S24_IARD_1035 | Hand Drawing

Course

Project #2 “Hand Drawing” in IARD 1035 Fundamental Design Skills in Summer 2024

Students

Adkison, Anna Louise

Bell, Ann

Brainard, Genevieve Marie Charlene Calaway, Kellah Chavez-Razo, Marilyn Cochran, Mason Dell Crain, Jocilyn Rose

Creed, Campbell Gayden

Dickman, Jacob W

Dudley, Lily Dula, Landry E

Eargle, Haley Nicole

Endom, Mary Jane Elizabeth Grafe, Kaylynn E Gunn, Bentley Noel Hampton, Adian

Hemker, Jack William

Instructors

Henry, Peyton E

Hudgins, Anna-Claire E

James, Addie S

Johnson, Maddie Ciara

Jordan, Ashley J

Kline, Alyssa Taylor

Lambeth, Jericha

Lammers, London Jade

Lopez, Young-Su Ying

McAfee, Fiona M

McCaig, Walker

Miller, Kinleigh Paige

Mutschler, Caroline Ruth

Newell, Jeremiah

Patterson, Ava Anezka

Perez, Jaylin Millie

Perez, Maribel

Peters, Zadie Brooks

Park, Jinoh (coordinator); Smith, Carl; Loftin, Lance; Park, Chung

Publisher Park, Jinoh

Reichl, Summer Rivera Estay, Lydia Catalina

Satterwhite, Kaleigh L Schandua, Sydney Claire Schnelle, Jessica J

Short, Gabrielle Layne

Siebert, Forrest

Slinkard, Kelsey Rebodos

Smith, Olivia Rose

Stinespring, Karena A

Swain, Audrey Elizabeth

Sylvester, Jordan A

Tidwell, Nicholas I

Waites, Meagan Michelle

Wheeler, Lauren Grace

Wutzke, Hannah Elizabeth Young, Ava Camille

*. There is no restriction on academic use of the contents of this book.

*. The copyright of all design results contained in this book belongs to each (student) designer.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Since the beginning of my teaching career in Korea, I have always wished that I had a book such as this one. This wish may have originated from my 6th grade teacher, who made a graduation workbook containing students’ writings, drawings, and photographs. After my graduation and before my undergraduate years, I was able to see my growth in ways of thinking and understanding as a result of reading the book. With my colleagues, I made a school book including all the graduate projects completed at Hanyang University in 2006. By reading the book, I had been able to cheer up and reenergize myself whenever I was exhausted and burnt out in practice. With these memories, it has been four years since I made the course books for the subjects I taught.

During the process of creating this book, I learned something that I had never known before. I am gradually improving my skills as an instructor, learning what I have missed as an instructor, what I should remember when teaching next semester, which assignments to emphasize more, and what to emphasize less. Seeing the efforts and thoughts of the students that I had not yet discovered, I smiled at them and regretted that I had not been able to encourage them more.

After receiving this book, each recipient may have a different reaction to it. In the past four years, it has been observed that it serves as a tangible teaching portfolio for instructors, a data bank for students in the event of unexpected laptop failures, and an educational experience that motivates students to create their own portfolios. What will be your reaction when you receive this book? In the future, when you are about to graduate, what will you think after reading this book? In keeping with this thought, I completed the process of making the book.

In my opinion, the curriculum in the first two years is typically more focused on visualizing ideas by converting them into visualized outputs that can be shared with others. In the second half, the focus is more on materialization aligned with the realities, such as building codes, social issues, etc. It is my hope that you will be able to improve your ability to visualize and sense scale before the second half.

As a final note, I would like to thank you for all the time I spent with you. Despite the fact that this design studio with you has ended, please feel free to contact me at any time. I will be glad to respond to your contact. It has been a pleasure having you with me this semester.

I congratulate them on their successful completion.

-

Jinoh Park, Instructor and Publisher

Brainard, Genevieve

If I could talk to me before these five weeks, what would I like to share with me?

Main Themes

1. Self-Discovery and Personal Growth

- Self-Confidence and Potential

- Students expressed surprise at their ability to push beyond their perceived limits and achieve more than expected.

- Realization of inner strength and capabilities.

- Resilience and Adaptability

- Overcoming challenges, managing stress, and coping with unexpected difficulties.

- Emphasis on the importance of perseverance and trust in the process.

2. Importance of Time Management

- Managing heavy workloads through effective time management.

- Balancing productivity with good craftsmanship and attention to detail.

- Recognizing the value of taking breaks to maintain mental health.

3. Significance of Relationships and Support

- Importance of building friendships and collaborating with peers.

- Relying on classmates for support and encouragement during challenging times.

- Instructors as valuable resources for guidance and learning.

4. Embracing Challenges and Learning Opportunities

- Understanding that difficult experiences are integral to growth and learning.

- Emphasis on the rewarding nature of overcoming obstacles.

- Appreciation for the lessons learned and the skills acquired during the course.

5. Reflection on Stress and Workload

- Acknowledgment of the initial overwhelming nature of the course.

- Learning to manage stress and not overthink or complain excessively.

- The importance of maintaining a positive mindset despite challenges.

6. Enjoyment and Fulfillment

- Despite the challenges, students found joy and fulfillment in their work.

- The sense of accomplishment and pride in completed projects.

- The positive impact of enjoying the process and the work itself.

Sentiments and

Emotions

1. Positive Emotions

- Pride and Satisfaction: Many students felt proud of their

accomplishments and the progress they made.

- Joy and Enjoyment: Despite the hard work, students found enjoyment in the creative process and the outcomes.

- Gratitude: Appreciation for the opportunity to learn and grow, as well as for the support received from peers and instructors.

2. Negative Emotions

- Stress and Overwhelm: Initial feelings of being overwhelmed by the workload and the intensity of the course.

- Doubt and Anxiety: Moments of doubt about their abilities and the feasibility of completing the tasks.

3. Mixed Emotions

- Relief and Accomplishment: Relief at having completed the course and a sense of accomplishment.

- Reflection and Insight: Mixed feelings about the difficulty of the course, balanced by the recognition of its value and impact.

Key Takeaways and Advice

1. Trust in the Process

- Emphasizing the importance of trusting the process and believing in one’s abilities.

- Encouragement to embrace challenges and learn from them.

2. Importance of Community

- Highlighting the value of building relationships and seeking support from peers.

- Advice to engage with classmates and instructors for a richer learning experience.

3. Balanced Approach

- Advocating for a balance between hard work and self-care.

- Importance of managing time effectively and taking breaks when needed.

4. Embrace Creativity and Risk

- Encouragement to think outside the box and take creative risks.

- Recognition that mistakes and messes are part of the learning process.

5. Positive Mindset

- Advice to maintain a positive mindset and avoid unnecessary stress.

- Encouragement to focus on the rewarding aspects of the work and the progress made.

Overall, the reflections indicate a transformative experience for the students, characterized by personal growth, the development of resilience, and the acquisition of valuable skills. The recurring themes of self-discovery, the importance of time management, and the value of relationships underscore the holistic nature of their learning journey.

Hand Drawing

Learning Objectives for Work #1. Blind Contour

Performing a blind contour exercise isolates the right-brain’s specialty to see visual detail while inhibiting the left-brain’s symbol-based control of perception. This drawing technique purposefully negates your natural inclination to draw something as you remember it in favor of drawing your subject as you see. By doing this, you might begin to separate preconceived notions of the appearance of seemingly familiar things and practice an appreciation for what you observe in its immediate presence.

Learning Objectives for Work #2. Dancing Lines

This exercise is designed to improve your manual dexterity in freehand drawing, and it introduces the opportunities for expressive pattern making that can result from precise and rule based geometric drawing strategies.

Learning Objectives for Work #3. My Window View

This exercise is designed to discover everyday life by recalling memories, writing, and drawing. Through the discovering process, students will gain an understanding of how various media can be converted to enhance depth of understanding.

Learning Objectives for Work #4. Color Relationship

The use of color in visual culture and design can achieve so many wonderful results. When color is used thoughtfully, it can alter our perception of spaces, instill emotion, direct attention, and even hide mistakes. Hue, Chroma (Saturation), and Value (Lightness) are the three components that define color.

Learning Objectives for Work #5. Shaving Cream Marbling

Students will experience how 2D colors and patterns work in 3D space.

Learning Objectives for Work #6. Value in 2-point Perspective

Students will experience how to draw a two-point perspective with greyscale.

Learning Objectives for Work #7. Outdoor Sketch

It is our objective that you become more familiar with a significant resource in Northwest Arkansas, be inspired by its contents and spatial elements, and devote energy to formally understanding, identifying, and applying Art Elements and Design Principles as a result of your visit to Illinois River Watershed Partnership.

Key Themes:

1. Observation and Perspective:

- Emphasizing drawing what is actually seen rather than what is perceived.

- Learning different drawing perspectives, such as one-point and two-point perspective.

2. Patience and Attention to Detail:

- Developing patience and meticulous attention to detail required for hand drawing.

- The importance of precision and exact measurements in producing accurate drawings.

3. Exploring Drawing Techniques:

- Experimenting with various drawing styles, techniques, and mediums.

- The use of color to affect emotions and enhance visual appeal.

4. Building Confidence and Creativity:

- Gaining confidence in drawing skills through practice and iterative learning.

- Encouraging creative freedom and expressive drawing.

5. Applying Senses to Drawing:

- Incorporating sensory experiences (sight, sound, feeling) into drawings.

- Observing and interpreting real-world objects and spaces through drawing.

6. Fundamentals of Architectural Drawing:

- Learning to draw floor plans, elevations, sections, and 3D views.

- Understanding the role of line weight, stroke, and detail in architectural illustrations.

7. Emotional and Conceptual Drawing:

- Using drawing to convey emotions and concepts.

- Exploring abstract and non-traditional drawing methods.

Lessons Learned:

1. Observation Skills:

- Drawing what is seen accurately, enhancing observational skills.

- Blind contour drawing to improve hand-eye coordination and focus on details.

2. Perspective and Proportion:

- Mastering the principles of perspective to create realistic drawings.

- Understanding spatial relationships and proportions.

3. Drawing Techniques and Mediums:

- Experimenting with different drawing tools, such as charcoal.

- Learning to shade, outline, and depict objects using various techniques.

4. Emotional Expression Through Drawing:

- Using color and drawing styles to evoke specific emotions.

- Applying creative and abstract techniques to express ideas.

5. Building Drawing Confidence:

- Overcoming initial lack of confidence in drawing skills.

- Embracing imperfections and focusing on improvement over time.

6. Attention to Detail and Precision:

- The importance of precise measurements and clean lines.

- Developing meticulous craftsmanship in hand-drawn work.

