Elsewhere Artist Collaborative 606 +608 Elm St.

Upon first walking into Elsewhere, my first thought was that I had walked into a place of profound clutter. While my initial impression was of course correct, at a second glance however, what I found was that amid the clutter was an organization system that was delightfully surprising to find. Our first day there, we were told to chose 5 objects, put a post-it with our name on it and then come back later and draw these objects. When I chose 5 objects to draw I gravitated toward toys, either that I thought were fun or were similar to, if not exactly what I had at one point in my childhood had. While many of these did turn out to be simple objects, this was not a part of my criterion. This was maybe one of the most enjoyable parts about Elsewhere- seeing toys that I had not thought of in years. When I chose my space to document, I chose a space that was not as cluttered as some, not persay to avoid the superflous items but because I felt that it would be harder for me to draw if there wasn't as much stuff.I know these seems to be the antithesis of logic, but it does make sense. The first day of drawing there was a pile of items in boxes that were not there the following days that I drew. Because of the reduction of things to draw, to an almost minimalist extreme, I was able to focus in detail on a few amount of things and to draw specific things in detail. In the end, I feel like this made me concentrate more and have to pay close attention to what I drew in a way that I would not have had to, had I chosen a more cluttered space. When I began to focus on drawing simple things in greater detail, this was when I began to feel as though I had some creative license and found the project to be the most enjoyable. In the end, even though many of my drawings are flawed in proportion or aren't exactly true to what I saw, I feel that this brings out the integrity of Elsewhere.

3 of 5 "nicknack" vignettes

Drawing at El Carreton

I had trouble drawing anything I liked...

3 of 5 pieces of furniture

The Green Alphabet

Assignment: Using "your letter" (J) as a springboard, and the media of your choice, create a 7x7" composition in response to the Earth Fare Art Contest's prompt "Green Spring". Include"your letter" (both uppercase and lowercase) in a typeface which you deem appropriate somewhere within the composition.

Curry Final Project

Final Curry Drawings

Divide and Conquer: five drawings of Curry School of Education

These are my favorite 5 of the 12 thumbnails I drew.

Three of Five Drawings from "God is in the Details"

I was a little unsure when I began these drawings, as to what exactly "details" entailed. I took it to mean objects that had a lot of details. I hope these drawings are the kind of things that were wanted...

Four of Five Drawings of Personal Messes

This is one of my favorite drawings of all the ones that I did. I felt that I successfully utilized hatching and crosshatching. The one thing that bothers me about this drawing is that in reality, the DVD's were lying flat on the table. However, when I drew them they appeared to be leaning angled on something. This is the last drawing that I did, and I noticed as I progressed with my drawings that I have a tendency to just draw and not actually pay attention to what is actually there. The DVD horror is a product of this.

This drawing is by far my least favorite of all the ones that I did. I drew the pants over the laundry basket and as a result the pants are completely see through. I didn't know how to remedy this problem so I simply left it as it was.

This drawing I like although I feel that I could have done better perhaps. I think I probably should have added more hatching to provide more interest and contrast to the drawing. This last drawing is my favorite out of the bunch. I drew this one first. Even though the lines are not exactly as they were on the actual bag, I feel that I was able to capture a good likeness even if it isn't precise. I also think that I did a good job distinguishing the bag from the items in the bag.

Class Work 1/24: Draw the connector from the EUC to the Library

This drawing caused a great deal of frustration for me. I started in the middle and as I drew and would look back at the wall I was drawing I would realize that I had not left enough room to draw what was actually there. I left an entire ceiling plane out and considerably shortened a wall. Of course, I realized this only after it was too late to correct it. Aside from that , I also struggled to know how much hatching to place on the drawing. As a result I played it pretty safe. I like the top half of my drawing (the inaccurate half, incidentally) much more than the bottom half. Perhaps this is because I shaded much more of the top than the bottom. The ramp was probably the most difficult thing to draw, and I would like to have another go at it, since I don't think that I did a very good job in capturing it.

IAR 112 Lead Pencil Studio 11x17"

This is a refined drawing of an earlier in -class drawing when the class went to look at the Lead Pencil Studio exhibit by Annie Han and Daniel Miller titled, Without Room. I thought that the exhibit was really interesting and visually stimulating. However, because it was simply a room set up on a platform without walls, I found it difficult to draw. This feeling was only escalated by the fact that all the artifacts inside the room, with the exception of clothing (or anything that touched a person's skin), was grey. This was the most successful of the series of drawings that I completed . I struggled with knowing where to place the hatching and crosshatching and also how much to place since pretty much everything seemed the same value.