Rachel Cardwell

The Wait

2016

Photography, Wood, Cement

1' x 8' x 3'

This piece deals with issues in mental health and the struggles that come with it. The piece focuses on the frustration, helplessness, and loneliness that stem from this subject matter.  

Rebecca Heringer

Optical Twin

2016

steel, glass lines, plastic film

29" x 36" x 4"

This sculpture explores duplication by layering circles on top of one another. The form represented by Venn diagrams generates one whole large-scale circle. There are two lenses to represent my twin sister and I and our similarities and differences. 

Ana Jackson Chaves

 Ciclo Vital

2016

Avocado Seeds, thread

16' x 4' x 3.5'

For this installation piece I wanted to create a feeling of sacredness using a humble material. Each bird is carved from an avocado seed. The shavings lay on the floor, like cast off eggshells or bones, forming the nest for the next generation.  Life and death are constantly feeding into one another, always in a perfect cycle. 

Matt Mele

Matt Mele

Come Again

2016

found object, vinyl letters

40" x 50" x 5"

Time goes by. Words and letters fade. But look deeper, and you'll find light. 

Rebecca Guzzo

Inversion

2016

Hand-cut Cardstock paper, Wood, Paint

22" x 14" x 6"

My study of paper has progressed throughout the past two semesters and developed into the idea of self sustainability. It has become the practice of creating hand-done work that could be created using a machine, to become the machine myself. Its structure and rigidity emulate the difficulty I have breaking from my organizational tendencies, how I constantly need order and structure in my work and my life. 

Sanjay Pelinski

Old Light

2016

medical walker, lamp, & steel

25" x 27" x 25"

This piece balances the idea of an object that treads the line between useful and uselessness. I came to that concept after two major realizations. I wanted to create something that was useful like a tool. I realized that the design that I was coming up with actually had no use, and, from that, I decided to explore the balance between them.

Emily DiMaio

Round Peg

2016

Wood, Acrylic

4' x 3' x 3'

Another adaption of a children's toy based on developmental stages.  This tree is small enough for the age range of children expected to be accomplishing this stage of sensory play, but tall enough for those whom have developmental delays.

Felicia Gordon

Felicia Gordon

Tentacles

2016

steel, paint 

38" x 80" x 60"

Felicia Gordon

  Felicia Gordon

Tentacles

Spring 2016

steel, spraypaint 

~26" x 48" each 

Octopuses are fascinating creatures who have amazing intelligence. They are known to camouflage their skin to appear invisible, they can squeeze their bodies through tiny spaces, they have been known to play and pull pranks on humans including escaping from captivity just for fun, and they are even able to detach their arms in dangerous situations. This piece is a tribute to octopuses, to their unique personalities and to their abilities to adapt to their environment. These octopus tentacles are made of geometric forms and are made to look as if they are a continuation of the tree roots as they come out of the ground

Luke Winkler

This diver represents the liberating feeling of flipping and falling through the air. In this piece I tried to replicate the physicality and grace of bodily movement.

Luke Winkler

This three faced skull represents the many faces we wear for different people each day. Underneath our skin is a skull that remains the same regardless of how you present yourself.

Luke Winkler

This tree represents the change and growth that takes place in the human development. Starting out as right angles and morph in into organic form, this tree mimics the chaos of life and loss of control.

Chrissy Nice

Chrissy Nice

Grow
2016

Wood, Steel, Found Objects

60" x 18" x 10"

I wanted this piece to further reflect my struggles with organization. The wooden slabs are places according to what I personally feel is compositionally sound. 

Yvette Siegel

Yvette Siegel

Rain Sheet

2016

3' x 24' x 16'

sheet plastic

I always have fun dancing around with these plastic sheets when I am creating an inflatable sculpture. I wanted everyone to experience the movement of the plastic in the wind and rain.

Yvette Siegel

Yvette Siegel

Women of the Water

2016

Steel

3' x 12' x 3'

Working organically with steel, I forged pieces cut from a square pipe and welded them to create two abstract, feminine forms.

