ART UPDATE: 3D

WARNING: THIS IS A LONG POST - MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE PICTURES

3D.. ahh its been pretty tough; fun but tough... i basically was cranking out projects in 1 week on top of art history, social history, 2D and drawing.. it was a pain... but this weeks project is a 2 week project (thank you God!) and so it's giving me a little bit of a breather...

so anyways:

the "texture" project (this was due right after spring break - the week of 2 midterms, the final 2D homework, and some other stuff i forgot.. i just remember that being one of my hardest weeks - i almost died) i made & carved this out of air dry clay in less than 4 hours... the day before class ........ -___-

DETAIL OF THE TEXTURE (you couldn't see it unless you held the object in your hand):

then it was the kinetic project - basically we had to create something that would move on it's own after giving it a "push".. i basically made a continuous escalator for this glass marble thing i hate this..it's ugly.. but it worked so i was proud of it.. it took a while to figure out the right angles to get the thing going... by the way the escalator thing goes when you turn the gears... :D here it is - made out of popsicle sticks, the white project foam board things, hot glue, dowls about 1" in diameter, masking tape, and 2 spools:

FINALLY the project that is due this week (this is the 2 week project) basically it has to hold 4 1/2 lbs. from a height of 3 feet and width of 15 in. made out of balsa wood.. quick lesson on wood - balsa is one of the most, if not the most, fragile wood. basically you can cut it with an x-acto knife.. that's how i made this thing.. and it snaps with very little pressure.. but that also depends on the thickness too.. i bought pretty thick balsa (1/2 in. thick).. i'm gonna turn this into a bookshelf :) it needs more adjustments.. but for the time being and for my crit. on thursday.. i don't plan on touching it unless i have time.. (this picture was taken while the glue was drying that's why there's tape on the sides and stuff) and the image....

and that has been 3D at a glance since my spring break :D