7. Connection to Environment:

- Drawing inspiration from the surrounding environment.

- Noticing and capturing details previously overlooked.

8. Creative Freedom:

- Allowing for creative expression and experimentation in drawings.

- Moving away from perfectionism to embrace artistic freedom.

9. Foundation in Architectural Drawing:

- Learning the basics of architectural drawing, including floor plans and sections.

- Building a foundation for more complex architectural projects.

Conclusion:

The “Hand Drawing” project provided students with a comprehensive introduction to drawing techniques and perspectives. They learned to observe and accurately depict real-world objects and spaces, developed patience and attention to detail, and explored various drawing styles and mediums. Through iterative practice and creative freedom, students gained confidence in their drawing abilities and built a strong foundation for future architectural work.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- I learned how walls, columns, and space can affect your emotions based on the type of walls, their sequence and their placement.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- I learned that it is important to practice drawing what you see versus what you think you see, learned how to draw in 2-point perspective, and learned how color can affect emotions.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- I learned that there is more than what meets the eye about paintings, especially abstract ones.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- I learned that iteration plays a critical role into a successful model, and failure can lead to accomplishment.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- I learned how to use AI in an acceptable manner so as to not diminish the human experience and creativity.

Overall

- I learned the basics of design school and how to think more about the placement and meanings behind everyday objects. If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- I would tell her that no matter what you think you are getting into, you have no idea what’s coming. Everyone is creative in their own way, and comparison is normal in the process, but don’t put yourself down just because someone has a different idea to yours because someone could be thinking the exact same thing.

My Window View is...

What I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

The first thing I noticed when looking out of my window of choice was easily the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The stadium is such a staple to the campus’ atmosphere and the size of it in comparison to the other buildings in view is massive. Although I did use this window as reference for my drawing, this view is 4 floors above me in a lounge that I frequented a lot during the fall and spring semesters. Now that I finally have to look at everything other than the stadium for this line drawing, I didn’t realize how much of campus could be seen from my dorm. For example, there’s a circular shaped building that I believe is Baum Walker Arena, another student living dorm Humphreys can be seen from the window, and I didn’t fully recognize or appreciate the beauty of the Ozark Mountains. Although this view is nothing special considering I see all these buildings every day, looking out this window made me feel very nostalgic. Because this window is in a lounge that my friends and I would hang out in over the school year, this assignment let me realize what I missed most about living in my freshman year dorm. Sitting in this space with nothing but the cold air conditioning blowing as background noise, the view was also kind of saddening. No one currently lives on the floor that this lounge is located on, which causes the entire floor to be empty and quiet when I remember it being very busy and lively.

I like how the colors from the combination color pallet blended to create a murky purple color, I think it really adds to the piece. It also more closely resembles the “fear” icon from Inside Out so the painting is more easily associated with fear.

This painting is really dull and murky and kind of dreadful to look at. The black doesn’t stand out as much and the lighter gray tones come to life. The lightest gray that there is I think has a tint of blue in it which I think adds some liveliness to the painting.

I like how the blue and red really stand out from the rest of the painting, but the drips of the purple are kind of eerily seeping down the painting.

I think that this painting looks like a realistic marbling that’s dramatically dark. I think it also kind of has a soapy vibe to it, like the aftermath of a sink after washing paint brushes. I enjoy the darkness of the painting I think it adds an eerie vibe to the painting.

I really like the smears in this painting, almost like a printing error that you would commonly see. But in the context of this painting, it adds movement and I really enjoy how the marbling is really coming together more than it has in the previous color combinations

I think this painting is intense almost. The dark red pops out of the page and the murky purple mixed with the blues kind of frames the red into the center of the page. This again reminds me of blood splatter but it looks kind of like blood splatter that appears on what could have been a graceful painting.

The dark red and blue gives like a false façade of safety while the purple mixture slowly creeps onto the page from the sides that, as seen in the previous paintings, would make the painting really dark and murky and unappealing to look at.

This painting reminds me a lot of an explosion. I think I started experimenting with this painting to make it smear less, so I let it sit for a little before I removed the shaving cream. I like how in this painting really mimics the way the shaving cream looked on the page and it has a lot of depth to it.

I think that this painting looks kind of like clouds falling out of the sky because of the clumps of colors that are created that were then smeared when removing the shaving cream. I think it adds movement to the painting and creates some interesting colors from the streaks.

I like the way the purple and the blue accentuate the saturation of the red color, almost as if the painting is bleeding.

I think that the addition of color on my plaster model adds more emotions. The splatters of blues and reds and the inadvertent creation of purple from those two colors are very dramatic. The red especially reminds me of just blood splatters which is very eerie. Using the shaving cream method to paint my plaster, I think I effectively captured the emotion of fear through the chaos of the splashes of color. But because these colors are analogous on the color wheel, there is a sense of unity in the model. I feel like if I were to create more plaster models of additional parts of my space cube, this section would do a good job of informing a person that this is one long continuous space. Compared to the blank whiteness of my space cube and the dullness of my cement model, I think that the plaster model not only adds more fear to the sequence, but it also has more interest. I feel like I would be more inclined to venture through the plaster model than I would be through my space cube and my cement model because of the brightness and the contrasts the plaster model has. 87

I don’t think I really noticed anything too different about my space cube, other than the fact that the crookedness of my spiral staircase really stands out. Whenever I was crafting this I didn’t think it was that noticeable, but after drawing this like three different times it is painfully obvious that I tried to get away with my stairs being wobbly. Another think I noticed was that there appears to be a lot of empty space on my second floor. I think that whenever I was creating my space cube I was really concerned with everything fitting into the 9x9x9 cube, but I think that if I were to redo this project, I would add more interest to the bottom floor so it’s not too empty.

Writing what you feel (see, smell, hear, etc.) before, during, and following your drawing completion... Going into this assignment I was really on the fence about drawing outdoor spaces. I am notoriously bad at drawing trees that have leaves on them, so I typically resort to just blobs. I was additionally dreading being out in the sun for so long because summer is my least favorite season. Arriving at the site, it reminded me a lot of a park that’s in my hometown in Dallas that I would visit all the time. The watershed was significantly bigger, but they had a lot of similar elements with the giant stream of water, the damns, the algae, etc. Now that I had actually arrived at the site, I was more optimistic in my drawings since there was a lot of surface area to cover and a lot of interesting elements to draw. To start out, I initially drew with pencil to get a more accurate representation of the landscape with the soft pencils. Because of the humidity and the heat, I think I was subconsciously avoiding the charcoal because it felt sticky and I personally really hate making messes. After seeing a few friends’ creations, I decided to give charcoal a try. Initially I didn’t use it too much but the further along I got in my drawings I thought they were more expressive than a pencil. Making the first few drawings was really relaxing just sitting in the grass and enjoying nature. Smelling the grass, the watershed smelling which reminded me a lot of an ocean, and the old building smell of the pavilion were very nostalgic. The pavilion and the grass both reminded me of my old elementary and middle school which was a nice surprise. I felt more comforted by the area after seeing the similarities to Cave Springs to the DFW area. However, I was quickly reminded why I don’t go outside much and sit in the grass. After a couple drawings, I was continuously getting bitten by ants and was painfully reminded that I have an acute grass allergy. So, my time basking in the warmth of the sun quickly changed to a very itchy and annoying situation that became very frustrating. The itching also led to me creating a mess with the charcoal, as there was, and still is, lots of charcoal all over my legs. I think this is where the charcoal really came to shine in my sketches, as I think the strokes in which I started making my last few drawings were more expressive of frustration. Once I had reached drawing 7 or 8, my goal was to try and get these sketches done as quickly as possible while still maintaining the accuracy of the landscape. There’s a gradual shift in my sketches that go from lots of effort from switching between pencil and charcoal to only using charcoal and having a very abstract drawing. Over the two hours of drawing time that we had, my mood dramatically shift from being excited over this assignment and having the chance to get out of the studio, to one of hatred and annoyance because it felt like all of the odds were against me. I would love to come back and do this in the fall, with a blanket and gloves to create a more pleasurable experience.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- Project one taught me how the mood of a room changes with the rearrangement of walls, columns, and space. This prokect helped me focus on envoking emotion through a space I made and to be more attentive on how a space feels. Especially when these elements are implemented in real life.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- Hand drawing taught me patience and attention to detail due to the concentration needed when drawing or using my hands to put projects together.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- Observing a painting for a rigorous amount of time taught me how one’s perceptions can change over an extent of time. This excercise requires a strong time to be able to focus for a long extent of time but the result was the ability to truly understand the art piece to a deeper level.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- A continuation of “Wall, Column, and Space”, this project continued to focus on envoking emotion in a space but aswell as proritizing teaching me to able to support my ideas throught models.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- I learned new software and digital techniques that will continue to help me in my career.

Overall

- Creating my portfolio allowed for reflection on the projects I made through out the semester and I am able to say I not only learned some fundemental design elements but I learned I am capable of more than I thought coming in 5 weeks ago.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- I would tell myself that this is not 5 weeks of perfectionalism and to embrace new ideas. Embrace messes and mistakes. I would add to ask for help and bounce ideas off others.

My Window View is...

In my bedroom. The window viewa the row of trees in the distance to the woods. The log lays in front of the trees creating a barrier from enetering the trees. Dry dirt from escalvation creates a flat surface. I smell my perfume I spray everyday. I feel cold as I constantly have my AC blasting.

What I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

I realized that logs I imagined were fallen trees due to the escalvation that levels the ground leading to the woods. I realized the curcular fence in the distance to makes a wall to protect the herbs. Lastly there is grass that peeps through the dirt.

My Window View is...

From my cold bedroom. I see the trees in the distance that makes a wall. The fallen trees line up in front of them creating another barrier. An orange fence circles the herbs we planted. Grass peeps through the flattened land. My nose numb from the cold smells the perfume I sprayed it the morning.

I planned to use lighter colors first and slowly add more colors to make the pages more vibrant.

I reused the color left from previous attempts to add variety and color.

I used less color and lighter colors to creat an open feeling.

With more cuts and shapes I used more sparse watercolored pages to make the space feel more open.

I added more darker colors to envoke a depressing feeling with darker colors such as gray.

I added gray to the blues to create the social understanding of blue and gray being associated with sadness.

I focused on highlighting the figure being alone to add to the sad feeling.

I used gray and blues to envoke my emotion.

What you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the 2 point perspective...

When drawing the concrete model, I was ot only noticing the obvious size and shape of the mode, but I had to look deeper. When drawing the model, I thought that I had sanded the model down relatively smoothly and although that’s true I realized there was more texture on the walls and columns than I thougth. The columns and walls that act as a pathway had holes indented into them, and the smaller horizontal walls were texturized with horizontal lines imprinted from the board during the casting process.

