Natural Artifacts Joined Together

The coral and pine cone are joined with a screw. I originally used wire to connect the pine cone to a rock, but in our class discussion we talked about the binding agent and if it should be so dominate in the design. When furniture is constructed there needs to be special consideration on how all the pieces fit together. Most of the time it is better to hide the binding agent so the focus stays on the design of the furniture, not how it was assembled. Taking that into account, I eliminated the wire and decided to use a screw instead. The rock was dense and my drill was not strong enough to make a hole, so I replaced it with a piece of coral. I drilled a hole into the bottom of the pine cone and the center of the coral and wedged them together. There is so much rigid detail on both the coral and pine cone that they compliment each other. The coral adds greater detail to the finished product than the smooth rock did. Both natural artifacts are small in scale, however when they are joined together they remind me of something larger. Maybe a palm tree on the beach or an island.

Orchid on my cubical

Someone very special to me has this beautiful orchid in her home.

I’m Inspired

The sketchblogs I reviewed were inspiring and seem to be a wonderful tool for artists to share their work. Learning Daily was my favorite blog and showcases four years of work by Cindy Woods. What I first liked about this blog is its simple layout and the way she sketches people. Archived under June 2006 are two that stand out to me. The first one, dance, is a lively sketch of a couple Latin dancing. The lines are sharp, the colors are vibrant and the connection the dancers have to each other is captured. The other one, me times 3, is a simple self-portrait. Many of her sketches like this one have rough lines and no color. There is not much detail on her body, but her face and eyes are intense. Cindy Woods passed away in November 2008 but her best friend Ronda still posts her sketches.