This was my first sketch, my favorite part of this sketch is the ‘blue’ section in the second structure, I really like the symbolism. The intention is that it is a steep trip up and the only route out is down through the teardrops.
I started to get a bit better idea of my etching in this sketch and how to make it demonstrate what I wanted it to achieve, whether that be a different material or a type of space.
In the top left sketch, which is probably my favourite over all, I love the idea of a modern glass tree house as a gallery for Ricky Swallow’s BMX as it continues with the theme of childhood from the piece into the space. I also, love the lower section of this as the dynamic shape allows the structure to become a piece of furniture as well. In the two right sketches, I like how the gallery’s are themselves a kind of piece of public art yet clearly heavily inspired by the themes of the artwork they are meant to house.
Of these four sketches my favorites are the two on the left. I like the way that the two elements interrelate in the top sketch, which creates this great flow. I also like the combination of materials and textures that this design would create, from a decomposing, rusty ship falling apart on the sea floor, too a glass dome along side it with a stainless steel and glass structure above. In the bottom sketch I really like the shape of the bottom area. I think some interesting placed windows and mirrors could make the natural lighting and shadows in this space really different.
In the top left sketch, I like the way that the buildings are set on a hill. More like an artists park then a single structure I think the juxtaposition of the two very different shapes with the environment is really interesting. Similarly in the top right sketch I like the contrast between the really linear structure above ground and the very curvy, flowing structure below.
In the top right sketch, I like the idea that this be a very baron white or black structure that lets the shape speak for it’s self and the idea that the walls be furry in the bottom level. The bottom right is intended to represent childhood and manipulated. I think that the top level really represents what a lot of Ricky Swallows art is about which is letting objects evoke an emotional response.
Overall, I was quite pleased with the sketches that I developed. Sometimes I may have gone with a slightly too literal interpretation of my “words”, but I like the way that my ideas have developed and the spaces I have imagined.
These are some illustrations that I produced for a children’s cookbook as part of my Design and Technology major work. I really enjoyed generating the characters and the process of illustrating each recipe from thumbnail sketches, to line drawings, to coloring in the final product.
A Great Building
I took this photo of the Royal Ontario Museum (aka ROM) on a recent trip to Toronto, Canada. As soon as I approached this building I fell in love with it. Aesthetically the combination of the old and the new as well as the dramatic angles drew my attention. It is evident that through this renovation Daniel Libeskind has been able to give this older style museum a new grounding in its urban surroundings, creating a real architectural feature.
A Beautiful Picture
This is a photo by Clare Carlton, a friend of mine. I think that the natural colors and the contrast that she has captured make this a beautiful picture. I love how she has perfectly framed the photo to show how delicately the due sits on the petals.
Status, manipulated, dynamic
Childhood, frustrating, palpable
Patricia Puccinini
Ocean, hanging, bright
