Storytelling

For out next assignment, we had to find a two-page spread in a magazine with a format we liked. Using that format we had to create a 'story' about our first week back at school. My 'story' included being back in I.Arch, having to change desks for Studio and drawing, going to the wrong class room for one of my classes because there was a last minute room change, and going for a run with my boyfriend and our dog, Kiowa, at the park. I also included some text about being uncertain how my semester will go but still looking forward to the experience.



This is the spread format that I used:


And here is my 'story':

Illuminated Objects

For our first assignment, we were supposed to pick five artifacts from studio or home that have importance to us. We could only used a black pen and one colored pencil. So my special objects in order of importance were:
1- My claddagh ring that I got in Ireland- which symbolizes my relationship with my boyfriend.
2- Kiowa- our Australian Cattle Dog, who will a year old the first week of February! She's also my first pet.
3- My airline ticket to Colombia- which I took a few years ago after not visiting for over 15 years.
4- My external harddrive because it has all my music (All approx. 85GB out of 150GB)
5- My laptop, which was the first computer I ever purchased with my own money, and has been to Iraq and back in good condition.

This is how it turned out:

People in Interior Spaces

For this assignment, we had to sketch people in interior spaces. Most of my drawings are from my trip to Asheville this 4-day weekend.

Assignment 4- Pure Contour

Above are my three attempts at drawing the Foust Building. The first one I tried from the side view of the building because there would be less people and very few would have that angle. However, I realized I was becoming too anal with getting it perfectly measured that I was having trouble putting it all together.
My second attempt was during the weekend. I went to campus and since the whole class wasn't there I was able to pick a view. I think my second attempt was better but I wasn't happy with the scale of it on my page and because the small towers were displaced. So I decided to try again. It took me several hours but I was able to get it to a point where I was satisfied with it. It was a challenging building to sketch, especially for me-since I can't draw. I must say that once I was able to finally get the outline of the building done, the second toughest thing was drawing the cars!

Assignment 3- Blind Contour

Our assignment was to pick five items. For each item we were to sketch it and do a blind contour on it, as well. However, there was a catch. We had to use the same subject matter or theme (ie if you picked a sneaker than you could only draw shoes). I had a tough time trying to figure out and decide on my five items. It was a tough commitment but, with the suggestion of my boyfriend (Todd), I went with figurines we had at home. This is my favorite one (the draw I liked the most out of the five). Todd bought this owl when we went to Quebec last year for Christmas. We bought it as a boutique owned by an Irish man, who directed us to the nearest bar that had Guiness on draft. We even met a nice Irish couple there. It was a good day!

Assignment 1- Name Tag

Our first assignment in our Design Visualization class was to create our own name tags to post at our desks. We could do anything we wanted on it as long as our name was visible and legible. This is mine.