portfolio

PORTFOLIO

These pieces are from my first year at the University of Kentucky College of Architecture. The intent of the 1st year is to break any preconceived ideas that we may or may not have had over what architecture is. Since I have started in this program, I have rethought many of my former ideas. Architecture is not just the building, it is the space, and that is the job of the 1st year professor; to make us all understand and use that.

The Five Senses; An investigation of

We are currently working on a project involving a site in Cincinnati. So far we are drawing urban filters, photographing examples, etc. To see these, click here

I love making collages. Most of them carry some type of surrealist-like landscape. The majority of them were made for fun and not for an assignment. To see them click here

Smell: Rose
Drawing: 8 1/2 X 11, Ink on mylar: study of smell
3D Sculpture: Pine needles, twigs :Interface for Smell

Sound: Bells
Drawing: 8 1/2 X 11, ink on mylar: Investigation of Sound
Instrument: PVC joints, plastic florescent light tubes, water: "water gongs"

ART: The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of Beauty.

Taste: Rice Krispie Treats
Drawing: 8 1/2 X 11, ink on mylar: investigation of Taste
Construction: Plaster cloth: "Rice Krispie Treat container"

Sight: Helicopter seeds
Drawing: 8 1/2X11 ink on mylar: Investigation of Negative and Positive space
Painting:11X17 acrylic painting and misc materials.

Texture: Feather
Texture Map: 12X 38, Plywood, reeds, faux fur
Investigation on the texture of the feather:
reeds= feather shaft
Fur= tendrils

OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS

Self Portrait: Cardboard, acrylic paint, misc paper, Feather ribbon, feather boa. jointed arms.

This is one on my most famous projects in first year, because it had the tendency of startling anyone who came into the studio.