Chair Progression

I have come up with a little bit of a more unique design idea. I'm not positive as to whether or not this is going to be my final, but I like the though of focusing this chair around triangles. Here is a photo of a little mock of I made. This design, too, will include the design featured in the previous blog post. Oh, and I have yet to figure out connections. I'm more concerned about the overall design at this point.

Time to get down to business

Okay so my relaxation week must now come to an end and I must accept the harsh reality that this will be due in a week. I looked up some ideas online in order to get my thought process going, and I like where this idea is heading. Here is a little paper structure I created presenting my idea. I really like the aesthetic aspect of the piece in the center, and would like to create the chair around this piece. The only thing I really need to consider is how I'm going to have it all fit together.

Delayed Due Date!

Yayy the due date as been postponed by an entire week! More time to procrastinate! That is all <3

Yet Another Snowday

Today we yet again have classes off! It's been a very hectic this week for me due to rehearsals from 4:30-11:30 every night for Rock Chalk Revue this weekend, so I am very grateful for this. I really need to start looking into a good design to start putting into plan and construction however

Snowday!

Today we had a snow day and didn't have class as usually planned. I would like to say that I used my time to work on my project, but instead I just took the time to relax. I like to think that I still have a lot of time to come up with a quality idea and will start with it sometime soon.

Martin Puryear and Kendall Buster Reflection

Both of these designers are clearly very talented, yet in very separate ways. Their artwork is very unique, which is what has made these two so successful. Martin Puryear, on one hand is constantly evolving. He has different sources for each of his pieces of art. Overall, all of these works are rather simple, yet organic shapes. You see many cages and rings in his pieces of art.

On the other hand, you see the same thing in every one of Kendall Buster’s works. He always uses the white lantern, yet in different forms. They are absolutely beautiful pieces.

Occassionally I come across an artist or designer that I sort of have to wonder why they are so well known. These are the thoughts that came through my head when viewing Martin Puryears. While his works are quality, they don’t stand out as anything special to me. I feel as though we could have made art projects such as those in eight grade, but maybe I’m just not giving him enough credit.

Buster, on the other hand, ks extremely honorable to me. This is amazing that he can take the same simple thing for all his projects, and still come up with such complete different ideas. One, for example is so large a human can walk into it. This is such a neat ideas and he clearly took it and ran with it.

Overall, I think we can learn something from both of these designers. They’re obviously doing something right considering that they’ve made it in the design world. They both have elements that they feel the most comfortable with and have become known for, something we can learn from.

 http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2007/martinpuryear/ 

 http://www.kendallbuster.com/about.html 

Duality Essay

Today for class, we had to write a one-page essay on a relationship we have with someone or something. I wrote mine on this teddy bear my sister and I share. We got it all the ballpark a few days before I left for college, and promised to send it back and forth to each other. It's called the 'best friends bear' and we named it "Sis". We add something new to it every time we ship it back. She's made a nice pants and shirt set with our picture on it and inside jokes so far. This bear is very important to me.

The purpose of this essay was to use this relationship to develop it into ideas for our cardboard chairs. I could focus on the shipping back-and-forth aspect, or how this duals as a relationship with not just the bear, but also my sister. While I still have a lot to figure out, I think this should be a good start for my idea process.