Things I mdae while at Art Sanctuary

While working in a non-profit art gallery, seeing how I am an illustrator, I was asked to assist any way I can artistically. While in preparation for CBW, i was assigned the task to produce some images for an ad space that they took out to promote the event.

Another Field trip with Art Sanctuary

Back when I first started in April, I attended Art Sanctuary during their month long even called the Celebration of Black Writing. Throughout the month of May there was some kind of influential event or gathering that Art Sanctuary participated in. At the Barnes Foundation, the executive director, Ms. Valerie Gay, hosted one of the Barne's podcast shows

Patterns, Patterns, Patterns

                                 

These are two of the patterns I made for Kay. The patterns will be printed on Tyvek and will serve as the "walls" of row homes. Using Kay's original line work, I arranged the patterns and colored them digitally. I had a lot of fun working on them and can't wait to see everything printed!

Farewell!

Well, The summer is coming to a close and sadly Machele and I have had our last day. I have to thank Machele for an amazing experience that has given me so much valuable information on what its like to be a designer. Seeing and being a part of the design process and building a brand has been incredible. Nothing compares to first hand experience and I had a summer filled with just that. The things I learned this summer I will carry with me not only into my junior year but also with me into the professional world. I cannot thank Machele enough for being such an awesome mentor and always making the projects about more than just churning out a product. She really took the time to explain and discuss things with me and gave value to my opinions as well. I also need to thank the Uarts Fellowship Program for giving me this opportunity. Have a great school year everyone!

Franklin Flea

This past Friday Machele and I came up with ideas for her display at the Franklin Flea. I came up with an idea to emphasize bookshelves by spray painting books in colors that would compliment each shelf. We chose colors that would bring out the color and detail on the shelf but not take away from them. This created a nice aesthetic for her display and gave it a nice cohesive look. Understanding how to display and present your work is important to understand as a designer. You can have the best products in the world but if you don't know how to present it well you wont get your point across to your buyer.    

Last Day...

Unfortunately, yesterday was my final day working and weaving with Myra. Throughout the Summer Fellows program, I have learned many things applicable to artistic style, as well as give some fresh insight to another artist. I see the importance of planning, as one little slip up may lead to a big mistake later on that may prove harder to fix. Patience will always be more rewarding than trying to push through a problem quickly. Reaching outside of normal practices can lead to unexpected, yet great results. Though I still feel I identify myself more so with two dimensional art, I have the utmost respect for those artists who work in the three dimensional world. Myra is obviously very skilled in her craft and I appreciate her taking the time to teach me how to weave and letting me into her studio.

Weaving... Grass!

Myra has had this old loom set up in her studio for quite sometime and the warp is rather broken and tattered; too much so to make a tapestry or rug on it anymore. She has had this vision to weave grass, reeds, and other plant material through the warp and create a sort of eco-friendly weaving. I was very excited to work under a new medium of grass as well as expand upon my knowledge of weaving. Unfortunately, due to time restrictions and warp length, I will not be able to see the finished product. But I was able to help get the project moving along and weave about 4 yards.