Writing what you feel (see, smell, hear, etc.) before, during, and following your drawing completion...

During the landscape drawing activity today, although it was quite hot outside, I was able to connect with the scenes more than I would casually walk through or through photos. When I first arrived, I was a bit disappointed with the location. The water was still, and the humidity and heat were starting to get to me. The grass was sharp, and the rocks were hard. I felt bugs crawling on me, whether mentally or physically, and the overall first moments were uncomfortable. As we began the exercise, the experience stayed a bit uncomfortable, but I was noticing smaller things about the watershed that I didn’t notice when first arriving. Although sitting across from the geese I failed to notice their presence until I looked closer into the water. I failed to notice the rocks that can be see n looking at the water, the oddly large bugs, and the hidden spaces within the trees and vines. The pavilion reminded me of family cookouts at a lake or park, this invoked a feeling of not only nostalgia but familiarity. The fores t and water reminded me of the lake near my house.

Leaving the watershed the feeling of disappointment that I felt at the beginning had changed to a feeling of well slight relief but also appreciation. The space had expanded as it was not just the still water and the grass next to it that I had first embraced myself in when arriving. It was now the pavilion that viewed the water and trees that hid the place's history. It expanded to the cave, now that I explored and noticed the details of the location.

The smell of the still water reminded me of fishing or being at a lake. The trees had a sweet smell of wood, and the smell of sunscreen filled the air where there were people. The sunscreen evoked memories of summer days at a body of water.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- I learned how walls and columns relate to space and emotion. How they can impact people and thier thoughts on a space.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- I learned how to ilistrate my ideas in both traditional and abstract ways, as well as how to draw diagrams of a 3d space. Ie elevations, sections, and 3d views.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- I learned how to view an image with a designers eye. Disecting the artistic and design elements used to create a painting.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- I learned how to create a space in a limited area that can be used to express or envoke an emotion. I also learned how to simplifie elemnts in order to express the same emotion in a smaller space.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- I learned how to utilize Ai in order to render my images into an example of what they would look like in person.

Overall

- I learned how to express emotion and ideas through the manipulation of positive and negative elements, as well as how to understand what those elements are in understanding of artistic and design elements.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- You can make it. It wont be easy but it will be fun, and you will love everything that you will do.

My Window View-

When I look out my window, I can see the trees of the woods surrounding my house, the bright colors of the flowers of my garden, my neighbor’s house across the street, the cars of my family members. I can smell the sweet scent of the flowers, the smoky tang of my neighbor’s grill, and the earthy musk of the earth surrounding my home. I can feel the wind and sun against my skin, and the heat and humidity seeping in. I can hear the trees blowing in the wind, the scream of children playing, and the sound of cars driving to their homes.

After drawing I noticed how the trees peeked over my neighbor’s house. I also noticed how much of my window was obscured by the trees of my garden. Another thing I noticed is that my neighbor’s house has an arched window above their garage and not a round window. I also noticed that the flower box my neighbor has is a rectangle rather than a normal flowerpot.

When I look out my window, I can see the trees lining the ditch along the road leading to the surrounding woods, the flowers of my garden, the fruiting plum trees of my front garden, the large leafy trees behind my neighbor’s house, the cars of my family, the trees in my front yard, as well as the trees of my neighbor’s front yard. I can smell the dirt, the flower of my garden, the smoke of my neighbor’s grill, the tears of the grass, and the freshness of the wind. I can hear the squirls chewing on acorns, the leaf’s rustling in the wind, and the sounds of the neighborhood kids playing outside. I can feel the warm light on my skin, the cool wind wrapping around me, the grass on my hands, and the rough stone on my skin.

Using the expressive greens and reds I relate the picture to nature and the natural want for people to exist with it.

When placing the colors for this marbling I chose to swirl the colors. Creating a sense of flow and movement as though the paint were dancing and evoking a greater sense of joy.

This piece was the result of the mixing of the colors through repeated use. Through this I view it as a joy of expression. That by expressing my current emotion through the paint I may feel a sense of joy when looking back on it.

Looking at this marbling I see a powerful flame with intertwining strands of bright orange spiraling through the deep reds. I look at it and feel a sense of warmth and comfort, as that that one feels when sat next to a fire on a cold day.

For this piece I notice that with the congregation of the colors towards the center of the page that it has taken on a protective look. That with its dark colors being overlapped by thing strands of bright orange it feels like a protective barrier.

When creating this marbling I wanted to use the darker colors to represent the contrast between them and the empty white of the paper behind. Allowing the color to act as a ground and safety net for the viewer.

When making this piece, I wanted to create an idea of flow from the dark reds bleeding into the white of the paper. Allowing for this idea of motion in an unnatural and whimsical way.

In order to create this piece, I wanted to place the dark reds to bring an idea of anger and allowing for the red to be surrounded by the empty white of the paper and act as a kind of shield against it.

When making this piece I allowed for the colors to be very pale and light. Bringing an idea of imagination to the piece, and allowing the viewer to create their own story.

In this marbling I used more of my greens in order to translate the idea of nature into my piece. Bringing with it the calm serenity of nature with it.

When creating this marbling I had the idea of a rainbow in a storm. To show this idea I allowed the paints to streak as I removed the shaving cream from the paper allowing this sense of downward movement from the colors while still holding the wonder cast by the colors of the piece.

With the soft colors I wanted them to ebb and flow like the bends in a river creating a soft sense of movement in the marbling.

To create this marbling I wanted to express an idea of growth. To do this I added the colors to the shaving cream and mixed it heavily then I added more color and lightly mixed it to express it as a connected yet younger part.

When creating this piece, I wanted to expand on the idea of the joy found in an adventure and the exploration of the unknown. With this idea I created a marbling that settled in a way reminiscent of a map of some magical place.

As I applied color to the peice I wanted to exentuat the playful nature of the peice. Pushing the idea of joy through the use of bright and kind color. I also utilized the pale nature of the color on the white material to give the colors a rosy feel.

Option 2 Weekend Assignment

e painting that I had for the Power of Patience project was ‘Excavation at night’, a painting depicting the excavation in New York for the creation of Penn Station. When I look at that painting a feel a sense of despair at the darkness and idea of the chaos caused by the excavation, but I also feel a sense of hope. A hope that comes from the idea that this su erin will bring a better sense of connecting with the train station.

When looking for a place that re ected these emotions, I found that despite the brightness the outdoor area re ected similar emotions for me. is fundamental disconnects between the hard sharp concrete structures and the smooth chaotic beauty of the natural elements. In order to better show these emotions through my drawing I used extreme colors to push this idea that these elements while being in the same space are at a disconnect. is sense of sadness and even despair at the thought of this disconnect, and the hope scattered throughout caused by the idea that this connecting is being made possible with these beginnings. I also utilized the overall messiness of the colors to show this sense of chaos that shrouds the piece as a whole rather than something seen only in the ne detail. Allowing for a sense of controlled chaos to create the natural elements. While having a very unkind sharp edge on the more industrial areas.

Work # . al e in poin erspe ti e

After creating the point perspective of my space cube I noticed just how powerful the shapes are on the model as a whole. I began to be er notice what areas became more dramatic due to the surrounding shapes, and what areas became more playful. I also noticed how the shadows impacted the space and the emotions conveyed by them. or e ample, areas with more creative shadows felt more fun and chaotic with a sense of whimsy.

Throughout my exploration in the Illinoi watershed, I noticed many things that both piqued my interest and caused me to remanence on past events and memory’s. Often, I used these items of interest to dictate where I would draw and how I would draw it. At one point on the woodland trail, I entered an area with heavy tree coverage causing the area to be bathed in a shadow giving a dark green hue to everything. This also led to the area having a pungent earthy aroma. This type of environment was also something I often encountered in my youth. With my home sitting in an area surrounded by woodland, constantly shrouded in shade and earth. This also led me to hover in this area creating multiple drawing a short distance away from each other. Listening to the crunch of leaves and whisper on the wind.

I also found myself gravitating to areas of motion, whether inherit or implied. These places were areas like the cave spring itself, the sequence of dams, the pond, and the pavilion. All of these places being ones that related to what I have seen in my past. With me having seen a similar spring in Eureka, the dams reminding me of my trips to beaver lake with my family, the pond smelling the same as lake Bella Vista where me and my mother fed the ducks, and the pavilion having a sense of life and community to it. All of these sights, smells, and sounds lead me to drawing them. I wanted to, in some way, capture these moments.

In some of these captures I was more abstract. For example, on the trail I found an area defined by three large trees, so I created a drawing of three large columns that gave the same feeling of the trees. A drawing that when I looked at it, I could see, and feel, and smell the area that I sat in to draw it. There were also some areas that I struggled to be abstract with, because there was some much that I wanted to capture in the drawing. In order to do so, however, I found that a sense of roughness helped portray the natural element of the sight.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- Throughout the process of Project 1 I learned a lot about myself within the craftmanship area. When first beginning I was not sure of how to create specifc pieces while keeping them visually aesthetic. With practice of cutting and molding I was able to make clean work. I learnd that practice and itteration is key to creating precise art.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- When entering Studio, I lacked confidence in the drawing/sketchign field. I can now confidently say that I feel much better about my skill set that I gradually created this 5 weeks. For some of us, it’s difficult to stear away from creating perfct work, and I mean slipping into a sort of abstract work. I heavily put my focus into whether or not my lines were straigt and so on and so forth. But what studio has taught me is that art is completely subjective, you have the creative freedom to illustrate your own thoughts and idea. So over the course of project 2, I began to loosen up slightly and let my mind get into a sort of flow.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- At first, I truly thought this project would lack in serving purpose toward my new skill set of interior deisgn knowledge, but sitting here today I know now that patience within art is one of the most key concepts towards understanding the meaning behind art. After visitng Crystak Bridges, I was astonished by the amount of details I had noticed after standing infront of a painting for 3 hours. With a group of people each giving individual feedback, it opens up so many new topics that reach greater than the eye can see. I have learned to enhance my time with work and delve deep into the significance of each stroke and decision made.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- The space cube drawing was by far the most strenuious yet rewarding project I completed in these 5 weeks. When first gievn the task of creating a large sequence phase, I found it somehwat easy and entertaining to have free range over my model. But as we progressesed to building smaller space cube models, I learned that I am able to convey so many new emotions and messages through my work. As I recreated each scene, my narratives or stories for each phase would be become more and more detailed.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- AI is becoming a large part of the desgn work extremely fast. When asked to take our own work and create AI images, I was hesitant to follow through. I was scared of the fact that my work would be completely construed and alrtered based off a software. But after seeign the creations I was surpised to see that although my work had been completely changed it was not negative in any sort. It opened up my eyes to the hundreds of possibilites that are to come. AI is not a danger but more of a addition to creativity.

