Week 10 - Mid Semester Burnout
I’ve been struggling with procrastination and finding the motivation and energy to make this week. Which sucks, because there’s a lot I want to be making. Somehow I still managed to make stuff, so maybe this intro is entirely unnecessary.
I’m happy to report that with Brian’s guidance, I overcame my fear of the 3D printer and Tinkercad and designed/printed some simple stylus tools to make carving out tiny little holes and crevasses easier! I used them a bit on this goblet, and they work pretty well. Definitely will utilize the 3D printer again in the future if I think of more useful tools. I also printed a little hide for my spider in the form of a hollow sphere. I’m pretty thrilled about it, but he hasn’t taken much notice to it yet.
I finally started another big sculpture, using my paper clay, which got nice and smelly and moldy over the two weeks since I made it. I finished the base upside down like I did with the last big sculpture I made. I hope for this one to be taller than the last, meaning I’ll probably need to fire it on its tripod base in Big Bailey (the computerized indoor gas kiln). I’m hopeful that the base I built can handle all the weight; I’ll likely need to transfer it on particle board or the like and fire it with some kaowool padding. This work is continued experimentation and practice with pushing the size and intricacy of my sculptures, in preparation for large-scale functional work (stools/chairs, table base).
Oh! I also applied to the IUS Juried Show and the New Harmony cup show this week. Hopefully I’ll regain my motivation next week. I need to document my recent work for a few more open calls I’m planning on applying to in November.
weekly gratitudes
~ my roommate, my roommate, my roommate <3
~ pretty leaves and fall festivities
thinking about:
How different everyone’s experiences and minds are
How time changes and develops perspective. How time brings people closer and pushes them away, sometimes over and over again.
Kinda getting down on myself this week about my work not being deep. Or me trying to make it deep when it’s really just blobs.
artists on my mind
Yuki Ando, Paige O’Toole