Creative Journal 2017
A creative journal style sketchbook featuring mostly collage and watercolor elements accompanying a daily journal entry. 88 days of 2017 have been included.
The Sketchbook Project
Succulents, a sketchbook sent to the Brooklyn Art Library in New York. Watercolor, ink.
Essential Life Advice, a sketchbook sent to the Brooklyn Art Library in New York.
Painting
Project: The Unseen: An Exhibition Regarding The Art Of Waste.
Purpose: To start a conversation about waste, and document waste using recycled materials in an abstract form.
Featured Items: 18 paintings and one time Lapse Video.
What I did: Used birds eye views of trash cans and created compositions based on the contents of said trash cans in an abstract way with bold colors, shapes, and lines. All framing materials and some surfaces are recycled.
Purpose: To start a conversation about waste, and document waste using recycled materials in an abstract form.
Featured Items: 18 paintings and one time Lapse Video.
What I did: Used birds eye views of trash cans and created compositions based on the contents of said trash cans in an abstract way with bold colors, shapes, and lines. All framing materials and some surfaces are recycled.
Project: Abstraction of body part: Ear.
Purpose: To take a close up photo of a body part and draw or paint it to be abstract. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Took a close up photo of my ear and then sketched and painted it in oil sticks on an 18x24 paper. |
Project: Figure drawing/Painting.
Purpose: To draw or paint an image of a figure. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Created an oil stick painting of myself as my figure on an 18x24 paper. |
Project: Newspaper Article Headline and Image Mix Match concept.
Purpose: To take an article headline and image out of a hat and create a painting using both elements. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Drew a picture and article headline out of a hat and then created a conceptual painting. |
Project: Self Portrait project.
Purpose: To create a self portrait on a large grey paper. using only red, green, black and white. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Created a large self portrait using oil sticks on a large 24x36 grey drawing paper. |
Project: Portrait Series.
Purpose: To create a four part series of portraits. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Created a simple oil stick portrait. |
Project: Portrait Series.
Purpose: To create a four part series of portraits. Featured Items: One oil stick painting. What I did: Created a simple oil stick portrait. |
Digital Art
Project: Digital Portraits
Purpose: Create a digital portrait series.
Featured Items: Digital images.
What I did: Created a series of digital portraits in procreate.
Purpose: Create a digital portrait series.
Featured Items: Digital images.
What I did: Created a series of digital portraits in procreate.
Ceramics
Project: Ceramic Plate.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic plate. What I did: Created one ceramic plate on the wheel, and then dipped the bisqued plate in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react to each other. They created some interesting color reactions. |
Project: Ceramic Mug.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes and pull a handle directly from the form. Featured Items: One ceramic mug. What I did: Created one ceramic mug on the wheel, pulled the handle from the form itself, and then dipped the bisqued mug in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react to each other. |
Project: Ceramic Mug.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques and texture using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic mug. What I did: Created one ceramic mug on the wheel, pulled a handle, and then dipped the bisqued mug in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react to each other. |
Project: Ceramic Plate.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic plate. What I did: Created one ceramic plate on the wheel, and then dipped the bisqued plate in cone 10 glazes t. |
Project: Ceramic Bowl.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic bowl. What I did: Created one ceramic bowl on the wheel, and then dipped the bisqued bowl in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react to each other. Dripping techniques created a unique style. |
Project: Ceramic Vase.
Purpose: Making a two part vessel as well as experimenting with glazing techniques of cone 10 glazes.. Featured Items: One ceramic vase. What I did: Created tow pieces of a vase and put them together, pulled handles, and dipped the bisqued vase in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react with each other. |
Project: Ceramic Bowl.
Purpose: Experiment with texture, and glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic bowl. What I did: Created one ceramic bowl on the wheel, cut into it with a clay tool when trimming, and then dipped the bisqued bowl in different cone 10 glazes to see how they would react to each other. |
Project: Ceramic Cup.
Purpose: Experiment with glazing techniques using cone 10 glazes. Featured Items: One ceramic cup. What I did: Created one ceramic cup on the wheel, pulled a handle, and then dipped the bisqued bowl in cone 10 glaze. |
Photography
Project: Color selection story series.
Purpose: Experiment with color selection and story telling with photography. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photos regarding a story, and used color selection techniques in Photoshop for emphasis and continuity. |
Project: Color selection story series.
Purpose: Experiment with color selection and story telling with photography. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photos regarding a story, and used color selection techniques in Photoshop for emphasis and continuity. |
Project: Colorization.
Purpose: Use an old pinhole photograph and add color in Photoshop. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a photograph from a pinhole portrait series, and added color in Photoshop. |
Project: Painting with light series.
Purpose: Take a series of photographs at a low shutter speed in dark conditions and paint with various lighted items. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs at a low shutterspeed utilizing Christmas lights, finger lights, glow sticks, led hula hoops, and more. |
Project: Painting with light series.