Overall

- Overall, I had an amazing experince over these past 5 weeks. I have never in my life learned so many new skills and yet so much about myself all at the same time. This program is mentally challenging but so rewarding which continues to push me to create bigger and better projects.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could talk to myself before these 5 weeks, I would tell myself that It will all workout although you outcome may not be what you anticipated. Change is difficult for you in such a quick time frame but you will mold to the specificty of each task. I am extremely proud of how resilant you have become!

y indow iew is... hen I would stop and look out my window, it appeared that a new season had arrived each time. uring none of those occasions did similarities e ist, the trees had changed colors, and the student body sang different melodies. hile living in a dorm, my window often seemed like my only connection to the outside world. I relied heavily on my window, whether I was feeling the glass to gauge the temperature outside, checking eagerly for signs of spring, or listening for the e cited cheers of classmates anticipating an event. As for smell, I was never uite prepared for what would waft in ramen, laundry detergent, and an indescribable musk from four humans crammed into a small space. et, that modest window breathed life into me

hat I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

After rawing my window picture, I noticed how apparent the greenery trees are. The tree almost takes up most of the window when in full bloom. I also feel more connected to this image, given the fact that I drew it from memory as well as an image. I also noticed how much smaller the windows seem when drawn on paper

y indow iew is...

verall, this window is not only my only source of outside life in my room, it also holds character and I hold a connection to it. The warm glow that comes through in the morning or even the piercing noises that come late in the night on speci c weekends, I am completely absorbed in its visual.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to create a swirl like pattern of 4 more original colors while slightly altering their tone.

My intention for this marblng sheet was create an outer ring of more vibrant colors while still leaving areas of white in the middle creating dimension.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to focus more on the green/ble tones while stilll introducing a few warmer tones.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to create an overall cooler pattern with hints of pink/red tones to sort of give an illusion of the paint popping out.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to incorporate an opaque looking arera that allowed some colores, like yellow, to become more transparent.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to introduce each color around the page while also varying shades. If you look closely you can tell that each area has some sort of different color although they range in size.

My intention for this sheet was to focus more on the orange tones I created, I did tis by using more shaving cream and less paint to create a faded look.

My intention for this marbling sheet was illustarte a cooler arera that reminded me somewhat of greenery.

My intention for this marbing sheet was to illustrate a mix of colors and experiment with the pattersn created when adding new colors on top of old. I did not clear off the palette for this sheet therefore there is some layering.

My intention for this marbling sheet was to make a work of art thet relayed a vibrant message. The color yellow makes me feel electric and excited.

For my plaster mold, I wanted to emphasize the already highlighted areas as well as deepen the darken areas. I began by paintign the inside a dark gray tone. On the outside of my plaster mold I used colors from the orginal pallete created, the blue and orange tones were used with the marbling bubble technique. The splothces or dots of pink were used as a medaphor for emotions, as they come spiraticallya nd without notice at times. _

hat you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the point perspective...

After drawing my nal space cube from a point perspective it allowed me to notice a few new aspects of my model. I was able to acknowledge the alignment of all the different special decisions. I had previously measured each addition out and when drawing I could tell that this paid off because of the straight lines. inoh had emphasi ed the importance of making each addition to the model, whether that was a cutout or a wall, the right measurement and scale. I found this tedious and somewhat strenuous, but I understand now why he was so adamant. I also noticed the change in lighting, since we are analy ing the model from a speci c view there are new shades of lighting introduced which also enhances the drawing itself.

For this outdoor sketch assignment, we visited the Illinois Watershed Partnership. This beautiful, vast land full of greenery and a large open pond helped our class explore our imagination and emotions when sketching. Professor Carl asked our group to not so much as write what we saw but more of what we felt. Personally, I have always been slightly intimated by sketching. The natural flow of drawing never came easy to me, especially as I can be a perfectionist at times. But as I relaxed and let the surrounding area inspire me, I began to enter a sort of flow. The thing about nature is you can interpret it in an endless number of ways. I found myself to be calm, I smelled the scent of fresh grass and listened to the water flow through the stream. Depending on a thing like your mood, point of view, energy, and skill set. As for someone like me, I found that changing my distance from different views or objects opened up so many more ways of perceiving a certain thing. The change from our studio classroom to a beautiful open park was almost like shellshock, but the good kind. It pushed me to create my best work given the fact that I was gifted with such an experience. When a person spends so much time in space doing the exact same thing they may enter some sort of psychosis. The drastic difference in environment inspired me. This assignment completely changed my perspective on sketching and drawing, as I was not so fond of it before. I understand now that a sketch can genuinely be a sketch and not a perfected pencil drawing. It can be a vision of all emotions, no matter how they may look on paper. Exercises like this are extremely beneficial to help the brain flow. It helped me overcome my perfectionism and see sketching as a way to capture emotions and interpretations rather than striving for perfection in every detail.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- This project taught me how to manage not only time and material, but also ideas and decision making. Throughout this project, I learned how to properly execute detailed and consistent model building with high craftsmenship. In addition to the craftsmanship and skills that this project taught me, I now have a much better understanding of lighting conditions and the way that they affect a space.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- Hand Drawing was a seven series project including everything from blind drawing, to examining the sights outside of your window. These subsects of this project taught me all about my drawing style, and the way that I can shade, outline, and depict different real-world objects. Specifically, in the color section of this project, we were able to explore how color affects the world around us, and what we can do as designers to bend the boundaries.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- In this Project, I learned the valuable lesson of attention and patience. After watching and interacting with the same piece of artwork for three hours straight, there were many things that I learned. Generally, I learned that there are so many different reasons for an artist or designer to add something into their piece. Moving forward this observation will be helpful to be able to decifer design styles and see what they are trying to do to a space.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- Within this Space Cube project, there were many different phases and models that were made to get the idea across to the viewers. This project specifically taught us how to iterate with the same idea. Moving from orginal photography, to sequence modeling, to prototyping modeling, and then finally finishing our final model allowed for us as designers to learn how to come againt adversity. All in all, this project allowed me to learn a higher level of crafstmenship and also taught me the skills I needed to be able to design a space based off of an emotion or idea.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- In this piece of the studio course allowed us to explore the ideas and images that can be created through artificial intelligence. Through this study, we were able to see what AI can do in the design world, as well as learning how as designers we can utilize this tool to create amazing designs.

Overall

- Overall, this course taught me some amazing lessons about design education and the true hands-on approach that is needed. From the first day of studio, this course requires you to dive into your work and immediately find your personal design style. Weaving through projects day in day out aided in taking in so much information about every facet of how to start a design journey. After moving through all of these projects and having to reflect on the course, this cours taught me how to manage time, generate ideas, and materialize those ideas into something tangible.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could talk to me before embarking on this journey, I would tell myself that you need to trust the process. Most days will seem that the work is impossible, but truly at the end of the day when all of your work is layed out in front of you, there is not a better feeling.

When looking out of my window, all I remember feeling is calm, cool, and collected. Looking through the window, you can see a large tree covering most of the right side, as well as the roof of the dorm in front of me. When it comes to smells and sounds, there are always birds chirping and the scent of my air conditioning unit.

While drawing the view from my window, I noticed that there were many things that I could see from my window that I had not noticed before. Specifically, when it comes to the overwhelming view that I have of the great oak tree in front of my window, this was something that I was not initially aware of. After continuing throughout this drawing, I noticed that even though the roof of the building obstructs most of the view, I had a clear view of the building in front of me.

After having drawn this view from my window, I now notice and see the bricks of the building in front of me, as well as the trash cans and smaller details like the grasses and sidewalks. As it pertains to sounds and smells, I hear many birds and the pattering of people walking through the walkways along with the smells of the air condensing unit and Febreze. The feelings that exude from this painting are calming and serene.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The Intention with this marbling pop-up desgin was to use marbled paper to evoke fear and anciety into a scaled human figure. All of these marbling images use differing archiectural styles and designs to convey a relative theory.

The intention with this colored casting model was to force an individual to be taken into the middle of this weaving system of curved walls. While examining this piece, the emotional connection to the coloring and composition allows viewers to feel the fear and anxiety that exude from this model.

After drawing this frame of my final space cube model in the two-point perspective design style, there were many things that I picked up from this still. Moving from one point to two-point perspective drawings completely changes how the drawing feels to a viewer. In the single point, the viewer is drawn into the middle of the drawing along with the inner details of the interior. On the other hand, in the two-point perspective drawing, the viewer’s eyes are drawn firstly into the center of the drawing with the details, and then outward to the stretched edges of the perspective view.

Before this exercise, when stepping onto the site, there was nothing that truly caught my eye. I hoped for more of a dynamic atmosphere rather than the simplicity that the Watershed provided. In this initial observation of the Illinois River Watershed Preservation, there was the beautiful sound of birds chirping and the trees swaying in the elegant wind. When it comes to sights, looking around the open space, there was a gorgeous body of water surrounded by trees and smaller little structures. In another direction, the smells throughout this area were ever changing, from the scent of natural greenery to the scent of bat guano, there was a myriad of scents.

After sitting and interacting with the site itself, I was pleasantly surprised by the dynamic and intricate pieces that the site brought to my drawings. Even though I was focused on finishing the drawings that we needed for class, it was interesting to see all the intertwining systems that come together within this ecosystem. When it comes to feelings toward this space, I was receiving feelings of serenity and maturity while trying to interpret the vast system that we were immersed in. Sounds that are exuded from this site were changing throughout each path and each place that I decided to sit and observe. From the birds chirping and trees moving, to the stream flowing and the waterfall falling, the sounds aid the site in its maturity and beauty.

All in all, this site taught me how to be able to read and interpret a site while also trying to take all of it in and transform it into an expressive beautiful piece of artwork.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- I learned the effects of lights within spaces and the effects of scaled objects interacting within a space.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- I learned how to draw abstractly and apply the creative way of drawing into sketches and work more efficiently in making plans.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- I learned how to study art principles and elements and how to apply them to color relationships and forms of objects within an interior space.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- I learned how to interate in order to promote craftsmanship in my model making, and how the process of model making works.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- I learned how to turn physical model spaces into AI generated images and how my intentions for the models are dispalyed in the generations.

Overall

- My section instructor Jinoh Park gave me a unique perspective in design principles and practices. Through diffreent mediums of representation like model making, image capturing, AI generation, and drawing I was alble to articulate my design intentions well and clearly.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

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From my window I can see the warehouse across the street of my apartment. I can hear the cars passing on the street during the day and the buzzing of the street lamps during the night.

