Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
DAY 90 - Pinata
ASSIGNMENT: Make a pinata and destroy it.
MATERIALS: White printer paper, push pins, clear tape, gum candy from the Daiso store.
INSPIRATION: The display of what a pinata contains; the meaning of it all. The paper, the poking, the candy. Did you REALLY think I was going to make an ACTUAL pinata? ;)
A. Anderson
Monday, September 3, 2012
DAY 89 - Packing Materials
ASSIGNMENT: Work only with bubble wrap or any other packing materials you have on hand.
MATERIALS: Packing peanuts, sharpies, folded piece of white paper.
INSPIRATION: Those packages of yellow peeps made of pure sugar that you see every Easter, that could and will survive nuclear war? Well this is a twist, packing peeps, only they are pissed since they don't have a holiday, only the task of cushioning the shipped goods that people send.
A. Anderson
DAY 88 - Workplace
ASSIGNMENT: Make something using only stuff from your workplace or office. If you don't work, use items that are usually found in an office.
MATERIALS: Erasers, pencils, push pins.
INSPIRATION: The robot was the easy part, until it began to fall apart as I pushed the pencils into the erasers numerous times, then, piece began to fall off. Hmmm, what do I do now? Why turn it into a crime scene of course!
A. Anderson
Sunday, September 2, 2012
DAY 87 - Candle
ASSIGNMENT: What can you do with a candle? Try using the drips from a lit candle to make an image, or use an unlit one to draw on a porous surface, then make the image appear with watercolor or ink. Or, as always, feel free to experiment.
MATERIALS: White candle lit, paper, black pen, red sharpie.
INSPIRATION: I wanted to make the beast come off the page with the wax, so lots of candle build up. Then coloring its face red and the final touch, the sideways lighting making he dried wax droplets seem like tiny rocks.
A. Anderson
Friday, August 31, 2012
DAY 86 - Cake, Pie Or Cookie
ASSIGNMENT: Decorate a cake, pie or cookie. Store-bought or homemade frosting can be used, but sprinkles, powdered sugar, and other toppings are fun to work with as well. Document it being eaten.
MATERIALS: Safeway tiny, personal Baked Apple Pie, white tube frosting, food coloring set, paint brush, Photoshop for the sun burst.
INSPIRATION: Paint on a baked good? What? I have never tried to paint, okay so the instructions do say, "decorate" not "paint', but who said I do things the easy way? ;) So, I took a shot at painting a sunrise field of yellow flowers. Was it easy? Heck no! Do I like it? Ended up looking more like a pizza, but I thought the idea would be fun. Either way, once I scraped off the coloring, it tasted pretty good inside!
A. Anderson
Thursday, August 30, 2012
DAY 85 - Work With Words
ASSIGNMENT: Make an image with just words or letters. You can cut them from magazine, draw them yourself, or print out words on a computer to work with.
MATERIALS: Sunday paper advertisements.
INSPIRATION: Paging through the ads I couldn't help but laugh at some of the words used to "sell" the food and other items. So, I decided let's select some words for the male and some for the female, and then if I am lucky see if we can create a sort of visual storyline from the picture and the words both, together. I think it turned out pretty good!
A. Anderson
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
DAY 84 - Keep It Clean
ASSIGNMENT: Use a bar of soap to make something new. You can carve it with a knife, use it to draw, break it into pieces, or even make bubbles-just have fun.
MATERIALS: Jergens bar of soap, knife.
INSPIRATION: My biggest fear was that it would be "pieces" before I finished it! I decided to carve the bar of soap. At first I wanted to carve a toilet, you know "toilet soap"? Yeah, well as soon as I realized just how hard it is to carve in soap, it made carving in butter look positively easy! I cut out a face and made an ugly bad guy, I call him "Soap Scum!"
A. Anderson
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
DAY 83 - Visual Pun
ASSIGNMENT: Make a visual pun. For example, a handbag out of hands.
MATERIALS: Sculpy, acrylic paints, Penny.
INSPIRATION: I didn't go for the more obvious visual puns, at first I considered it, but then thought, no let's make this one a bit more clever. Think you can guess? Go on, give it a try.
A. Anderson
Monday, August 27, 2012
DAY 82 - Created Utensil
ASSIGNMENT:Create a new kind of utensil. Functional or not, document its use.
MATERIALS: cardboard, glue, red and black felt pens, scissors.
INSPIRATION: What sort of device would I need to make readings of the atmosphere and weather? Well something portable and handheld, that could be used for hundreds of miles. I bring you, the ENVIRONMENTOLAPITAOR! Say that ten times fast!
A. Anderson
Sunday, August 26, 2012
DAY 81 - Erasers
ASSIGNMENT: Make something out of erasers. Kneaded erasers are great to mold, standard pink erasers can be easily carved, and straight pins can be used to attach them to each other.
MATERIALS: Eraser, knife, black ink pen.
