Dreams and Nightmares

was the collaboration I chose to undertake as my final project in my Drawing class.


I tore two large sheets of Rives BFK into organic shapes. I bathed these shapes in tea, and then handed them out to friends, family and classmates, asking them to draw something that reminded them of a fairytale, or a childhood dream, or a childhood fear. They were limited to using pencil or black pen.

As I got them back, I arranged the pieces into relationships with each other, stitching them together with red thread. I then worked into then with white acrylic paint and some very light ink washes.

My instructor and I were pleased with the result, and agreed that it is a project I could expand upon and continue.

Fill In The Blank

was the second to last assignment from my Drawing class.

We were given the right side of an image, and the left side of a different image, and told that we needed to somehow make them fit together. I had alot of fun with this one, using loose black ink and white acrylic paint.

My Time Map

For my Drawing class we had to create a time line using a map. This project was very process intensive for me.

I began by taking a trip to the map library. I photocopied images of interesting and old-fashioned maps.

I soaked them in black tea,

and then I laid them out to dry.

I painted the landmass' in colored ink, and soaked and dried them some more. At some point I baked them to give them a warmer color.

Then I began assembaling them,

positioning them this way and that. To see what worked best.

When I'd settled on an arrangement I taped them together and began stitching.

It is currently hanging in our hallway across from my door.

Wicked

For our fourth illustration of the semester we were supposed to make an 11x14 poster for a public event. I chose the musical Wicked.

links

was a class collaboration from my drawing class.

The Ominous Window

is the cover i made for the book The Forbidden Game Vol. II, by L.J. Smith.

Destiny

was the title of the second Illustration assignment of the semester.

"For five generations my people have served Meriya. Ever since my great-great grandmother came to this land and heard her voice and settled here; she promised that for as long as her children lived in the Borderlands every third daughter would belong to Meriya as shak-shoyise to her. I am the third daughter of Tisak-meh-ni, who was the third daughter of Satin-hok-me, who was the third daughter of Tisak-men-ho, who was the third daughter of Tohan-sok-me. In one year I will be explected to shoulder the full responsibilites of Meriya's shak-shoyise, and to serve Rahaz-mi to the end of my days. In one year..."

The image is depicting my character, Kimeh-nis-ti Satino, having priestess make-up applied to her face by one of the older priestess'. While this is going on, her cousin, who is also having the make-up applied, is trying to talk to her. The cousin is very excited about becoming a priestess; however, Kimeh-ni is very apprehensive. I tried to convey this feeling through her stiff posture and unhappy expression. The scene is ment to take place around dawn in a large empty-ish room.

I'm not entirely happy with how the painting turned out, mainly because I'm still learning how to use Acrylics. However, I do like the concept for this illustration very much. So I hope to play more with it in the future.

back to the begining

in the next few days/weeks i'm going to be posting the work i've done in my illustration, drawing and graphic design classes this semester.

and so, we start at the begining of the semester, in my illustration class.


this is the third painting in a series of four 5"x5" illustrations.
(i'm particularly fond of the shallot)


this is the fourth of the same series. the medium is Acrylic, and the goal was to use a different technique on each painting.