After drawing my window view I noticed the natural scenes in the back of my view. I also noticed the similarity of the lines dividing my front lawn to the field in the back view behind the road.

After drawing my window view I can see the landscape in the background behind the building in a new perspective and how the horizontal lines mirror one another as the view gets closer to the window.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is in front and behind the scaled figure. The majority of warm colors used in the marbling make this 3d space inviting.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows and stairways. The majority of warm colors used in the marbling make this 3d space inviting.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows. The majority of less saturated colors in the space allow for light to consume the majority of space.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows and the stairway. The multiple colors allow the space to be unique.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows and pathways. The majority of less saturated colors in the space allow for light to consume the majority of space.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows. Less saturated colors allow for light to consume the majority of this space.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows. The saturation of the colors in the interior places emphasis on the interior’s shape.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows and pathways. The saturation of the colors in the interior places emphasis on the interior’s shape.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of windows and pathways. The majority of less saturated colors in the space allow for light to consume the majority of space.

The color works in this 3d interior space through establishing what is the outline of many windows. The saturated colors in the space allow for the shape of windows to be defined.

I noticed how the shadows allowed the curvature to be seen more clearly in catured images and this drawing. I also notied the shadow coming from within thre model helps to define it’s shape as well.

From the exercise at the watershed it wasn’t clear at first what I was specifically looking at and observing when I was making my drawings, but I knew the basic things I was drawing were trees, grass or greenery, shrubs, water, rocks, etc. It wasn’t until Annie did the Q&A session after the exercise to answer our specific questions about the watershed, then I knew the specific formations and places that I was drawing. So, what I figured out was that I was observing a series of dammed water paths coming from the nearby cave. There was algae that helped keep the water supply healthy and stable for the ecosystem. I knew what I was hearing from arrival was the species of birds in the area, but I didn’t know the foul smell that was coming from the watershed until also after Annie’s Q&A session. It was bat poop from the same nearby cave. Overall the watershed had a lot of unique perspectives to draw from and I enjoyed getting an afternoon off from our “traditional” studio work processes.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- What I learned while doing the Wall, Colomn, and Space project was how to manage my time and patience. This assignment was repetitive and it felt like I was taking picture after picture and cutting constantly. I learned how to manage my time to where I wasn't staying super late to finish but I was also getting it done correctly and on time.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- What I learned from the hand drawing projects was how to draw in a one-point perspective and also a two-point perspective. I also learned what a blind contour is and that I need to practice drawing those more. What I learned the most about the project was during the outdoor sketches. These taught me to think further than drawing what I see and to try and capture what I hear and see while also the feeling of the landscape.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- The main thing that I took from this project was patience, even though the purpose of this assignment was to learn patience. I learned how to look more in-depth at a painting and to see further than just how aesthetically pleasing it is. I now know what the design elements and principles are and how to look for them in different paintings and artworks.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- What I learned from the space cube projects was how important iteration is. While doing this many different times even though it felt repetitive, it helped me create the best and most efficient model. Doing things over and over again may not feel like you are getting very far but in reality, it really helped me see the best view of what I wanted my outcome to look like in the final model.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- What I learned during this project was how to use AI. I had never used AI prior to this assignment so it was a new experience for me and overall just cool to learn. Even though it wasn't always easy or wasn't working correctly, it still allowed me to get a feel of how it works and what it can do to create different things.

Overall

- Overall, I learned time management, patience, and many different skills. First coming into this course I was nervous about the workload or how I would be able to accomplish everything during such a small time frame. While being here I figured out that while it was time-consuming and took a lot of effort it is more than doable. Focusing on my time management is what really helped me set a pace and feel like I was able to stay on track.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could talk to you before these five weeks I would tell myself not to stress so much about how you're going to get all my work done and that yes, it is time-consuming but it was honestly quite fun and you meet great people.

My Window View is...

From the view of my window, I see a parking lot right in front of a grass patch. Behind the patch grass there is a wall separating the parking lot outside my window from another parking lot that connects to the building across the way. I hear cars driving around the parking lot and I smell freshly cut grass. I still hear a lot of cars driving around outside and it smells like a hot day. I feel like the view from my window is very dull and not a pretty sight. I think the view should be updated and have a more natural lookout.

What I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

What I noticed after drawing my window view was that there are many parking spots outside my window. I also noticed that there were many streetlamps lit up in the furthest parking lot from my window. What I see outside my window now is a bunch of apartment buildings and cars.

My Window View is...

From the view of my window, I see a parking lot right in front of a grass patch. Behind the patch grass there is a wall separating the parking lot outside my window from another parking lot that connects to the building across the way. I hear cars driving around the parking lot and I smell freshly cut grass. I still hear a lot of cars driving around outside and it smells like a hot day. I feel like the view from my window is very dull and not a pretty sight. I think the view should be updated and have a more natural lookout.

For the second section of this I used the second composition from my color template which consists of blue, yellow, gray, and dark blue. This section had a more marble look to the design and had colors that complemented each other the best.

For the second section of this I used the second composition from my color template which consists of blue, yellow, gray, and dark blue. This section had a more marble look to the design and had colors that complemented each other the best.

For the second section of this I used the second composition from my color template which consists of blue, yellow, gray, and dark blue. This section had a more marble look to the design and had colors that complemented each other the best.

For the second section of this I used the second composition from my color template which consists of blue, yellow, gray, and dark blue. This section had a more marble look to the design and had colors that complemented each other the best.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

For this assignment I created color pattern sheets in three different sections. For the first section I created them using my first color composition. This composition used colors like dark gray, dark brown, dark blue, and a little hint of yellow. These patterns look more abstract than having the marble look.

hat you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the point perspective...

hat I noticed that I was not aware of after I drew my point perspective of my cement model was that the model has mainly sharp edges and lines e cept for the two main curved walls. The cement model is very simple and has clean edges. There are also many places for value in the drawing that I didn’t think would be there before.

Outdoor Sketch

During this assignment I was originally feeling excited to see the landscape which we were going to be drawing. Immediately when I arrived, I saw a large pond and lots of open land. I could hear birds chirping and water running further aways. The smell was unpleasant in certain areas but was bearable. During my first few drawings I felt like this place was interesting and quite beautiful. I could hear water running from the dams in the pond and wildlife all around. The plants and trees around the area were thriving and appealing to look at. The entirety of the place smelt like cut grass and bat poop. By the time I was almost done with the drawings I was feeling a little irritated since it was so hot outside. I could still hear the many birds all around chirping and many different conversations happening around me about the landscape and their opinions. The longer I was in one place the unpleasant smell started to fade and I felt nose blind to it which made me feel better about being there. At one point during my drawings, I was sitting next to the little creek of water that led into the larger pond. Sitting next to this allowed me to see into the shallow water and I saw many bugs and even a few crawfish swimming inside. This made me feel excited and happy to see other wildlife thriving in this environment. Overall, this trip to cave springs was quite enjoyable. I felt many things while being there along excitement, annoyance, and curiosity. The pond was a beautiful landscape, one I would like to visit again maybe during a different season to see the changes in wildlife and just with the landscape in general.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- During our first project, I learned a lot about how the environment we are in can affect your emotions. We were asked to create 59 categories of different environments and reflect on how that environment affects our emotion. I think the big take away I got from this project was to create a space that has some sort of emotion behind it because then you are creating a space with a purpose.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- Our second project was hand drawing and I am not the best at drawing so I was a little nervous about how my final product would look. Over the last 5 weeks I think my craftsmanship grew a lot and I was slowly starting to learn the basics of how to draw. I still think there is a lot of room for improvement but I learned a lot and have confidence that my drawings will continue to get better with practice.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- Power of Patients was our third project and I think this project really opened my eyes. Instead of thinking you know everything about the painting just from a first glance, I learned that you must spend time to get a deep understanding of why the artist painted what he did. I think I can relate this project to everyday life. Instead of judging someone or something by the cover, you must take time to learn the facts and not assume.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- During our fourth project, I felt that there were many aspects that I learned throughout the whole process. I learned more about how a space can affect your emotion, I learned that failure is okay and you can keep trying until you are satisfied with the final product, and I also learned a lot about making sure we use the correct scale throughout our work. I think I grew a lot during this project and understood what we need to do as designers to represent our work.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- Our fifth and final project was working with an AI image generator, during this process I learned many ways you can transform your image into a fantasy place. Through this process I learned new technology and what AI can do to my work with just a few clicks on my computer. I think the AI generator is another great way to represent your work.

Overall

- Overall, these past 5 weeks have had a lot of ups and downs. There was not a second of my day that I was thinking about the studio and what else I needed to complete. I figured out how to manage my time and learned how to work fast and efficiently. I made a lot of friends and felt that I became close with my instructors which helped me through the 5 weeks. I am extremely proud of myself that I completed everything to the best of my ability and can’t wait to look back on this portfolio in a couple of years and reminisce on where everything started.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could talk to myself before the 5 weeks started, I would tell myself to try and stay calm and not overthink or stress. At times, there can be a lot of work but there is no reason to overthink and be negative. I also would want to tell myself not to complain as much as I did because that was not a good mindset, I need to keep a positive mindset and think about how cool my project will look at the end of the day. I would also want to say that you are a strong woman and you can do anything you put your mind to.

y indow iew is...

y bedroom window has a very uni ue view based on what I can remember. There is a pool on the right side of my view with a parking lot in front of it. n the left side of my view there are more apartments. y view makes me feel pre y happy and reminds me of a fun day at the pool. It smells like a pool and tastes like sandwiches. I hear music and cars driving by.

hat I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

After I was done drawing, I noticed that there wasn’t as much of the pool in my view. I thought half of my view was the pool and the other half was the apartments, but it was mainly just the view of other apartments. There are also some cool trees in front of some apartments a li le further back. I also noticed that the top half of my window is just the sky and I think it’s really cool to be able to see that much of the sky instead of just looking at an apartment.

y indow iew is...

After I was done with my drawing and looking out my window for a long period of time, I still feel that I have a very uni ue view. I still think of summer and a nice day outside because of the pool. I also like the two trees because it gives me some nature to enjoy. The apartment across from my window has a bunch of different te tures and I thought that was interesting. verall, I am very happy when I open my blinds and see my view.

For my first pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had a lot of colors and swirls so that the light could shine through the opening of the cutouts and give the scene a bright colorful effect.

In my second pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had less color. The card has a bunch of openings for the light to shine through and gives the scene a soft effect.

My third pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had some color and a lot of swirls because there were a bunch of windows in this pop up and I wanted to create a light effect for my scene.

For my next pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had more color with a lot of swirls. This card has a bunch of openings so I wanted to pick a fun marbling that would elevate my scene in a positive way. I think the light shining through gives the interior a vibrant space.

