SOFA

I went to SOFA on Saturday, and needless to say on top of the fact that I was bummed I couldn't take pictures, there were only a few artists that I felt were actually making good work and in hindsight I wish I would've written down their names. I listened to a couple artist's talk about their work and how making is going for them, but I felt like the majority of artist's were in a lull. I feel like as much as I was actually impressed by I was still disappointed in seeing what I might eventually be part of... I don't know what our field needs, but it needs more excitement.

Progress: Bespoke Object II

Progress: Bespoke Object

Model

Door knob model.

A mechanism that fits my needs...

To diagram what a door handle is like.... figure out the mechanism....
Thinking about a door handle in terms of both the rotary dial phone and an object used to open doors...

Flower buds came to mind, as far as form goes... Something that represents a future...

And going off tradition...

Finding form...

And color...
These sketches ensued...
I think I've decided that I'm going to make a "flower bud" inspired door knob, and in that will be my finger holes for my much needed function. I want to try and make the form hollow so that the negative space in the middle is visible... I am also making it in wood.
The material was throwing me a little bit, because I don't want to make the knob out of metal. I decided wood to go along the lines of communication and the properties of it... being non-conductive of electricity, the wood would challenge the ideas of what a door does and what a phone does. For my project I'm summing those functions down to the idea of a relationship, and advancing relationships, through communication and "opening doors.''

Vicki Ambery-Smith

These are so amazing to me. I've helped friends build a couple architectural models in my day, but nothing out of metal, talk about tiny and tedious! I think this work is great, it really makes me appreciate her work, knowing how hard it is to work that small, and detailed.

"The Art of Deception" by Natalie Angier

SO, I look at National Geographic a lot, mainly because of the amazing photography inside. I like this article in particular because of all the natural beauty, texture and color that is occurring in most of these photographs. I also really enjoy visual puzzles.

Here's the link to the article: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/mimicry/angier-text
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