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2010. 02. 08 3D class

Pamela Lum's First Semester Projects

For my first 3D project I had to focus on creating movement with line. I used a 16g gray wire to incorporate 8 different kinds of curves, utilizing the x, y, and z axis. The wire sculpture touches the ground plane on three points in order to create movement within the sculpture. Moreover, I used a 26g purple wire as an attachment to wrap around the intersections of the gray wire.

For my next project I had to focus on planes using the Fibonacci sequence. I created circles out of wire and filled them in with colored plastic wrap and cut up newsprint. In addition, I used fishing line to connect these circle planes and hang this sculpture from the ceiling. The Fibonacci sequence can be found in the diameter of the circles.

My third project's concentration was to create volume using plaster. For this project, I mixed plaster and poured this mixture into condoms. After waiting for the plaster to harden, I took off the condom and sanded the shapes to make them smooth and aesthetically appealing. Then I began to connect these pieces together by drilling holes and adding wooden pegs for attachment. Next I filled in these intersecting areas with more plaster in order to make it look like a unified sculpture.

My next project was to create a sculpture that can be worn on part of the body and when that body part is moved, the sculpture will make a sound. With these instructions, I decided to make a sculpture that could be worn on m hands. I cut up gloves and added colored thread and paint to make it more appealing. The sounds came from the chains and metal pieces dangling from the chains when I moved my hands outward and inward. The visual hint of the soft musical chime sound came from the usage of air light lace materials.

After a trip to the Natural History Museum, I chose to create a sculpture derived from the movements of a jellyfish. When it is pulled up and down the sculpture retracts and springs like how a jellyfish moves in water. In order to create this movement, I used a long piece of 16g wire and curved it into a spiral shape. Then I attached a loofah on the bottom as a weight to be pulled when I attached it to the wire part of the sculpture with elastic strings and colored rubber bands.

For my final project, I had to create a sculpture that captured the essence of the word 'ecstatic.' What I wanted this piece to convey was the feeling of joy within a person when they feel ecstatic. That is why I created a mouth that opened to show an emotion that is internal, but can often be read from our expressions, like a smile. So, I made the shape of a smiling mouth out of bass wood and painted it with acrylic paint. The hinges of the mouth is created in the felt design and I used colorful felt and pom poms on the tongue to create this sculpture.
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Self Portraits (Day 1)

Project: self-portrait plaster casts


we started off with making our own bases by assembling two pieced of wood together.
looked something like this: _|_
we then made armatures using either scraps of paper or wire.

after all that prep-type work, we used Chavant Professional Plasteline clay to sculpt our faces.
that looked something like this:

workin'.

the eyes are probably the trickiest part, so they were saved for last.

the trick is to create an actual eye socket and place an eyeball inside as opposed to trying to carve in an eye.

the final step was to make shims out of aluminum cans.

they create a shelf dividing the two halves of our plaster casts.

Next week: plaster!!!!

p.s. class can be fun too!

look at all those smiles.