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I've been learning photography recently. These are two images I took over spring break on color film and slide film. The film has been scanned into the computer, so I have them as digital files now.

Bunnies

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In 3-D foundations class, we learned the process of slip casting. Slip (a clay and water mixture) is poured into a plaster mold. The plaster absorbs some of the water from the slip and creates a hard shell of clay. The excess slip is poured out of the mold, and when dried, the hallow clay object can be removed. The slip objects were fired in a kiln to make them finished ceramic pieces.

I chose to cast some small plastic Easter bunnies. I created a gang mold with three bunnies inside one mold. This allowed me to make 3 bunnies with each cast. I ended up with 153 bunnies in the end.

The assignment was to organize the slip cast objects based on an organizational system we researched. After much thought, I settled on creating a political map of Pennsylvania with the bunnies. I combined a population density map with a map of the most recent presidential election results. I put the map below the balcony overlooking the basement by the photography area of Tyler. This way, one could view the map from above, and also go down the stairs to see the bunnies up close.

On-going sketchbook assignment

In 2-D, we've been making 8 sketchbook pages a week. In the end, we'll bind all the pages together. Here is a small selection of the pages I've made thus far. These pages I've selected were inspired by my trip to Alaska. The goal in making these pages is to practice and experiment using color in different ways.

Stream

My friend Josh and I went to a park outside Philadelphia recently. There, I made this painting of a small stream with rocks and small waterfalls. It's acrylic on canvas and measures about 22" X 13.5".