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Tea leaves glued to the surface of the cardboard using spray adhesive. This is when I began to further consider the idea of serendipity and how it is valued in familiar practice. Tea leaf divination, or Tasseography, relies on reading the deposition of tea leaves at the bottom of a cup to make inferences about the future. The confluence of this superstitious use of tea relying on serendipity and fate with a more concrete/permanent form sparked my curiousity.

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I promise I was there! Trying to hunt down a picture from somebody else. Vast oversight on my part

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Early version of what would become my "Rock Pendant." It takes the form of a rock as the ultimate appeal to concretion and solidity. It is constructed out of cardboard covered in tissue and then airdry clay. It includes the clothing wire loops from earlier for a slightly biological look (alien plant/fungus).

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I then spray painted the rock with the concrete spray from earlier examples. Something about working on this gray surface was very appealing and allowed what little color to really pop.

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Finished with the tea leaf ornament and the neon yellow bezel setting/necklace contraption.

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I began using cut-out stencils of these very traditional, somewhat floral forms from iron gates and wallpaper patterns. Part of this idea of concretizing a transient material state (tea leaves, etc) was also giving it some sort of perceived "value" as we practiced in Alkesh's workshop. For the viewer in Scotland, this would read as more valuable than amorphous scattered tea leaves.

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Further samples which are spraypainted at angles to highlight the raised texture

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Playing with integrated surface design and the beginnings of 3D forms. Primarily looking at the potential of the matte gray form as a means by which to analyze the role of the "ornament". Must it be ornate? Must it stand out? What is the point of an ornament if it is completely illegible or if it blends in with this surface? How important is legibility? Still working in the realm of serendipitous/random aesthetics as inspired by my work during Alkesh's workshops. The potential which this gray fabric provided stuck with my for the entirety of Design Domain (keep an eye on the color stories)

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Looking at the many ways one might build from a matte gray form. Here using thread and acrylic.

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Sconce with mirroring between function and design- beginning to merge the two (not in the adolf loos way though)

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Stitched Balloon Lamp Necklace

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Inspiring Image. Made me consider community and the creation of platforms for communication and celebration

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I created a rounded, body-like form from scoring/folding/cutting papter

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I then covered it in Duct Tape to give it a familiar constructed or cast concrete aesthetic

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Finally, I added remnants of tape and writing to visualize the forms potential use as a notice board for community programming/inquiries/etc in a democratic (truly social) setting. It is beginning to look for ways to highlight the beauty of serendipitous art- in this case the strips of paper and writing which are plastered over and torn down, eventually ornamenting the surface with a sort of collage/decoupage.

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Introducing blue clothing line and allowing its tension to dictate the form of the gray hallway material rather than my own hands.

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Again allowing the tension of the clothing line to pinch the fabric. Slightly leaning towards a naturalistic or somatic aesthetic (like skin/partially living)

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Transform the orange to make it worth one pound or more

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Clothing line again but coated in a cement-texture spray paint. Looking for ways to concretize or monumentalize these objects which otherwise appear as fast gestures. "Cementing" a knot is interesting to me- centering or making permanent a transient form.

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Went in the direction of a miraculous image appearing in everyday life, specifically food. This one takes the form of an American political characakture (Sarah Palin is a conservative politician from Alaska who famously exclaimed that she could "see Russia from her doorstep" during the 2008 presidential election). It depicts Alaska and Russia as they miraculously appear in the orange peel.

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Miraculous Image of Scotland in Orange Peel

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Miraculous Image of Scotland in Orange Peel

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(The form of Scotland chosen for marketability)
Worth 2.50 because it was a built in utility (Pendant, keychain, ornament, wall decor...)
OR
Worth 15.40 considering the cost of my labor per hour (15) and the price of the orange (40p)

I find a slight bit of comedy in proclaiming something secular to be "miraculous" as well. Part of the charm/kitsch and ridiculousness of the object.

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Contains all of our group work for day 2 of the workshop. I include some photo duplicates in the following section as they related to and inspired my further research and productions. The group work definitely helped me to break out of my aesthetic bubble and have a little fun.

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Tobias Stretch animation which I was watching at the time. Something about the incredibly playful and non-sequential scenes inspired me to get "out there". 

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Tobias Stretch animation which I was watching at the time. Something about the incredibly playful and non-sequential scenes inspired me to get "out there". 