For my fifth pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had darker color because the cutouts on the pop up card had a deeper fold and I thought that this effect looked dark and creepy which fit the vibe of the interior space.

My sixth pop up card I chose a marbling card that was almost completely full of color because there were many different cutouts on this card. I thought the different colors gave the different layers a really cool effect for this scene.

For my seventh pop up card I chose a marbling card that had a lot of color because there were a lot of cutouts. The lighting from the back of the card made the colors appear lighter towards the back of the pop up and become darker as you look at the closer walls.

My eighth pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had a lot of different colors and swirls because I felt like this card didn’t have as many cutouts so I wanted the design on the walls to grab people’s attention.

For my ninth pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had a bunch of different colors and was completely filled with swirls. The design for the cutouts had a bunch of windows and I thought the swirls would give the windows a fun scene.

For my tenth pop up card I chose a marbling paper that had a lot of colors, but these colors were darker and had a variety of swirls. The cutout had a bunch of tiny cuts and I thought the dark colors would create a dark and muted scene.

Adding the marbling to my plaster model made my model more vibrant. At first my mold was just kind of bland and boring. When I added the marbling my space became a space that I wanted to go to and thought would be an interesting experience to walk through.

While I was drawing my 2 point perspective, I didn’t notice a ton of new things. One thing I did notice though was that my walls on the first and second floor lined up perfectly and it created a long thick wall. The last thing I noticed was that the doorways on the first and second floor line up perfectly too.

Before we got to the Illinois River Watershed Park, I was excited and was ready to have a break from the studio room. I didn’t really know what to expect since I’ve never been to this park but I was still really interested in exploring a new area and learning more ways to draw how you feel. I was expecting to smell fresh nature, hear the water running, and see a lot of greenery.

While I was at the Illinois River Watershed Park, I was pleasantly surprised how nice and well cared for all of nature was. It was a beautiful day outside but also really hot. The sun beating down on me while trying to draw was a little frustrating but I pushed through and I think my drawings turned out great. I felt a lot of bugs, I smelt the fungus from the river, I saw some swans and a lot of trees, and I heard the water and my classmates chattering to each other. I was feeling a little overwhelmed with all of the drawings we had to do but once Karl explained the instructions and told the class that the sketches don’t have to be perfect that made me feel a lot better. I had a lot of freedom with this project and I am thankful I got to express whatever I wanted and wasn’t told to do something specific. Overall, I thought this field trip was fun and I definitely learned more about landscape and a new way to express my feelings and emotions through art.

Afterwards, I was proud of my work and felt like I did the best I could do. I came away with a lot more knowledge about landscape, especially hearing Annie come and tell us about all of the details within the park.

JESSICA SCHNELLE

Portfolio

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- With this being the introductory project of the semester - and also my first architectural project ever - it laid the foundation perfectly for what I would need to know moving forward. With limited supplies, I was able to create scenes in which you could visibly see and feel how elements impacted the overall mood of the scene/space. Stripping the elements to their barest state allowed me to fundamentally understand the characteristics and offerings of each of them.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- Drawing in general has never come very intuitive to me, so I was unsure how I would perform in the more artistic aspects of this semester. However, the projects were structured in a way that allowed me to build off the basic skills I did know to create a dynamic and interesting outcome. Likewise, perfection was not the end goal - clarity and concept was - so the pressure of creating the best, most pristine piece of art faded away overtime. I really enjoyed this project because it took me out of my comfort zone and pushed me to continue striving to improve techniques, try new materials, and have fun with it.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- It was exactly what it sounds like, the power of patience. Looking back, this was one of my favorite days overall because I have never sat and admired a painting for such an extended amount of time before. After three hours, I had discovered two and half pages worth of new details within one 36” x 22” painting, which I had thought would be impossible beforehand. Since this project, I have found myself viewing every single piece of art or design I encounter with a new mindset of “why?“.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- This project will forever have a special place in my heart - my first architectural models. Overall, it taught me the power of iteration. Every model I produced - from the original sequence model, to space cubes 1, 2, and 3 - I truly believed couldn’t get any better than the last one, but they did. Yes, in smaller and more subliminal ways each time, but in ways that impact the overall space much more than you even realize. In addition, drawing our first architectural plans of the space cube was so impactful in my process of bringing 3D to 2D because I had a physical object to model and look at from every angle to guide me along the way.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- For four weeks prior, everything I had created was done manually. So, switching to technology one, and then technology that essentially handles the design process for me, was quite a shift. I found it difficult to hand the reins over and let the machine do all the design decisions for me because I had been so particular up to this point. However, everything that I had been desiging for four weeks prior had the opportunity to come to life and become a real interior space. It was extremely eye opening in the fact that it created spaces that I would have never imagined and opened my mind to endless possibilities.

Overall

- Honestly, I doubted every single assignment that was given to us and the intention behind it, but they always proved important and critical to my design journey. Design school is unlike any other institution in the fact that they aren’t teaching you right versus wrong, they’re teaching you how to form your own mindset. To flip everything you know upside down and view it from a position of curiosity, not blind assumption. That’s what I gained overall this semester, literally a new view on life itself.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- You definitely didn’t know what you signed up for. This is going to be the most physically, mentally, emotionally, and spirtually draining five weeks of your life. You are going to question everything you know about both yourself and the world around you. You are going to question whether this is even right for you. BUT, you will walk away a completely different person. A more mature and intelligent adult, an intrigued student, and a respected designer. You will prove to yourself that you can do anything you set your mind to. You will be truly proud of what you accomplished and what is to come. And by the end, you’ll know it was all worth it.

Inspirable abstract form

#3. My Window View

y indow iew is...

The window of my bedroom resides in my teenage hood home, the home of my grandparents. It’s a long story about how I ended up here, but it used to be the home of my mother’s parents, their retirement home. y grandparents built the house in the late s after my randpa’s long detective career in ilwaukee, I was ending. o for me, looking out this window, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia. isiting my grandparents on holidays or for unday dinners, I can see the gleaming lights and glimmering sparkly hristmas bows and smell the cool winter air right now. I smell the flowers and crisp air of spring as the beautiful landscaping begins to bloom in bright fluorescents. I am also brought back to speci c moments in time, playing outside on the road with chalk or learning how to skateboard or shoveling snow or hauling wood for winter res. verall, being in ella ista, this window has always felt calming to me. ature is the rst element you notice and it engulfs you immediately. ight, smell, touch, feel are all controlled by the fresh air, open sky, and sounds of birds and bugs all day, every day.

hat I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

hilst drawing my window view, I noticed how much the new houses built or being built around me have really impeded my view over the years. This house was the rst one on this street and after about years, one more showed up. It was just the two of them until about three years ago and now there’s about houses on my street alone. bviously I’ve noticed them before, but it used to be just trees and grass when I looked out this window, now it’s fences and houses, and I didn’t notice the subconscious impact that had on my e perience until now.

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ow, I still feel that same nostalgia kick most when I look out my window, but it feels different now, like it occurred longer ago. The best way to describe it is like my younger self and adult self colliding at this moment and new memories are pushing the old ones out. ow when I think about looking out my window, I think about my mom and I replanting the landscape or hauling in groceries from our weekly trip or taking a walk to rela at the end of the day. ocusing on the new houses whilst drawing made present me snap back to reality. hen I look out my window, I hear the birds and bugs still, loud as ever. I see the sun glistening on the trees as it breaks through the dense leaves of the tall trees. I smell nature crisp, clean, and fresh as the sun sets and the night rolls in. I feel calm looking out my window and I hope it remains that way forever.

This sheet showcases the lightest four colors in the colors with hardly any swirling.

In the rst pop up card, the colors are super light and almost unnoticeable, but in the shadows, pops of purple emerge and draw your eye in. ecause this was the rst one being rank loyd right’s design , the overall impact of the space is not as strong as the remaining nine because of that.

This sheet showcases the third color combination set with swirls drawn up and down the page.

In the second pop up card, the colors are much darker and more saturated. This makes the space more visually appealing and creates a moodier vibe overall.

This sheet showcases mid tones and is the second dipping of this color set and therefore presents lighter and more swirled.

In the third pop up card, the colors are rich and saturated being most of the darkest tones and therefore draws your eye around the to each pop of color. The chaos of the dark purples creates a dynamic and, again, moody space.

This sheet showcases the third color combination set with swirls diagonally drawn from top left to bo om right.

The fourth pop up card showcases more mid to light tones and has a more subtle impact on the viewer. It creates a calm and rela ed atmosphere overall.

This sheet showcases more mid-tones and is the second dipping of a previous palette.

The fifth pop-up card displays less color overall with a handful of collections that show up throughout the card. The bursts of color draw your eye to those locations and make them feel dramatic because the rest of the card is mostly white.

This sheet showcases the third color combination set and is swirled up, down, and diagonally from both directions.

In the si th pop up card, the colors are on the darker end and appear strongly throughout the entire scene. ecause of this, the windows blend in with the dark pockets of color and it becomes a game of determining what is what. verall, however, the color creates a moody and inviting space.

This sheet showcases more mid tones and is the second dipping of a previous color set.

In the seventh pop up card, the colors are lightly saturated and have li le impact to the scene overall. It appears mostly white and the gure gets almost lost in that.

This sheet showcases the rst color combination set and is swirled diagonally from top right to bo om left.

The eighth card presents mid and dark tones. The level of color on this card draw your eye to the three levels back but also push you to remain looking at the closest view to you. verall, the color creates a rela ing environment.

This sheet showcases colors combined from the second and third color combination sets and is swirled both diagonal directions.

The ninth card showcases mostly dark purple tones. This card is super chaotic and presents the most color overall. It draws your eye around the entire card but the cut outs get lost behind the color. It’s honestly hard to see anything else going on in this scene because of the amount of and intensity of the color.

This sheet showcases the third color combination set with less color overall and is swirled diagonally from top left to bo om right.

The tenth card displays mid and dark tones. The voids of windows in the card break up the intensity of the color and allow the viewer to see what is going on without taking away from the scene. The purples work together to create a moody but also calming atmosphere overall.

Before I colored the plaster model, the mistakes and flaws of the casting were very apparent and perhaps the first thing you noticed as you looked at it. After shaving cream marbling the model, the flaws faded into the background and the color became the forefront of the casting. Color added personality and character and created a story that the viewer can experience without any explanation. Although it doesn’t necessarily evoke fear – my emotion from day one – it creates a relaxing, calming, and moody space that I wasn’t expecting when I created it. Overall, the use of color enhanced the experience of the space and created a new atmosphere of interest.

hat you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the point perspective...

hen beginning the drawing, I had most of my struggle with guring out the logic of drawing in two point perspective. It wasn’t as intuitive as I thought it was going to be. After ge ng the base of my drawing, I started to view the model through a different lens, one of values. bviously, since we had focused on lighting and contrast in previous projects, I had noticed these traits on my model before. owever, today the saturation of each contrast became more apparent to me than before. Trying to enhance shadowed versus lighted areas in the drawing is very new to me, so today I tried out a new techni ue of tiny circles. It worked very well in catching the contrast of values so prevalent in the nooks and crannies of our models. enerally, there was nothing new I noticed about the model because we have been using it for so many of our projects these past weeks, but the intenseness of the shadows stuck out to me today.