Purpose: Take a series of photographs at a low shutter speed in dark conditions and paint with various lighted items. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs at a low shutterspeed utilizing Christmas lights, finger lights, glow sticks, led hula hoops, and more. |
Project: Painting with light series.
Purpose: Take a series of photographs at a low shutter speed in dark conditions and paint with various lighted items. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs at a low shutterspeed utilizing Christmas lights, finger lights, glow sticks, led hula hoops, and more. |
Project: Action Photography series.
Purpose: Take photos using a quick shutterspeed and sports lens. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs at a high shutterspeed with a large sports lens. |
Project: Action Photography series.
Purpose: Take photos using a quick shutterspeed and sports lens. Featured Items: One photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs at a high shutterspeed with a large sports lens. |
Project: Itemizaton series.
Purpose: Take photos of ordinary household objects and make them the subject. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around the house using ordinary household objects and used Photoshop to make them pop a little more. |
Project: Personality Series/Calvin Lowe.
Purpose: Take photos of Calvin Lowe to express his subtle personality in a woodland setting. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around a wooded area with Calvin in different poses he thought would bring out his personality more and then used Photoshop for editing. |
Project: Personality Series/Calvin Lowe.
Purpose: Take photos of Calvin Lowe to express his subtle personality in a woodland setting. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around a wooded area with Calvin in different poses he thought would bring out his personality more and then used Photoshop for editing. |
Project: Personality Series/Calvin Lowe.
Purpose: Take photos of Calvin Lowe to express his subtle personality in a woodland setting. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around a wooded area with Calvin in different poses he thought would bring out his personality more and then used Photoshop for editing. |
Project: Personality Series/Calvin Lowe.
Purpose: Take photos of Calvin Lowe to express his subtle personality in a woodland setting. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around a wooded area with Calvin in different poses he thought would bring out his personality more and then used Photoshop for editing. |
Project: Personality Series/Calvin Lowe.
Purpose: Take photos of Calvin Lowe to express his subtle personality in a woodland setting. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs around a wooded area with Calvin in different poses he thought would bring out his personality more and then used Photoshop for editing. |
Project: Personality Series/Stephanie Oberman.
Purpose: Take photos of Stephanie Oberman to express her subtle personality in a traditional photo studio setting and create authentic aged looks to the images. Featured Items: One Photograph (Traditional Film Process) What I did: Took a series of photographs in a traditional photo studio with Steph in different poses she thought would bring out her personality more. Used a traditional film and darkroom process. |
Project: Personality Series/Stephanie Oberman.
Purpose: Take photos of Stephanie Oberman to express her subtle personality in a traditional photo studio setting and create authentic aged looks to the images. Featured Items: One Photograph (Traditional Film Process) What I did: Took a series of photographs in a traditional photo studio with Steph in different poses she thought would bring out her personality more. Used a traditional film and darkroom process. |
Project: Personality Series/Stephanie Oberman.
Purpose: Take photos of Stephanie Oberman to express her subtle personality in a traditional photo studio setting and create authentic aged looks to the images. Featured Items: One Photograph (Traditional Film Process) What I did: Took a series of photographs in a traditional photo studio with Steph in different poses she thought would bring out her personality more. Used a traditional film and darkroom process. |
Project: Personality Series/Stephanie Oberman.
Purpose: Take photos of Stephanie Oberman to express her subtle personality in a traditional photo studio setting and create authentic aged looks to the images. Featured Items: One Photograph (Traditional Film Process) What I did: Took a series of photographs in a traditional photo studio with Steph in different poses she thought would bring out her personality more. Used a traditional film and darkroom process. |
Project: Photogram series.
Purpose: Create photograms in a traditional darkroom using found objects. Featured Items: One photogram. What I did: Used a series of found objects to create a photogram in the darkroom by exposing the paper and the objects to a certain amount of light before developing them. |
Project: Self Portrait Series.
Purpose: Take photos of myself to use at a later date. Featured Items: One Photograph. What I did: Took a series of photographs of myself and edited them in Photoshop. |
Project: Pony Shoot Series.
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event. Featured Items: One Photograph . What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!) |
Project: Pony Shoot Series.
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event. Featured Items: One Photograph . What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!) |
Project: Pony Shoot Series.
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event. Featured Items: One Photograph . What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!) |
Project: Pony Shoot Series.
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event. Featured Items: One Photograph . What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!) |
Project: Pony Shoot Series.
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event.
Featured Items: One Photograph .
What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!)
Purpose: Take photos at a CJ Pony Parts Car show and Event.
Featured Items: One Photograph .
What I did: Took a series of photographs at a car show at CJ Pony Parts and edited them accordingly with Photoshop. (One image is not in fact a mustang, but a cute little old rusty Volkswagon!)