Story Telling

    We were told to do some research and find a magazine layout that caught our eye, and to then apply it to a drawing of our own chronicling our first week back at school. This image jumped out at me because of its graphic nature. To me it symbolized our daily walk and the thoughts floating around in our head, ideas, to-do lists, past events, etc... I found it to be perfect for what I wanted to portray in my drawing.

Environmental Design + Construction magazine, p. 10.

The events I pictured are from right to left...buying text books, my Mom's car crash (she's okay, the car isn't), buying new supplies, studying for History and Theory, my ritual project for my studio class, textiles homework, and the ending to my week...playing with my roommate's dog who resembles "the blue dog."

Illuminated objects

Our assignment was to draw 5 objects illuminating them in some way, and possibly incorporating illuminated lettering. I chose 5 milestones in my life. For each major milestone in both my sister's and my life our parents presented us with some type of jewelry. For my first communion I was given a yellow gold cross, with a diamond at the center. When I turned 16 I was given a yellow gold blue sapphire ring (my birthstone). For my 18th birthday/high school graduation I was given a yellow gold pink and white sapphire ring. Then for my 21st birthday I was given a set of earrings and a necklace, both yellow gold, with matching pink sapphire stones to my ring.

I decided to illuminate each object by placing them on a stone, and drew mile markers with the age to represent which year these gifts were presented to me. I illuminated the "M" by making it into a road that traveled through each milestone of my life.