Writing what you feel (see, smell, hear, etc.) before, during, and following your drawing completion...

Visiting the site today, I was honestly unsure of what to expect. I was disappointed at first, but it became magical once I discovered you could go further back. Overall, the site was overwhelmingly calming. The sound of the water rushing from the cave eventually became a white noise and added to my overall experience. Being able to put your feet in the grass, see the sun reflecting off the water and through the trees, or even just feeling the sun on your skin – even though it was hot –kept bringing me deeper into the landscape. I started noticing elements that have otherwise been rudimentary to my prior nature knowledge and how those singular elements add to the overall scene and therefore the feeling you experience whilst in it.

Whilst on the site, it felt as though all my senses were heightened. I’m not sure if that’s because nature generally soothes humans, but I could feel, see, hear, smell all the elements the landscape was offering, and it encapsulated me. Overall, again, I felt an overwhelming sense of calmness and happiness. It is a place of joy – whether fishing, partying, or playing –you can feel that energy there, it’s a positive and happy place. At the same time, you could genuinely sit and just watch for hours in any part of the watershed. There’s so much life surrounding you – both good and bad – that you can see and hear at all times.

As you grow up, you seem to spend less time outside because you don’t prioritize it like you used to when you were a kid. So, spending a lot of time outside always brings me back to my childhood in some form. I thought a lot today – especially in the heat – about my birthday (it’s in July and I’ve always associated summertime with my birthday). Memories of jumping around in the sprinkler and swimming for hours on end and running around barefoot in the grass with my friends. Thinking about it now, I suppose I was connecting my childhood because that’s the last time I remember being outside without caring about the temperature or the bugs or critters crawling around or whatever else we rationalize as adults that we used to be careless of. Today, although I was still concerned about that stuff, it wasn’t my first thought. I was submerged in the positives of what was around me. And for that, enduring the heat was worth it.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

I learned how to recreate and assemble mulitple interior scenes that portrayed unique architectural elements. With the use of light depiction, curved angles, and structural height, these created movement through the use of images. This project created the basis for our future space cube.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

I learned the importance of line thickness, stroke and attention to line detail. With the illustration of drawing, I understood how important of an element line can portray in my pieces. Hand drawing is an expressive portrayel without the use of physical objects.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

I learned through the power of patience that it takes time and dedication to understand a work of art. Art has underlying meaning and emotion through the artist’s impression. The long process of visualization connections underlying cues that are hidden at first glance surface.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

I learned how to estblish my ideas through the use of volume and space. By working with physical models, I had to overcome the struggles of construction assembly and explore the three-dimensional principles that illustrate the model. By working through a process of recreating models, I understood the precision it takes to develop a final outcome.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

I learned that technological advancments and programs can bring my artwork to life and a new scenery. Working with AI allowed me to embellish a new emotion and story from the base creation I made. It opened my eyes to a new world and design presentation.

Overall

I truly have enjoyed my first Interior Architecture and Design semester. It came with lots of succesion and struggles. However, I learned throughout the way that desing works in flexible ways. My instructors helped guide my way and pushed my boundaries in a positive way. Learning through mulitple projects with hands on assignments or technology infused, overall I embraced many old and new talents.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

I would tell myself that it’s not as stressful as it may seem. It may be overwhelming in the beginning few weeks, but friends are what made it better. I couldn’t have continued this process if it weren’t for the connections I made. The students around me are doing the same projects that I’m doing. Having that support and resource helped me in many ways. I could rely on them if I had questions, or they’d for my opinion for their work and so forth. I would also tell myself that the dedication is worth it. The amount of time spent on so many projects turned out well in the long run. I’m proud of the work I developed and rushing to get it done was not the path I took. I truly enjoyed this semester and I’m going to remember my first design semeseter to be a good one.

y indow iew is...

right and happy. ots of natural light shines through this window and it makes the nature outside grow beautifully. ithin the nature outside the window, it makes me feel calm and at peace. The green of the grass spreads far across my view. It’s flat and wide enough for people to sit on and enjoy the sun. Including the trees in the distance, they all differ in si e and shape. It adds an abstract mi ture of nature. The window smells of fresh cut grass in the morning and chirping birds. This view is from a very high altitude on a hill, and captures a cascading view of the scenery. owever, the parking lot that crosses my window takes away from the ethereal feeling. The man made parking lot takes away the formal aspect of the nature surrounding it. y eye unfortunately is always caught in the parking spots before me. I would rather interpret the outside scenery. verall, the natural a ributes of my view caught my a ention every time.

hat I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

The amount of nature that’s in this perspective. I never spend much time looking out my window, but I noticed more details as I drew. The green patch of grass below me connects to a shielded parking garage. The abstract shapes and si es of the trees add diversity and individuality. Another thing I noticed as I was drawing this surface was the a ention to detail length. As this window is story up, it allows for higher elevation to understand the piece.

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The natural light shines through this window and you watch the sunset. The balcony on the left side adds visual depth to high continuity and the window view will keep going. verall, these window sketches have many meanings and wide range of interpretation.

In the first shaving cream model, the color composition consists of blue, black, red and light blue. The marble design of the mixed colors create a flow pattern across the watercolor page. My intention of this creati9on was the add darkness in mood, but only in small areas. The emotion of fear is growing shlowly onto the page.

In the second shaving cream model, the color composition consists of black, blue, gray, and dark gray. The marble design of this dark color scheme allowed me to illustrate the emotion of fear. My intention for this piece was to create a chaotic pattern through my colors and eliminate bright colors.

In the third shaving cream model, the color composition consists of blue, red, gray, and purple, The pattern of marbling is lower in opacity and the hues don’t overrde the space. My intention of this piece was to use small amount of collor to bring attention to the entire piece itself. The colors don’t jump out at the viewer and isn’t overwhelming.

In the fourth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of black, blue, dark gray and light gray. This pattern varies greatly in spotted areas ad doesn’t overbear the color use. My intention for this piece was to keep a consistent dark tint and spotted pattern. I didn’t mix and marble the colors like I did to previous models.

In the fifth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of black, blue, dark gray and light gray. The hue of the colors are definite and consists of a dark color composiition. My intention of this piece was to embrace the emotion fear. I used a great amount of color to marble and mix across the piece. Allowing me to add chracteristics and terror.

In the sixth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of red, blue, purple and gray. The pattern of marbling is very light in opacity, but consists of bright saturation in specific corners. My intention for this piece was to create an inbalance of colors to create a mess of chaos and anxious feeling.

In the seventh shaving cream model, the color composition consists of red, blue, purple and gray. The marble pattern is swilered and mixed throughout the space. My intention for this piece was to keep the colors blended and not in one area. I wanted the flow of the colors to spread across the page.

In the eighth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of red, blue, black and gray. The marble pattern is blneded evenly, but the hue and saturation of red consists on the piece. My intention of this piece was to illustrate the emotion fear, but by using colors that didn’t have a dakr tint. The splatter of red symbolizes danger and stress.

In the ninth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of red, blue, purple and gray. The marbling pattern is scattered across and isn’t blended throughout. My intention of this piece was to combine an element of splattered dots and mix of marble. The dark tint and use of blue was used to illustrate fear and darkness.

In the tenth shaving cream model, the color composition consists of red, blue, teal and gray. The marbling pattern is highly saturation. The mixed marble consists in the middle of the model. My intsntion of this piece was to use a large amount of color to create a contrast against other pieces. The chaos of pattern symbolozies the axious feeling and distress of fear.

After painting my plaster model, I noticed a major difference when comparing the two. Even though they consisted of the same space, painting the plaster model illustrated a new vision. The color composition consisted of black, gray, red, and navy blue. These colors emphasized the emotion of fear and created a dark set of tone and feeling. The colors embarked and created a new space from the same obstructures. The 2D colors and patterns work in the 3D interior space because it demonstrates the emotion of fear through the painted colors.

hat you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the point perspective... rawing my space cube in a two point perspective allowed me to dive into the details of the model itself. or my perspective points, I chose to draw my model with two vertical point perspectives. This allowed me to visuali e my model from a higher perspective. This allowed me to develop a new understanding of my space cube. I noticed after drawing my model, previously after drawing my two point perspective, the visual depth and contrast from an above standpoint. As a viewer, I’ve always been concentrated on the side visuals. rom my vertical two point perspective, I have a be er understanding of my model from above. Allowing me to capture the details of the space from a new angle.

Writing what you feel (see, smell, hear, etc.) before, during, and following your drawing completion... Spending time outside gave me a new perspective of my surroundings. With nature, scenic paths and landscape structures, I spent my time sketching this new scenery. It was a very hot day outside, which was a hard challenge to face during my sketching. The weather was very humid and shade was the best spot to capture my frame. In the space I chose to sit and examine, I could hear birds chirping and bugs fly past me. The water of the waterwall flowed with an ethereal rhythm. I felt calm within myself and mother nature. I felt many bugs and grass rub against my skin. The bugs would fly or run across me in a panic. This created another anxious feeling as I was on constant alert. As we were located near a cave that started near the river, we were informed of bats living in the darkness. This causes the smell of bat dung to escape and fill our sense of smell. As well as the running water, the algae and mold gave a very pungent smell to the area. The land was full of trees and grass that thrived with the environment. The color green was vibrant and spread across my eyesight. I had a very fun time sketching this beautiful scenery. It’s not everyday that I get to sit outside and enjoy nature.

Olivia Smith Portfolio

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- I learned to do everything, even the small details, with intention. Taking over 300 pictures of foam board structures felt super repetitive at the time, but looking back, it set me up for success to create my space cube.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- I learned how to draw different types of floor plans, draw from different perspectives, and how to use different mediums such as charcoal. I haven’t always been the best at drawing, but these small project taught me that not every drawing I make has to be perfect.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- This project taught me (ironically enough) patience. I never thought I would go to a museum and stare at one painting for three hours. However, I noticed so many things I never would’ve had I not done this exercise.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- The space cube taught me how to perfect my craft, how to feel a specifc emotion by looking at a simple picture, and how to make a space flow. I learned the importance of iteration in the modeling process. Had we not been required to make three versions of our space cube I would not have gotten as good of a result as I did.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- Making this portfolio has been a full circle moment. Seeing everything I was able to accomplish in these short 5 weeks is amazing. I learned that hard work pays off and I’m so proud of myself!