Yvette Siegel

Yvette Siegel

Dirty Laundry

2016

Wood, concrete, sheet plastic, clothes pins, receipts

8' x 6.5' x 4'

Showing baggage and insecurities are a sensitive and usually taboo subjects of discussion.  Putting receipts in these plastic articles of clothing show the willingness of one to share a darker piece of their life for everyone to see.

Rachel Truskolawski

Rachel Truskolawski

Radiance
2016

Plexiglass, Cellophane, Silicone, Wood, Plastic, Sparkles, Easter Grass
10" x 48" x 24"

I wanted to experiment with plexiglass, color and reflective light. I used materials with iridescent qualities to mirror light and color creating a shimmering rainbow effect. I constructed a whimsical landscape using icosohedrons constructed out of plexiglass, some of which are filled with various lustrous materials such as sparkles and plastic gems. My goal was to make something playful and colorful while still experimenting with and pursuing my love of geometry.

Hannah Zimmerman

Hannah Zimmerman

Reconstruction of a Memory's Deconstruction

2016

Wood, latex paints, primer, photo album

30" x 18" x 23"

This piece is exploring the idea of representing the reconstruction of memories that have been purposefully deconstructed for emotionally difficult reasons. The flash of color dripping away at the center of the piece is representing the fading of these memories into the colorless front and back of the piece. The audio component of a calming song overlaid with construction and deconstruction noises further emphasizes the need for remembering life experiences in order to grow and how this process can in fact be positive. 

Aocheng Shi

Aocheng Shi

 Mad

2016

Wood, Steel, Sand

8' x 7' x 5'

This work is one of the sense and consciousness about the process of my creating. It can be ordered or disordered, positive or negative, colorful or uncolored. As for me, I always want something “NEW”. It doesn’t matter what it is, I need it. 

Art in the Garden: 16th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

Rebecca Heringer

Remedy

Steel & Steel Wire (6ft)

“Remedy” is an abstract dandelion. I’ve always been in love with the repetitive form and simple quality of dandelions. I challenged myself by transforming firm steel into a delicate and elegant flower.

Sam Smith

Black Holes

Clay & foam core

The ears started with a project to contemplate black holes and to then create a piece illustrating how we interpreted them. The phrase “in one ear and out the other” came to mind. Sometimes our own ears can act as black holes – absorbing information without comprehending or acknowledging what we are hearing. Has that ever happened to you, where you look up and realize someone had asked you a question, or said something to you and was waiting for your response, but you did not even realize they had said something in the first place? So it started with one ear to represent its likeness to a black hole. I started to make more, though because there is also something a little unnerving about not knowing who is listening in on our conversations. So I created a collection of ears, to silently listen in on the conversations around them; whether they absorb the information or let it slip away into their own "black holes", who knows!

Clay

8" x 4" x 2"

Ceramic, raku glaze

9" x 6" x 5"

Ceramic

5" x 5" x 2.5"

Clay

5" x 3" x .5"

Foam Core, bondo, spray paint

11" x 6.5" x 4.5"

Ceramic, raku glaze

5" x 3" x 1.5"

Tree For Thought

Steel

This tree symbolizes the confliction of both nature and industrialization. The human species has accomplished so much in building great infrastructure and in destroying natural habitats. I am very inspired by nature and wanted a place to just sit and contemplate it, thus a seat was built into the piece itself. It was left outdoors to rust overtime, which added to the conversation about nature versus industry. Nature when left alone can accomplish great things as well, including taking back any infrastructure built by mankind if left alone and unattended.

This tree is from a previous semester's class that I thought would make a great addition to the Art in the Garden show this year. It is approximately nine feet high by three feet wide, five feet if you measure the width of the tree "root" to "root". This sat outside and rusted quite nicely which I believe added to the piece and the statement I was trying to make about this confliction of nature v. society/industrialization. Rust is nature's way of taking over man-made infrastructure, so I sealed the rust in with a clear coat of penetrol. This gave the rust a nice glossy, smooth surface.

I had debated several times to add some kind of cushion or soft material to the seat of the tree to invite people to sit in it however, once the penetrol had dried, it was smooth to the touch so I left it as is (also because I like the way it blends in more as just a brown, rusty, metal skeleton.