Cathrin - Bathtub 1st try

So I have been playing around in the bathtub trying to figure out the best way to do things.

So far I discovered what has failed...

 And what has somewhat worked...

I like the black backdrop but I quickly realized that is made the objects not seem like they were underwater. And it was really hard to keep from not floating to the surface...

More images to come soon as I start photoshopping and creating scenes and more surreal settings.

Arissa post 9.29.15

I had a whole new shoot on Sunday with a completely new model.I bought new paint which i like a lot better because it does not have the shinny look to it. I posed the model in many different ways differently from my last shoot to express more emotion. I am still working on the smoke and distortions to these images. These are just two to show.

Emily Rupe Post 2

The second half of September was/is dedicated to printmaking primarily. So far you guys have seen one full CMYK print of mine. Here are a few pictures of it during it's different stages.

This week I've been coating my silkscreens with light sensitive emulsion to expose my next mouth/tooth mutation CMYK separations and getting other materials ready. This time I am printing on steel and mirror paper in addition to paper and wood to find out what works the best.

I am also waiting on 3 bottles of Jacquard solarfast dye (violet, red, and orange) to get to school so I can start creating two color diptychs and triptychs alongside my prints.  

Jenn Fischer post 4-Digital

I have managed to work with a Mac and printed a few out after dealing with some printer issues.

After some difficulties with my film camera I decided to turn to digital and see what could happen. The experience technical wise was much better.

Bryan McGinnis Post 2

Since my last post I began applying an arrange of textures to play around with. The image has transformed a lot from the original idea of the inkblot. This particular inkblot painting is of Amelia Earhart. Seth mentioned that he was able to note recognizable features of her but I am not convinced if everyone else was able to, so I'm going to mess around with what I could do to force her personality to show through. I'm excited from what has come from this thus far. Soon I will put together one or two more canvas' the same size and begin painting them.

MY CLAY IS IN! So that's exciting for me as well. I claimed one of the studio spaces downstairs, so if you're in the area take a look in!

Here are a few images of my process throughout my painting.

 

For those alum sneaking a peak, what I did was start applying textures to paint on. The body texture is different form the background. Body texture is a paper and flower substance while the rest of the canvas is sand from the volley ball court outside of forest hall. This summer I really had fun with washing away my paint with water while it is 75% dry. So the first image you can see the brown sand shown through the black, which in my eyes gives the painting more dimensions. The third image is the body portion while the water is pouring down the paint, somehow leading to a galaxy affect. I'm writing a lot but stick with me! when I started to apply the ink blot portion, it was taking too much of the layer underneath. So I made the decision to invert the blot on the left upper portion. If anyone needs the roughest sand paper in the world I now know how to make it, orders can be placed with my assistant.

Lindsay Myers - 2nd Post

I've been trying to work on the muscles for right now, mainly those on the body.  I've been looking on the internet at anatomical muscle diagrams and in several books, but despite all the horses in the diagrams being posed the same, the muscles seem to vary widely.  They all look like an artist's depiction of what that person thinks they should look like; I'm having trouble finding one I know for sure is accurate.  So I'm mostly working off photos right now.

 

 

I've become stagnant on the lying foal, focusing mostly on the standing one, as it's easier to find reference pictures of this one for now.  As I do the muscles I keep having to go back and and even them up and sand them down so they don't get to bulky.  Progress is slow.

 

I hope to start on the legs this weekend after I gather a lot of reference pictures.  Those will be easier to find as they're almost exclusively bone and tendon, with no squishy fat or huge muscles, not very open to interpretation.

Lexie Miller - post 2

 I've recorded over twelve interviews thus far from a variety of people. Some of my more recent interviews are of food service people, a crossing guard, and one is a Lyco art grad who has worked all across the country but settled in Williamsport. 

Brian is a 3rd generation Lycoming College grad and graduated with an art degree in 2002. Currently he's working on a piece, for the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, examining solitary confinement through audio. It'll be a sound collage illustrating the constraints of this practice. 

Worth Rawson owns Dirty Dogs Gallery on W Fourth Street and invited me to interview and film him at work. We talked for over 2 hours about his art, Williamsport, and what he thinks this city could use. He explained that "it's such a growing community. Like all places, it has it's issues, but it's heading in the right direction." 

