End of the Year

It's the end of the year and I'm really sad. I did not expect to befriend everyone in my major, but I am glad that I did. Damn, there were definitely some good memories that were made in George Read North (sorry Rodney residents!). I hope that we visit each other throughout summertime, but I know that I cannot wait until next semester even though I am glad the year is over with. I have never taken real art classes before college, but now that I have, I love art even more. My thought process has opened up and I have created some things I am very proud of (some I am not proud of...haha). I cannot even try to describe the best things that have happened this year, let alone this semester. Maybe at a later date, when I become REALLY nostalgic about college, I will describe them to you. But for now, I am just sad to see everything coming to an end. Summer is here and school is out. Everyone have fun and be safe.

Xoxo,

SamanthaMae

Numbers

This is my final project that I finished in Drawing 2. The theme was numbers. When asked what I was passionate about, I could not think of anything to be honest. So then Cody suggested looking at my own life and how numbers are created through my actions. Because I have many things to do everyday, I travel all over New Castle County so I figured I would record, visually, where I went. This piece is the result of my travels throughout two weeks. The tacks represent where I went and the red string records the paths I took. I am very interested in the line composition that occurs as a result of this. I might continue doing some pieces with this idea in mind.

Hope

This is my favorite piece that I did in Drawing 2 this semester. It was a multi-media process piece about emotion. However, Cody Bloom (my graduate teacher) told me to just DRAW whatever you felt. I guess this composition came out from a lot of Hans Zimmer and Miranda Lambert. In my critique I got "blood" and "sewage". But, I'd like to call it Hope. Ink, Pastel, Acrylic, and Newspaper were used as the materials. Hope you like it.

Wrenches Can Be Abstract

These are two drawings I did in the middle of last semester for Dave Brinley. The first is a representational charcoal drawing of a typical wrench and the second one is a totally abstract version of it. I looked closely at the shapes that made up the wrench and went on from there. I researched a lot of Picasso in order to accomplish this effect. Hope you like it!

Old Work!

Here is some of my old photographs that helped me get into the Art Program at UD. Of course these are only some, so if you don't like them, I promise there are many more. If you would like me to do a shoot for you please contact me at smarnold@udel.edu. I haven't done a shoot in so long due to my strenuous work load, but I am open to another. They're so much fun, I promise. :)

Half and Half Project

Here is another project I completed for Design. It is called the Half and Half Project. We had to combine an old or obselete object with a new version of it. The rules could be tweaked a bit, but I stayed with technology for the most part. It can be found in all of my solutions. I personally like the Man Robot the best, but you can choose. I HATE the Horn Megaphone mostly because it is hard to tell that the other half of it is a horn, but Katsi wouldn't let me take a more juxtaposed solution (my solution with house and roots). Oh well...

Self Portrait Abstraction

This is a self-abstraction that I created in my Drawing class. I wanted to try a subtle cubism approach, with simple lines and sharp angles. I think the color is important too. Although the lines are sharp, the color gives in a soft touch, so it looks almost inviting. I know it doesn't look too much like me but I'm hoping the blonde hair gives some indication. :) I had fun with this one. It was an interesting experiment.

Covering Project

For Design, one of our projects was to cover an object with something else. We had to produce two products, one that was covered in a "skin", a continuous object. I decided to cover an axe with ribbon that would change color from green to a maroon. It was a subtle link to blood and a feminine touch on a masculine object. It also seemed to go with my pineapple that I decided to cover in multiple objects (the candy Lemonheads). The result turned out pretty well, creating a pattern all around the shape. I'm glad that I covered the leaves as well, it gives it the effect I was looking for. The Lemonheads give the pineapple a contrast in color, texture, and smell. And...if you were to taste it, a difference in taste.