INSPIRATION: I had to move the eraser in different directions to see which I could carve something from. If you have never tried to carve an eraser, it is not easy! So, I went with the obvious inspiration, a cat!
A. Anderson
DAY 80 - Tye Dyeing
ASSIGNMENT:Work with food or fabric dye. You can try
traditional tie-dye methods or just paint it on. Experiment
with unconventional materials.
MATERIALS: Sculpy, acrylic paints.
INSPIRATION: I didn't have any dyes around the house, not
even food coloring! So, I had to think outside the box, what could I make that uses tye-dye methods? Why not create the shirt that has been dyed!
A. Anderson
Friday, August 24, 2012
DAY 79 - Alley Art
ASSIGNMENT:Walk through an alley or along a small road and pick up discarded materials to work with. Don't be afraid of a little dirt, just be careful not to cut yourself.
MATERIALS: Air Freshner, plastic grip, broken cell phone case (pink), branch, string, wire.
INSPIRATION: I would say the entire thing is inspiration! Not sure WHAT it is, but it IS!
A. Anderson
DAY 78 - Story Of A Stranger
TITLE: Travis WentmoreASSIGNMENT: Make up a name and write a back story for a stranger you see today.
MATERIALS: Random web photo and Word(s).
INSPIRATION: None to speak of. Just grabbed a picture off the internet and add a back story.
TRAVIS WENTMORE
Born in Corinth, Mississippi in 1994, Travis lived with his
Father after his parents’ divorce in 2001.
He had a hard time in school and moved several times due to his Father
looking for carpentry work He saw his
Mother only one other time when he went with his Father to visit her in in
prison at the Central Mississippi
Correctional Facility. She had been
arrested for drug-related charges that had continued until she no longer knew
who she was selling it to and who she was getting it from. Travis spoke maybe three sentences while she
cried and apologized for 20 minutes, telling him she would try harder. His Father never took him back and he has not
seen her in 4 years. His Father gave him
the choice to stay with him and possibly risk moving again, or go live with his
Aunt Lisa in Seattle, WA. Travis chose
to move to Seattle after some debate. He
is on the bus and on his way and took this shot to send to his Father.
A. Anderson
Thursday, August 23, 2012
DAY 77 - Shredded Paper
ASSIGNMENT: Work with shredded paper. Use an actual paper shredder or simply cut paper into thin strips.
MATERIALS: 3 colored sheets of paper, 1 page catalog page, scissors, tape, staples.
INSPIRATION: What can I make with strips of paper? Well weaving is the first thing that came to mind, and the whole time I was wishing I knew a 1st grader who could do that part for me much faster. Then once I figured it out, I made the flower last and added he handle, and TA DA! Paper Basket and Flower. Now the first person that says "Hey, nice purse" I'm gonna deck em!
A. Anderson
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
DAY 76 - The Ear
ASSIGNMENT: Make something inspired by and/or that fits on or arouund an ear.
MATERIALS: Sculpy, acrylic paints superglue.
INSPIRATION: Hmmm what can I make that is inspired by the ear?
Earwax sculpture? Nah, how would they know. Ear creature crawling in an ear? Too easy. Nope, had to be a play on words. The ear ring!
A. Anderson
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
DAY 75 - Chalk Drawing
ASSIGNMENT: Get some chalk and work on the sidewalk near your home.
MATERIALS: Sidewalk chalk of course!
INSPIRATION: Ok, here is a medium I have never tried before, and boy is it obvious! This is a sunset, now in watercolor, I could rock this, with chalk? Not so well, it was different.
A. Anderson
DAY 74 - Be Bold
ASSIGNMENT: Go to a shop and ask what they'll let you make there.
MATERIALS: Free cat food sample, bubble wrap package from magnets, superglue and Photo shop.
INSPIRATION: Like I was going to walk into some store and say "Hey, I create things out of odd things and make a new art thing. Can I create something in your store? Besides, it'll will surely bring you business, right?" Yeah...right. So, I used this cat food sample packet and made something I found funny. :)
A. Anderson
DAY 73 - Rocks
ASSIGNMENT: Work with gravel, sand or rocks near your home.
MATERIALS: Cement rock pieces, acrylic paint, Photo shop.
INSPIRATION: What color would rocks be from another planet? From the moon, white (touched one at Canaveral!) or maybe rustic red from Mars? Or, maybe a blue terrains planet? So, blue rocks it is!
A. Anderson
Sunday, May 20, 2012
DAY 72 - Shoes
ASSIGNMENT: Use all of your shoes in your household to make something, or work on a single pair of shoes that were destined for the thrift store.
MATERIALS: Shoes, red crepe paper, 3-D glasses, black hat, pair of socks.
INSPIRATION: What in the hell can you make from a pair of shoes???!??!?!?! Well, after a mere 60 seconds, Shoe Man was born!
A. Anderson
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