Drawing with Transparency

I recreated photographs taken in the mountains of North Carolina using large general color values with construction paper, tracing paper to represent the fog, and pencil to add texture and detail.

Drawing with Tape

For this series of eight, I made portraits of my friends using black tape against colored construction paper. When using the tape, I manipulated it only by ripping it. Ripping the tape gave the portraits slight imperfections,  but also made them more organic looking and personable.

Drawing with Water

After reading "To Draw is to Be Human," I started viewing the act of drawing a little differently. According to the reading, drawing "... is the means by which we can understand and map, decipher, and come to terms with our surroundings as we leave marks, tracks, or shadows to mark our passing."

My new understanding of drawing is that it is the act of changing or manipulating something to show my influence on it. This process can be intricate and invested or simple, yet thoughtful. With something as pure and simple as water, I decided not to over think it and let the water naturally respond to the materials I put it on.

The method for this series of 8 is quite simple. I take a cup of water and pour it on a material and document it's response. Here are my results ...

1. Colored Construction Paper

2. Cotton Dress

3. Bamboo Mats

4. Cardboard

5. Leather

6. Aluminum Foil

7. Coffee Grounds

8. Vegetable Oil

Masked Identity Process

Sound Confession

For my sound confession, I wasn't entirely sure what to confess. Secrets are secrets for a reason. They are private. So instead, I decided to display some habits I use as a crutch to help me deal with some of my secrets. Some people find this habits vulgar. Others abuse them just as much, maybe even more, than I.

I recycled an old Stella bottle and an old cigarette pack. I filled the stella bottle with brown paper to represent the beer and shiney paper on top to represent the foam. The brown paper also represents the ugly secrets I keep hidden, while the shiney paper represents the bubbly personality and brave face I show to others. Inside the cigarette pack is the speaker for my sound confession.

My recording is from Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense. It reads:

“LIGHTING NEW CIGARETTES,

POURING MORE

DRINKS.

IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL

FIGHT.

STILL

IS.”

Poetry Response

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Masked Identity

Watch my video for this project on YouTube!