It's about time!

Carve two forms from life (a small, plastic animal) using soap as your medium. Observe and depict proportions.  Apply concepts of time to one of your carvings so that the form no longer represents your chosen animal.  Use the same animal for both forms.

Now the original idea for my turtle was influenced by a Native American myth about how a woman fell from the sky on a turtles back which was the Earth.

After placing in boiling water for a few seconds.

Blades of grass stuck into the turtles shell.

Green and brown crayons were melted over the turtle.

After the crayons.

Holes were twisted through his shell and filled with red food coloring.

Bottom half is soaked in water, the red food coloring washed off into the water.

With a lighter i burned him, his head and two legs fell off.

The aftermath of the burning.

I then smooshed him into a ball.

Cut holes and placed dried rose petals around the turtle.

And from death and destruction springs new life

All three together

Back view

Side view

Front view

Back to back

Gregor's Room Project

Using only white copy paper (do not use card stock) make three paper sculptures that visually narrate The Metamorphosis. Employ elements and principles of design to visually communicate your intentions.
This assignment uses limited materials and does not allow the use of tape, glue or any other form of adhesive

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

verminous-of the nature of or resembling vermin.

of, pertaining to, or caused by vermin: verminous diseases.

infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin:

commercial duties-The functions which are associated with production, finance, marketing, personnel and accounting are termed as commercial function.
obstacles-a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
flank-The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.


 After reading Kafka's Metamorphosis I had this feeling of pity for Gregor and a great disappointment in his parents. Gregor wakes up one day as a bug, based on the story and its hint into the past of Gregor's life I feel him turning into a bug is the final realization that even as a human he was treated as nothing more than a bug. A worker bee for his parents as they owed a debt to his boss. Gregor has been in the military and served his country and yet his parents seem to care only about the money he brings in to support them. In the story it specifically says "Those had been beautiful days, and they had never come back afterwards, at least not with the same splendour, in spite of the fact that Gregor later earned so much money that he was in a position to bear the expenses of the entire family, costs which he, in fact, did bear. They had become quite accustomed to it, both the family and Gregor as well. They took the money with thanks, and he happily surrendered it, but a special warmth was no longer present" As Gregor is accustomed to giving his money over to his parents and they happily take it, the time is still describes as the past. Those days when they had been given Gregor's money were beautiful days that had never come back. Now that he really is a bug he is useless, his parents greed and need for him to provide and work literally caused the final change of Gregor into how he is perceived as a human.

Elements and Principles in 3D Form

Using limited materials, make four, small scale sculptures that emphasize an element or principle of art and design.

Focal Point

Pattern

Rhythm

Scale