Brittany Tasch, a former SLC of Lyco and church programming director at City Alliance, met with me to discuss the importance churches have on this community. She explained that her faith grew stronger after coming to Lycoming College and attending church with a few people. "It wasn't something that I expected. But I broke and needed something."

Thus far, I'm becoming more aware of the issues circulating around Williamsport. The biggest is of course crime. Both other areas of concern involve mental health, homelessness, and urbanization. One informed me that the hospital bought out over seventy homes and demolished them for a majority of their parking lot, which is rarely at half capacity. This forces those individuals to look for housing in other locations, usually out of the area. Others have mentioned that downtown areas need more parking to invite people in and feel free to walk around the businesses.

I've done some initial coding of my website. The plan is to have a page dedicated to each person and have a variety of forms, such as audio, movie, and text. I'm researching ways to have the Worth's wheel turn at the rate of someone's scrolling - responsive scrolling/parallax scrolling. We'll see how that goes....

Hayden, Post 2

Recently I’ve been recreating family portraits on Photoshop and the process is making me very excited. I've decided to use the round, or oval, circle picture frames for my images because it feels more traditional.  I was working with tracing hands to use as a frame but it felt too distracting.  So I am sticking with ovals, and maybe squares, for these pieces.  I'm hoping to make 4 to 6 family units.

This series will feature mannequins to add a humanistic quality but remove identity, which is what I want.  I do not want the viewer to identify a family and associate them for who they may know them as but how a family member views them.  I’ve been borrowing peoples clothing, and other items, that they chose with meaning and intention to depict their family.  Such as the pink pinstripe shirt, this is representative of the characters career because it provokes thoughts of the vintage red and white pinstripe outfits nurses would wear.  The pinstripes also represent how this family member stays close to the norm, can be harsh at times, but is still nurturing through the pink color. 

With this image in particular I am trying to figure out how I want it to be printed, on matte or luster paper.

Another piece I’ve made I’m planning on reworking is the family unit based on my own.  After creating the one above I like the depth that the fabric created when crumpled.  The fabrics flat seem too stiff and lack dimension when laid flat.  Although this could be a way to represent a family, if it is the message I am trying to send.  I’m planning on redoing the fabrics for my family portrait.  I’m also considered adding my grandparents to the composition. 

 I visually like how the headless mannequins look in comparison to the ones with a face, but I am hoping for feedback on during critique.  

While I’m in the studio I work on my drawing and I’m starting to like it a lot more now that I’m coloring it.  I’ve been using pastels and ink so far, which is strange for me because pastels are a material I tend to stray from.  This is because it makes me think of 3^rd grade art class and bringing home drawings to my mom, but it is putting me out of my comfort zone.

I’m starting to embrace the idea of an installation piece.  I’ve brought up the wallpaper that Seth was donated to the art building.  I got a rug for my room for $5 and after I decide how, I plan on incorporating it into my work.

Jenn Fischer-post3

Getting my film developed

Some of my pictures look pretty abstract but I like it

For days I was waiting for my film to get here and as soon as I get it my camera gets jammed up :( I will be trying other approaches other than 35mm camera.

arissa dickison 9.21.15

Today I started a whole new different style of photography with out the smoke and decided to paint on my model with body paint. I am really happy with the way they started to come out! I am not done editing them but these are what I have gotten done today/ tonight. There are more than I am posting to show on Wednesday !

Elizabeth Hughes Post 2

Hello!

I've started embroidery and all, but as I've been thinking the past few days, I've been trying to find a way to relate this visually back to issues in the U.S. And of course the best examples of violence as a result of social division and ethnic prejudice would be the Baltimore riots and the riots in Ferguson. Both cases got a lot of media and political attention, so they are perfect options for this aspect of my work. I've gotten a few images of the riot aftermath from media coverage and I'm considering rendering parts of these buildings on the backs of the jeleks since they will face the prints. In this way, they will act as a "mirror." Here are some of the images I found.

 

Its the beginning of an idea to help my concept. I'm also continuing work on the prints. Here are some transfers in process for the television part.

 

I'll also be preparing my zinc etching plates tonight so I can begin the etching process.