Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Jazz Tiles




October 2010
These are hand made tiles with pictures of old jazz stars on them. I painted to faces directly from photos that i found online. The top is Miles Davis, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker. The tiles are about 7.5" X 7.5". The paint is underglaze and these photos were taken before the tiles were fired again.

Diver triptic

 

September 2010
Oil on canvas - 12" X 12". This triptic  had to somehow deal with time. In this case: the time it takes from jumping off the diving board to landing in the water. It can be vied in 2 ways. Either the figure is really a professional diver but as she jumps and is wishing and imagining that shes back home in her own lake, OR the figure is really swimming in a lake, and shes imagining that shes a professional diver and when she hits the water her fantasy is over and shes still just swimming in her lake. What do you think?

Dancer Painting



July 2010
Oil on Canvas - 12" X 16".  I painted this for my friend who is a dancer. I actually added text to it as well, but i don't have a photo of the final piece. This was painted directly from a photo that i found online.

Roses Still Life


May 2010
This is a still life painting that I completed in my apartment. I set up the still life and worked from observation. Oil on wooden panel.

Cooler


April 2010
This is the front of a cooler that i painted for my roommate. Acrylic paint.

Stirrup Pot

May 2010
This project was to create a piece of pottery inspired by a different culture. I am studying abroad in Peru this coming January, so i decided to make a piece of Peruvian-styled pottery. Its called a stirrup pot. It was made with a coiling technique.

Still Life

March 2010
Here is another painting from fall 2009. It is a still life that was set up in our painting studio. The still life was huge, but i focused in on this chair that was sitting in front of a window. The painting is about 3' X 3', oil on canvas. I also made the frame and stretched the canvas myself!!!

Self Portrait

April 2010
This is a self Portrait i painted Fall 2009. It was supposed to be in the style of Chuck Close.

Copy


March 2010
For one of our painting projects, we had to copy a famous painting. The one i was assigned is called "Death's Head Moth" by Vincent van Gogh. The first photo is the actual painting, and the second photo is my copy.

Koi Tiles

March 2010
These 4" X 4" tiles are hand made. The surface is painted with underglaze. This picture was taken before the tiles were fired. Now they have a more glossy look.

Playground Triptic

November 2009
This project was called "Slice of Life". It was done from observation at a local park near Elon University. The medium is graphite and colored pencil on white sulfa paper.

Hand Sculpture


April 2010
Inspired by my love for henna, I sculpted this hand and painted it with a henna design. In the center of the palm, the flower has a hole in it to hold an incense stick. Here's a picture of the sculpting process and the final product.

Henna Art




I love doing Henna designs as an art form. Here are a few pictures of past designs i have done :)

Installation at Green Hill Center for NC Art

December 2009
Myself, along with the members of my 3D design class, installed this "alphabet wave" in the window of the Green Hill children;s art studio called 'ArtQuest'. All of the letters are hand made using recycled materials.