Spencer Maussner

Spencer Maussner

Pill Bottle

2020

Wood, paper, vinyl? (or plexiglass or acrylic)

36"x18"x18"

In my printmaking class, before quarantine I was working on fabric to try to create large pillows that were xanax bars. I thought it would be cool to make something to keep them in but I definitely shouldn't be making a small human sized pill bottle. I want to make a 36 inch pill bottle out of some translucent orange material that I've never worked with before mostly because I'd like to try working with other materials. I would also want to make smaller xanax pillows to fill the inside of the orange translucent tube with.

Colin Shakespeare

Colin Shakespeare

"Microscopic Fantasy"

2020
Animals, Jars, Mosses, Multiple, plants, Special Soils, Skulls, Rocks, Ect
Multiple sizes, 4 gallon jar: 16x12, fish bowl: 8x8, sphere: 7x7, large jar: 17x14,  orb jar: 5x5
This Piece is meant to pull a viewer in close to explore a smaller unseen world. the beautiful world of tiny creatures that pull you into a fanciful dreamscape. armored shield bodies and true castles of wood and stone in a jungle unseen.

Ive added Extra detail shots for after you see the pieces, its important to get close and view change and movement within the piece.

Brenna Bochow

Brenna Bochow

Lidar Rivers

2020

Vinyl, Spray Paint

3.5' x 4' x 4"

This piece is based on lidar data taken of the Mississippi River for National Geographic. The aerial images make the river appear almost clothlike and I wanted to recreate the beauty of looking at nature with a different perspective than what we are all used to. This piece also focuses on personal interpretations of cartographic research which I find incredible and inspiring. This was a good study for me and the process of looking at these maps of the river to recreate the bends was a lot of fun although the final product was not exactly how I hoped it would be. 

John Halligan

John Halligan

Atrophy

2020

Holly

14" x 4" x 5"

During quarantine mainly through the second month a feeling of wasting away started to rain over my body. Laying in bed endlessly, losing all motivation as the days carried on. Isolation got me thinking about my grandmother though and how she's been living in the same bed over a year ago after getting one of her legs amputated. From having to lay there and being completely immobile she ended up losing circulation in the other leg and had to lose the second. All while with every passing month her memory deteriorates forgetting everything she once knew. As much as I haven't enjoyed quarantine its taught me how grateful I am for my health and just the ability to be able to walk to the other side of my room. The future may be uncertain but things could be so much worse.

Nate Robison

Nate Robison
The Earth cranes its neck to get a better look, a moment of self-reflection for the passing satellite
Hypertufa (Portland cement, peat moss, vermiculite, perlite), broken DVDs, mirror, plastic containers
33in x 8in x 8in
2020


The earth cranes its neck to get a better look, creates an eyestalk out of mud. The satellite has a fraction of a second to see its five o'clock shadow and think "I look rough".

The connection between me and the outside world is almost entirely digital now, just bouncing recorded light back and forth. I was looking at my home on Google Earth, and thinking about the light relationship between the Earth, my backyard, and a passing satellite, the sky. I wanted to make a Tower of Babel out of dirt and shiny bits of trash, to act as a mediator and a couple's therapist for the Earth and the sky.

Years ago, my mom would drive to Lancaster to make hypertufa pots with a friend in her backyard. She would always talk about wanting to start making them here at home, but we never got around to it. Once quarantine started, she ordered a couple books on it and put on her mask and gloves and went to Home Depot to get the materials. I started helping her make the pots and troughs, learning the balance of materials you need to mix together to make it strong and make it dry into a nice color.

While I made this, my mom would come into the backyard and watch me, joke with me, suggest how to mix it, helped me move it into the sun to dry. It made her excited, and so it tethered us. It gave us a window into each other that we don't normally have, with me spending most of my time at school. It gave us a mirror.

jeffrey churchman

jeffrey churchman

medium exploration

2020

candle wax

4 inches x 2 inches

this piece for me was more about exploring a new medium and how to work with it. I used trial and error to find out how to melt all the wax without burning it and then how to create the form I wanted using only what I had around the house. After I had created the block of wax I carved it as much as I could before breaking it. Luckily I still have all the wax and the mold so I can melt it back down and try again.

Michaela O'Connor

Michaela O'Connor

Vestigial Organ

2020

wood, found objects, candles, framed collage

60" x 120" x 6"

Mantels are often thought of as the center piece of a home. They carry the weight of sentimental objects, antiques, greeting cards and memories. In today's modern world, mantels above fireplaces are considered dated, cluttered and unnecessary. What happens when we slowly lose touch with this family traditions? Perhaps, new generations will gather knowledge of mantels only through visits to museums. In Vestigial Organ, I aim to memorialize a part of my home that I will always remember fondly, even when its importance slips away.

Catherine McKnight

Trypophobia

2020

Broken top to a table, an old t-shirt, poster paper, hot glue, and spray paint

30.5" x 30.5" x 2"

Why do we have fears? Everyone has something they fear and some fear more than others. People say to face your fears so for people who have Trypophobia can look at this and face their fear. Pushing the boundaries as to how uncomfortable a person from looking at this was the goal. I wanted to be so big that even a person who doesn't have Trypophobia will be uncomfortable. From a distance it might not look like much but when you start to get closer you can see hundreds of holes. The closer the viewer gets the more detailed the piece becomes but by the viewer getting closer it becomes in their face more therefore, making them feel uncomfortable.

Spencer Maussner

Spencer Maussner

The Door 

2020

Muslin, oil paint, wood, screws, staples

80"x30"x1"

During the quarantine I've felt very shut in, which made me think a lot about closed doors. I decided that the style of door I wanted to recreate was the one in my own house where I've grown up. I wanted the door to feel more personal to me since this has been where Ive been quarantining.

Esther Lee

"I'm not ok, but that's ok"

2020

Mirror, mattress, bedsheets, blanket, pillow, mask, flashlight, colored lenses

36" x 49" x 72"

I wanted to do something related to covid-19/quarantine and how I feel during this time. Confined, isolated, alone, sleepy, and a lot of migraines. It's only temporary.

Adam Sexton

The Worst Of Us
2020
Trash, glue, screws, flashlight
12" x 8" x 8"

I thought I'd get topical and vent some frustrations at the same time.