Art & Achievement

Young Artists' Annual Exhibition / Banana Factory / Bethlehem, PA Summer 2010

 

'Five to Nine'

Mixed Media

Recent Artwork

Photograph

Found Object Sculpture

Found object sculpture

Photograph

Pencil Self Portrait

Mixed Media

Photograph

Watercolour

Body Art

Acrylic Paint

Ceramics Work

Glassblowing Work

Glassblowing Intern / Banana Factory / Bethlehem, PA Fall 2011- February 2012

6: Architecture Illustration

The last major project of this class was to create an architectural illustration. I chose to illustrate a scene from Venice, Italy. I really like Venice and would love to go there because I think it is a very unique place. I am also very drawn to all the different colors of the architecture of Venice and all of this architecture is built on stilts because of the water surrounding the city. For this piece, I chose to keep the bright color scheme of the original photo. I used the pen tool to create shapes and background buildings for depth. I also chose to incorporate the crumbling edges around windows and the water and boat as well to create depth and a scene. This piece’s strongest point is the illusion of depth because of the boat in the foreground and buildings getting smaller into the background of the piece. There is a lot of hard work that went into this and I am fairly proud of the result. I would have liked to explore textures more on the focal point building of the piece but couldn’t find any that really fit as well as I wanted.

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5: Typography Portraits

This project consisted of three separate assignments all using typography to create a portrait. The first portrait uses typography as shapes to create of portrait of myself. This portrait uses a lot of C's to create my wavy hair and jawline. The second portrait uses lines of phrases to create a full figure portrait of myself. This portrait was fun to do because of the pose I was in. This portrait has heavier lines around my clothing and hair. The third and final portrait uses typography phrases to create value. This portrait is my favorite because my pose is fun and there are really a lot of valued shapes that make up this portrait. I like how the portrait is simple and to the point and believe it really does look like me. Here are the before and afters of the portraits:

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4: Logo Design

This project was for an actual client who owns a dog rescue in Macungie, Pennsylvania. The client wanted a logo and package along with it including stationary, envelopes, and a business card. The name of the non-profit dog rescue organization was 4 Paws Forward Rescue Inc. This rescue focused on helping dogs find new homes and teaching adopters how to take care of their new pets. My logo design incorporates four paws and a large number 4. I chose red and black for the colors of this logo because the color red represents rescue crosses and generally help or first aid. My logo has a lot of movement and focuses on the paws and name of the rescue to show viewers that iit is for dogs.

Logo:

Stationary:

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Business Card: