Stephanie Bicchetti #1

I have decided to stick with my horror idea but added more suspense to it. I struggled with the story line a bit but have a pretty good idea with how the mood of the story will be. It will start with 6 calm scenes but turn out twisted and crazy in the end(I don't want to give away too much). I am using Illustrator for everything rather than Photoshop because it just works a tad easier with After Effects. I have also started sketching up scenes and characters for my other two animations, just to give myself an idea of what the rest of my project will look like.

Cody Williams Post #1

I've stuck with my general idea that was presented going off of my past and in which ways I've been effected by it and how I've handled it. In these images, I've just roughly put together a few to get the general idea I sketched out to see it in an actual base. Obviously I'll go back and actually redo and clean them up to look a lot nicer, however I'm liking the way that it's turning out, especially the respective outlook of the last image, where it's almost symmetrical. This photo is to show the progression of how I wish to be perceived by my peers, and the mask I wear, versus my past and how it is still a part of me. That it will always be a part of me. I'm not quite sure I'm committed to these images, I may reshoot them, but I think they're a good basis for getting the ball rolling into the semester. I'm definitely happy with how the make up stylized photographs came out. 

Jessica Tayson First Update

So I'm not gunna lie. There's been a lot of late nights working on my senior thesis, and it is only week three. I have three separate bodies of work.
My game design is going great. It's been a steady process.
There is also my wax sculptures I've been working on. It's been a process of trial and error just getting the right temperatures and materials.
Finally my art dolls are slow and steady but I feel my concept is very strong.

Lin Nazzaro 1

Well, we're two weeks in, and I feel like I should have done more by now. But, I've gotten most of my supplies now, and I have some vague ideas for paintings and drawings, so it's not like I've done nothing. This picture is of a piece I did with markers (and a little acrylic paint). I have a really nice set of Prismacolor art markers that I want to use more, so I did this as a test to kind of get a feel for them, and see how they work when I layer them together, etc. It was very successful in that respect. It looks a little less refined than I'm picturing the finished products of my other future work, but I think it was a good start.

Carissa Guthrie #1

This post includes my progress as of today. I have recently ordered three large canvases and some more oil paints from dickblick.com, applied gesso to four of the canvases I already have, and began working on one of my not self-portrait paintings. Today I started with a sketch and used cool tones to work on an undercoat of paint for this piece. I'm not very happy with it at the moment but I can see where the problems are and should be able to fix them. Currently, the entire image is off which is frustrating and I hate it but, I am hopeful I can make this work!  

 

 

 

Sophie Herzing #1

Soooooooo things took a little turn from the original presentation of my idea for my senior thesis project. I'm still working with memory and things that have really stuck out to me or have blurred in my mind. For instance, I clearly remember some things where as photographs have to remind me of a lot of things I'm jumping over. I tried out some watercoloring on the first day, but I found it to be a little too constricting for the time being. Seth suggested I try to paint big (which I love) so we hung up this linen and I just went for it.

These pictures are from that experimentation with oil and painting on a larger scale. Same concept, just different medium. I'm in love with painting this big. Absolutely OBSESSED with it. You can see my progression from the first couple days into the latest with these pictures. I can't wait till this all totall dries so I can go in with some glazing and drybrushing to really add some depth here. Will this be what I use for the juror? I'm not sure. Will I go back to the watercolors? I'm not sure. But for now, I'm loving this. Can't wait to get back into the studio. - Soph

Joseph Troxler

     The first couple of weeks beginning work on my senior thesis work has been very productive. So far I have built the majority of the structures for four pieces. With this being the foundation of my work, with small sculptural tweaks here and there, i'm feeling confident in what i'm creating. This visual language that is being created out of many personal fears is becoming more cohesive. I feel that because I have been searching close memories related to creating the sculptures, the work is taking a life of it's own.
          I have fond memories of working in a wood shop with my grandfather when I was young. He taught me about all the different tools and how to use them. Respect was always at the forefront of every lesson in the wood shop: respect the tools you use, respect who you're working with, and most of all respect the creation. These lessons have formed my work in this series in a way I did not initially intend. What began as a project grounded and based in fear has become an opportunity to look back in my own life and rediscover what made me. What caused me to get to where I am, and where did these fears begin taking root? I'm constantly pondering these questions while I work. Each post during this year I will give updates on my work, as well as what i'm feeling during the working process. Until next time,
- Joseph Troxler