and the natural world. It is my feeling that this new direction still, in part, fulfills my original artist statement as I will currently be investigating layering and growth within my piece.
I got another solid 5 hours of work in today, bringing me to a current total of 20 hours. I cannot say how good it felt to get a good chunk of work time in again, it has been approximately a year since I've been in the studio sculpting a piece. It was a great feeling to unload everything, get the coffee brewing, break out the tools, crank up the music and get to work. I have definitely chosen the right concentration (sculpture) as that is the time that I really am able to just relax, focus and really get into a 'zone'. After working today I can easily say that if this piece is successful (which I suspect it will be) I could spend a great amount of time just building and working with these pieces for quite some time to come. I have found my passion and it feels great!
I will be working again tomorrow, and hopefully again Sunday (after I complete my homework for my other classes) and on Monday as well. It is my hope to have enough of the surface worked for Tuesday's critique so that I can get some decent and helpful feedback from the faculty. I am confident that things will go well and that I'm headed in the right direction...that being said I'm still very nervous! For those of you reading this before Tuesday's crit - happy working and good luck! I am excited to see what everyone has on Tuesday!
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