I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

I am currently in the process of constructing my fifth and final box. I’ve been agonizing over the conceptualization and just a couple nights ago I finally started putting things into the box and making real decisions about it. I’m not sure why, but this has been the most difficult project so far. Perhaps it’s because there is more pressure for a final piece, but I just can’t let myself worry about that because it’s been hindering my process.

For this box, my focus was more on aesthetic choices than a very specific idea that I wanted to capture. The placement and inclusion or exclusion of objects and photographs was guided more so by instinct than logical reasoning. My hope is that this box is unique and yet fits into the aesthetic and nostalgic quality of the five pieces as a set.

The very first thing I did to start the process of this box was to go on a hike (in the pouring rain) and collect materials from nature that appealed to me visually and that I thought could be used in the construction. It was also nice to be out in nature; I thought about Anthony’s project and how many of our projects have turned out to be interconnected. After that I spent time sketching and just trying to visualize how I wanted this assemblage to look. Second, I went in search of the perfect box and fortunately I found something very interesting at the flea market. My next step was to look through the supplies I have at home including old negatives and found objects and pick out the ones that resonated as “back yard” to me.

Going to the darkroom, like always, was another important step. I ended up printing six different photographs and in the end I’m only using one is my assemblage. Since we didn’t have critique this week, I thought I would include those extra photographs in this blog post.  I also printed a photo of my mom just as an experiment. I found this photo of her when she was probably five years old (in her childhood yard) on 35mm film, but it was a positive image, so I thought I would take it to the darkroom and see how it looked printed in negative, just for fun.

On Tuesday night I layed out a table of everything I was considering using in my box and just started trying different compositions and made some real progress. I’m excited for our final class and to hear what everyone thinks and to see all the work that our class has produced over the quarter. We’re almost done! I’m going to miss our little domestic group…

My main idea for this box was to make a simplified miniature of a child’s bedroom, and to include some of the things that kept me awake at night when I was little. I knew I wanted to include sharks because for years had recurring nightmares about them viciously ripping me apart. I found small plastic sharks at a toy store downtown that worked perfectly for my vision. In addition to sharks, my ultimate fear was Bloody Mary.  I was terrified that she would come into my room through my mirror and hack me to pieces. These were some pretty dark things for a five year old to think about.  I wanted to show this Blood Mary fear subtly so I wrote it backwards on a small sheet of paper, and then when reflected in the mirror, it would read correctly.

The actual construction of the bedroom furniture is what too the most time and effort. I made the bed out of an old medication box and used fabric to cover it in a sheet. Then I sewed miniature pillows to match and stuffed them with cotton balls.  I used vintage crayons for the bedposts. For the wall mirror I took apart an eye shadow container and stole the mirror from it. I made the rug by braiding yarn together and gluing it to a cardboard backing. This actually was the most difficult part and took several attempts; which is ironic because it is my least favorite part of the box. Oh well. I also bought fabric from Joanne’s (I’ve spent way too much time there this quarter) and used it as carpet for the bedroom. I bought the clock at Fun Junk and cut up paper and drew lines on them to create mini notebook paper for the drawings.  Nobody could tell from looking at it, but one of the papers has the initials of my first crush with a heart around it, which is definitely something I drew A LOT as a kid.

The other main part of the process was printing the photos in the black and white darkroom. This is always a time consuming thing and I have found that it is even harder when printing using old negatives because they look really dull are very difficult to print.

This box came together fairly quickly and that is partially because I had been conceptualizing and thinking about it since I made my first box. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. There are things I don’t totally love, but hey, that’s the way art is sometimes.

My main idea for this box was to make a simplified miniature of a child’s bedroom, and to include some of the things that kept me awake at night when I was little. I knew I wanted to include sharks because for years had recurring nightmares about them viciously ripping me apart. I found small plastic sharks at a toy store downtown that worked perfectly for my vision. In addition to sharks, my ultimate fear was Bloody Mary.  I was terrified that she would come into my room through my mirror and hack me to pieces. These were some pretty dark things for a five year old to think about.  I wanted to show this Blood Mary fear subtly so I wrote it backwards on a small sheet of paper, and then when reflected in the mirror, it would read correctly.

