Rachel Pearlman
aluminum casting
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Rachel Pearlman
Rachel Pearlman
Catch
a Falling Dream
Vines,
Fabric, String, Beads, Feathers and many other man-made materials
Originally
my project was inspired by a dream catcher I purchased in Brazil that I then
left on the plane when coming home. It was my favorite souvenir from the trip
and I was devastated when I lost it. So the basis of this project came from the
idea to make what I lost, but it became much more than that. Now it has turned
into more of a collection of dreams. Whether it be a dream that you have at
night while sleeping, or a dream you have to do something in life. It is the
accumulation of all of these dreams in ones life.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Jillian Behrens
Jillian Behrens
Cellular Dystrophy
Fabric, wire, foam, and
paint
In this work I explore the
breakdown of systematic wire structures into more unconventional forms. Working
intuitively, I enjoy how a thinking process can change in unpredictable ways in
contrast to how systems have previously been planned and controlled.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Christina Bae
Christina Bae
Wire and rose petals
This was my first attempt to work with wire. I really liked the flexibility aspect of wire.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Anna Chandler
Aren't I the Garden?
Steel, White cement
When I was brainstorming art in the garden, I knew I
wanted to put myself into the piece. I grew up tending my father’s giant garden
every summer and have always had a green thumb.
It frustrates me that we negatively interact with our environment, so given
this chance, I decided to do something positive. Aren’t I
the Garden brings me closer to becoming one with nature as we all will
become. The steel tree is made up of about 70 ten-foot round rods that branch
off with cement casts of my hands, some of which hold snapdragon flowers. To
make the hands I used skinwax to create castings of my hands and filled them
with cement. Both steel and cement are used in buildings, which smother nature.
I hope this piece will remind us of the beauty in the natural world that some
of us have forgotten and destroyed.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Danielle Race
Where Sand and Sea Collide
Sand
12 feet in diameter
I am very influenced by nature and natural elements around me. Growing up in New Hampshire and Maine I was surrounded by woods, mountains, geology, and the ocean. I am very influenced by colors found in nature and natural landforms. Nature is inspiring and interesting and lead me to make a large ripple made of sand. The sand that I chose to work with is of many varieties. The bottom layer is a grainy yellow sand that was store bought. The middle layer is a fine grained yellow sand. And the top layer is pure grey sand from the coast of New Hampshire. I wanted to use sand that came from my hometown because it was important to me to use natural beach sand because of the texture, smell, and sense of home I get when I touch it. In total, there was approximately 2,000 pounds of sand imported to the site, 400 of it from New Hampshire. My intention with this piece was to create a peaceful, tactile, ever flowing ripple effect using a simple element of our world. As humans we manipulate our surroundings, but in the end, nature controls all and will take it back. Rocks to sand, sand to ripple, ripple to calm.
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