Sankofa

My day was made today when John Adams and Ricki Dwyer said to me that their sculpture was created in the spirit of Sankofa an Akan word meaning "Go back and fetch it". It embodies the need to understand your past so that you are prepared to step into the future. Made my quarter.

Week 10:

Week 10: Work In Progress
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Sometimes during final week my students really bring it. In this case it is a collaborative Sculpture by John Adams (Industrial Design) an Ricki Dwyer (Fibers). This work combines digital fabrication and basket weaving techniques.These photos depict the work in progress which will be complete for finals in two days. This is an excellent example of both the collaborative and high-tech high touch ethos of the sculpture minor program.

BlackManGrove: Black Ice 1109

BlackManGrove: Black Ice 1109
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An extension of an earlier work "Soul On Ice". In this work the form of the BlackManGrove is encased within a cubic framework. The Object within is revealed through the interior contours. I love that the three dimensional form is revealed within based on the light and the viewers location from the piece. The refraction and reflections of the light reveals the modeling of the form.

FDMSummer09: Update

PA261308
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This is the Bronze cast created from the FDM model begun during the Summer of 2009. I have completed almost all of the devestment of the ceramic shell and chasing. That was fun. I am currently thinking about how I want to move forward with the patination for this piece. I really like the open nature of the form. Overall I am very happy with how this turned out. More updates as the work progresses.

[fab_lab]_SCAD: AuthorShape

[fab_lab]_SCAD: AuthorShape
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Enlisting the help of photography majors, each member of Fab.Lab.SCAD was instructed to “paint” a fluid form using a light source in front of the open shutter of a digital camera, beginning and ending in the same position so as to ensure continuous author-shapes were created. The digital photos were randomized and presented to the group, where each member was then asked to pick a shape. Each photo was placed in Abobe Illustrator and live-traced, producing vectors that could be exported into Rhinoceros. These author-shapes were arranged in a random vertical sequence, removing individual identification and any resulting sense of hierarchy within the group. Using a loft command a seamless surface was created through a series of continuous curves between each author-shape. The resulting form derived from unity and balance represents the individual role in collective collaboration: the column.