The actual construction of the bedroom furniture is what too the most time and effort. I made the bed out of an old medication box and used fabric to cover it in a sheet. Then I sewed miniature pillows to match and stuffed them with cotton balls.  I used vintage crayons for the bedposts. For the wall mirror I took apart an eye shadow container and stole the mirror from it. I made the rug by braiding yarn together and gluing it to a cardboard backing. This actually was the most difficult part and took several attempts; which is ironic because it is my least favorite part of the box. Oh well. I also bought fabric from Joanne’s (I’ve spent way too much time there this quarter) and used it as carpet for the bedroom. I bought the clock at Fun Junk and cut up paper and drew lines on them to create mini notebook paper for the drawings.  Nobody could tell from looking at it, but one of the papers has the initials of my first crush with a heart around it, which is definitely something I drew A LOT as a kid.

The other main part of the process was printing the photos in the black and white darkroom. This is always a time consuming thing and I have found that it is even harder when printing using old negatives because they look really dull are very difficult to print.

This box came together fairly quickly and that is partially because I had been conceptualizing and thinking about it since I made my first box. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. There are things I don’t totally love, but hey, that’s the way art is sometimes.

My main idea for this box was to make a simplified miniature of a child’s bedroom, and to include some of the things that kept me awake at night when I was little. I knew I wanted to include sharks because for years had recurring nightmares about them viciously ripping me apart. I found small plastic sharks at a toy store downtown that worked perfectly for my vision. In addition to sharks, my ultimate fear was Bloody Mary.  I was terrified that she would come into my room through my mirror and hack me to pieces. These were some pretty dark things for a five year old to think about.  I wanted to show this Blood Mary fear subtly so I wrote it backwards on a small sheet of paper, and then when reflected in the mirror, it would read correctly.

The actual construction of the bedroom furniture is what too the most time and effort. I made the bed out of an old medication box and used fabric to cover it in a sheet. Then I sewed miniature pillows to match and stuffed them with cotton balls.  I used vintage crayons for the bedposts. For the wall mirror I took apart an eye shadow container and stole the mirror from it. I made the rug by braiding yarn together and gluing it to a cardboard backing. This actually was the most difficult part and took several attempts; which is ironic because it is my least favorite part of the box. Oh well. I also bought fabric from Joanne’s (I’ve spent way too much time there this quarter) and used it as carpet for the bedroom. I bought the clock at Fun Junk and cut up paper and drew lines on them to create mini notebook paper for the drawings.  Nobody could tell from looking at it, but one of the papers has the initials of my first crush with a heart around it, which is definitely something I drew A LOT as a kid.

The other main part of the process was printing the photos in the black and white darkroom. This is always a time consuming thing and I have found that it is even harder when printing using old negatives because they look really dull are very difficult to print.

This box came together fairly quickly and that is partially because I had been conceptualizing and thinking about it since I made my first box. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. There are things I don’t totally love, but hey, that’s the way art is sometimes.

My main idea for this box was to make a simplified miniature of a child’s bedroom, and to include some of the things that kept me awake at night when I was little. I knew I wanted to include sharks because for years had recurring nightmares about them viciously ripping me apart. I found small plastic sharks at a toy store downtown that worked perfectly for my vision. In addition to sharks, my ultimate fear was Bloody Mary.  I was terrified that she would come into my room through my mirror and hack me to pieces. These were some pretty dark things for a five year old to think about.  I wanted to show this Blood Mary fear subtly so I wrote it backwards on a small sheet of paper, and then when reflected in the mirror, it would read correctly.

The actual construction of the bedroom furniture is what too the most time and effort. I made the bed out of an old medication box and used fabric to cover it in a sheet. Then I sewed miniature pillows to match and stuffed them with cotton balls.  I used vintage crayons for the bedposts. For the wall mirror I took apart an eye shadow container and stole the mirror from it. I made the rug by braiding yarn together and gluing it to a cardboard backing. This actually was the most difficult part and took several attempts; which is ironic because it is my least favorite part of the box. Oh well. I also bought fabric from Joanne’s (I’ve spent way too much time there this quarter) and used it as carpet for the bedroom. I bought the clock at Fun Junk and cut up paper and drew lines on them to create mini notebook paper for the drawings.  Nobody could tell from looking at it, but one of the papers has the initials of my first crush with a heart around it, which is definitely something I drew A LOT as a kid.

The other main part of the process was printing the photos in the black and white darkroom. This is always a time consuming thing and I have found that it is even harder when printing using old negatives because they look really dull are very difficult to print.

This box came together fairly quickly and that is partially because I had been conceptualizing and thinking about it since I made my first box. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. There are things I don’t totally love, but hey, that’s the way art is sometimes.