Projects

Phone Sculpture Man

Month of September

Week 1- Drew sketch’s to determine assembly of project

Week 2- Gathered parts, made several prototypes

Week 3- Started assembly on project, experimented with different adhesives, tried different objects for feet, tried different items for hands

Week 4- Finalized assembly by gluing parts together

New Life

The goal of my project was to take man-made items and create a new life 3-dimensional sculpture. There were many steps involved in the process of idealizing my creation. The first step was to sketch possible ideas for my artwork. Next I made a list of items that might work to achieve the art form that I had decided upon. The development process went through a trial and error phase. I worked with various objects to decide what items would work best together. 

The final phase was deciding what methods I was going to employ to assemble this project. I was able to attach the items with various adhesives. The end result is a fun piece of artwork resulting from old items ready to be re-cycled!

Diddley Bow

Art Is Not Deaf
Month of October

Week 1- Watched video on diddley bow

Week 2- Researched various literature about diddley bow

Week 3- Assembled Diddley Bow in class, drilled hole in cigar box, attached dowel, attached electrical components, attached string.

Week 4- Experimented musically with Diddley Bow

The next section of my artwork revolves around the concept of a piece of art that can make sound and be interactive with the viewer. The first project in this category is the creation of a Diddley Bow Guitar, which is a one stringed instrument. Music is often said to be the universal language. It provides many benefits to our everyday existence. Music can relieve stress, regulate emotions, improve cognition and provide comfort. Many people would love to make music but do not have the financial position to purchase an instrument. There are different types of instruments that can be made very easily without great cost. The Diddley Bow Guitar is one of them. This instrument was a great deal of fun to craft. I took a wooden cigar box, that can you can get from a cigar store at no cost, and drilled holes in the cigar box, inserted a wooden dowel and attached a guitar string along with musical and electrical hardware components. This process followed a carefully laid out step by step plan. The end result is a fun string instrument one can use to create their own musical compositions. 

Percussion/String Instrument

Month of November

Week 1- Drew sketch’s to determine assembly of project

Week 2- Created rough prototype, cut branch, drilled holes in branch, cut PVC pipe into different sizes to experiment with pitch changes.

Week 3- Experimented with different bottom coverings for pvc piping to achieve best sound.

Week 4- Attached guitar string & glued pipes in place and practiced on instrument.

Art Is Not Deaf

My next project in this category was to design my own artwork that would demonstrate interesting sounds and provide interaction with the viewer. I wanted to incorporate various musical families in this design. I was finally able to combine three of these families, string, percussion and woodwind. I took a simple thick branch from a tree and drilled holes into one side. I cut pieces of pipe at various lengths and glued them into the holes. I next attached a string from the main pole to the base. The instrument can be played by blowing across and slightly angling your air downward into the holes, much like the technique used to play the flute. The different size pipes will create high and low pitches. The string will play one pitch and can be slightly raised or lowered by tightening or loosening the tension on the string that is controlled by a clamp. The pipes and wooden base can be struck with a wooden beater to create percussive rhythm patterns. 

Process of welding Bike Sculpture

Matrix Project Bike Sculpture

Months of September - November

Week 1- Sketched prototype and received personal instruction on welding to accomplish assembly of product.

Week 2- Tried experimenting with different positioning of bike parts

Week 3- Created 3D demon head using ZBrush technology, printed 3-D model from design

Week 4- Assembled parts of project by welding bike fork, rims, chain, demon head and frame.

Matrix

The artist goal in this category was to create a sculpture that shows the relationship between the physical world and the digital world. My concept was to create a “Demon Bike Sculpture”. I started by sketching a demon character and then created a 3-D model in ZBrush of this character. I welded bike parts in an inverted design that I created and attached the demon head a the top of the bike. The most integral part of this project was receiving training in ZBrush, 3-D printing, and welding In order to complete this project. I am now able to incorporate these mediums in future projects.