Overall

- I’ve learned to more than I could have imagined in these short five weeks. I now know that sometime to you have to sacrafice perfection in order to acheive completion. With this, I have grown excellent time management skills. Most importantly I have learned more about myself and who I am as a person. I have learned how to deal with pressure, hard deadlines, and taking critiques and I tried my best to do it with grace.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could talk to myself before these five week I would tell myself these things:

- Put yourself out there and make friends!

- Everything is cumulitive, so always give 100% effort

- It’s okay to take a break every once and a while.

- Don’t be afraid to get to know your instructors. They are there to help you succeed!

My Window View is...

I live on the fourth floor of my apartment building. From my window I mostly see leaves from two different trees. I can also see part of what a house or another small apartment building is maybe. I can hear people outside very clearly from my window. During the day, its usually people walking their dog or taking a stroll with their friends. At night there is lots of commotion since I live right next to Dickson Street. I hear people laughing, yelling, and having a fun time as they are coming back from the bars with their friends. I love the window in my room, and I open it everyday to let the sunlight in. The view of the green trees and blue sky makes me feel warm and happy.

What I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

I have concluded that I still feel the same towards my window. Those warm, happy feelings when I open my blinds to let the light in still occur. However, I did notice things that I had not before. I heard new sounds like birds chirping and children playing outside. The day I sat down and did my drawing it was especially sunny, and I loved how the light came through the trees. I ended up counting at least five large trees in the view of my window and I figured out that the building I can see is a family home.

One of my first papers with only values of blue and swirled together vertically and horizontally.

This is the one of the only papers that I used my darkest yellow on and swirled it together with green. I like how it dried because it almost looks gold.

Added blue, yellow, and small bits of green together and moved them in a spiral motion.

I used lots of blue and yellow and mixed them so much that it produced lots of green.

I had a light blue background, a layer of yellow, and then a top layer of dark blue and barely mixed the colors together.

This only consists of my blue values and is swirled in a circular motion.

On this one I mostly used yellow with small hints of blue and swirled it every which way.

I used three different shades of blue in the background and layered two shades of yellow on top and swirled them together.

Only used values of green for this one and swirled it in every direction.

This one I only added a layer of yellow, but green and blue values from previous papers showed through.

This rectangular shaped structure has three different sections. The first section inside has four light blue walls and a dark blue floor with stairs leading up to it. The second section is completely separated from the others and only has three walls. The three inside walls are colored light yellow, and the floor is a darker yellow. This section has a tall column protruding out of the middle of the floor. These first two sections do not have roofs. The last section is a triangular shape with the inside walls painted a light green and the floors painted dark green. The outside of the whole structure is white with all the colors previously used painted in a swirl pattern all around. The tall column is the second section is also painted in this pattern.

I chose to draw my two-point perspective of my space cube from the horizontal view. It was fun learning about the horizon line and vanishing points of a two-point perspective drawing. Honestly, I was super confused on how to begin the drawing, but once I finally started it was easy to get the hang of it. I noticed that from this perspective I could only see the underside of my top floor and stairs. Using this perspective, my space cube feels more like an actual building than just a model project. I chose to draw the side where the majority of my elements and categories were visible.

BEFORE:

Today we are traveling to the Illinois River Watershed Partnership in Cave Springs, AR. It is around 90 degrees and sunny outside today so it will feel hot. I think Ill be able to hear the water rushing through the river and birds and insects buzzing around me. I will also definitely be hearing chatter from all my classmates. I believe it will smell like the outdoors and sunscreen. I will see the bright blue sky, green grass, tall trees, and flowing water from the river.

AFTER:

The Illinois River Watershed is a beautiful place to observe nature of all kinds. Upon arrival I noticed there was a large pavilion near the entrance that provided shade. This was beneficial because it was a scorching summer day. The main attraction was the river, and it was surrounded by countless trees and a few hiking trails. We were told to split up as this was an individual exercise. I love to do everything with friends, so this was a change for me. However, I enjoyed exploring the trails on my own. I ventured to many different parts of the land to get different views. I wanted my sketches to show a large variety of nature within this reserve. I have never used charcoal as a medium before, but I quickly learned that it is not going to be perfect. I needed to let the charcoal flow onto the paper and not control its path as much. I found that I really loved this method of sketching. I let loose and this new way of drawing also had me thinking in a new way. Instead of drawing exactly what I see, like we are taught as children, I drew what I was feeling. This turned my drawings into expressionist art. I thoroughly enjoyed spending class outside and I learned a lot about nature and myself.

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- The “Wall, Column, and Space” project taught me numerous valuable lessons. One of the most significant takeaways was the importance in any kind of work. As I worked with walls and columns, I observed how they can influence a space. It was interesting to see how a simple shift of a wall or the addition of a column could transform the entire space. This experience showed me that space plays a crucial role in design and the functionality of a given area. I gained an appreciation for how space affects a design and usability.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

-The “Hand Drawing” projects revealed the essential role that drawing plays in the design field. Through these projects, I discovered that sketching and drawing serve a crucial role in helping visualize and communicate ideas. Each drawing allows you to translate your thoughts into a way that others can see and understand. I had a significant improvement in my sketching skills. From the first sketch we worked on, I learned how to effectively apply my ideas to paper. This progression deepended my understanding and appreciation for the art of sketching.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- The “Power of Patience” project illustrated the true significance of patience and time. Over the course of this project, we dedicated three hours to carefully evaluating a single painting, discovering new elements with each observation. This excercise taught me that initial impressions often miss hidden details. In the design field, this lesson is crucial. Thorough evaluation and patience are essential for appreciating and comprehending these details, leading to more effective designs. This project taught me the value of taking the time to engage and analyze a space.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

-The “Space Cube” project was important in teaching me how to scale down a large model into a more manageable size. Through this project, I gained experience in creating floor plans, sections, elevations, and axonometric drawings. These skills are important in the design field, and learning them has given me a deeper understanding of how to represent complex spaces in a clear way.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- The “First Portfolio” project taught me the crucial skill of displaying my work and assignments in a professional manner. This project provided valuable insights in how to present my accomplishments and highlight the importance of a well organzied portfolio in the professional field. The process of putting together this portfolio has given me an idea of what creating presentations of work will look like in the future.

Overall

-Overall, these first five weeks of design school have been amazing and have provided me with many valuable lessons. I have gained a deep understanding of the importance of space in design, recognizing how the arrangement of walls and columns can transform an environment. Through hands-on projects, I have improved my sketching skills, learning to convey ideas visually and appreciate drawing. I have learned the necessity of taking time to truly understand and evaluate designs, reavealing hidden details that are often overlooked. I also learned the significance of scale through the “Space Cube” project, mastering the creation of floor plans, section, elevations, and axonometric drawings. Creating a portfolio, taught me how to effectively organize and present my work.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- If I could speak to myself before starting these first five weeks, I would acknowledge the challenges ahead but emphasize their significance. I would explain that these initial weeks have been incredibly educational, teaching me crucial skills such as spatial awareness, sketching, patience, presentation, scaling, and visual communication. I would assume mysel that despite the hard work, the effort is very rewarding. The sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming difficulties makes it all worth it.

y indow iew is...

hen looking at a space, you can gather many different senses including what you see, smell, or even hear. As I looked out my window, I was able to feel all three of these senses. irst, I immediately noticed what I could see including the green trees, the small railing directly outside my window, and even all the landscaping surrounding the area. After this, I began to think deeper and evaluate what I could smell. I reali ed that as I looked out my window, I could smell nature, greenery, and even the smell you smell on a hot summer day. astly, as I evaluated my window view even further, I could hear the birds chirping and the wind flowing between the trees. It was interesting to see how much I could evaluate with my senses and how I could evaluate a smell and hear just by looking out my window.

hat I noticed the following after I drew my window view...

After evaluating my window view, I noticed that there were many details that I didn’t notice at rst glance. nce I sketched my drawing, I reali ed that I found many more details that were included as I looked out the window in my apartment. I noticed shrubbery in the flower bed, the numbers of each parking spot, a yellow curb with A I wri en on it, and even the raised surface in each parking slot. There was de nitely so much more detail included outside my window view and in my drawing. After drawing this sketch and then going back and evaluating the window view again, it was interesting to see how much detail I missed when I rst looked outside my window. This de nitely taught me to always evaluate space in depth because there is always detail hidden within it.

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In my rst evaluation of what I feel when looking out my window, I stated that I see trees, smell nature, and hear wind flowing around the space. ow, after I have evaluated the space multiple times, I can see parking spaces with corresponding numbers, a curb stating, A I , and even long grass lling the landscaping. e t, I noticed an addition of smells, such as the lightness of the air, the wood and soil smell of the mulch, or even the sweetness of the flowers. astly, as I continued evaluating my view, I could hear the chirping of the grasshoppers, the movement of cars, and even the sound of all the leaves brushing against each other. This was such a learning e perience because I began to gain respect for how much I should be evaluating my surroundings on a day to day basis.

My intention for this drawing was to use the color composition consisting of the colors blue, dark blue, gray, and black. For this composition, I specifically intended to create dark pages with color covering mostly all of it. I wanted this one to strictly portray the emotion fear, so I began by creating the harshest marbling of blue, black, and gray as I could.

Continuing on, I kepts using the color compositiion of blue, dark blue, gray, and black. My intention for this drawing was to continue aiming to portray the emotion fear, but I wanted to play with what lightening up the colors would do to that feeling.

My intention for this drawing was to create a different pattern of marbling, while still remaining to keep the emotion clear. I continued to use the color composition of blue, dark blue, black, and gray, but this time I played with the mixture of having both light and harsh marbling patterns. I wanted to create a different and interesting affect to see how it affected the overall space.

My intention for this drawing was to create more swirly designs and play with how it may affect the space. I continued to use the color composition of blue, black, and gray and I wanted to make the majority of the design light with accents of dark colors.

As I began, I started with the composition of, red, maroon, dark blue, and light blue. My intention for this specific composition of seven pages was to emphasize the darker colors to portray my emotion that has continuously been used. I wanted to play with the randomness of the design to see how it would affect my emotion.

Lastly, I used a composition of colors consisting of dark gray, pink, dark red, and light blue. My intention was to play with this interesting mixture of colors. As I moved through the final seven pages of marbling, I played with the amount of each color that I had on each page. My intention was to make them all feel different in a way whether it was by color, having a swirled design, splattered design, or even a drizzled look.

My intention for this drawing was to include accents of the dark tones, such as the maroon or gray. My intention was to make them all feel different in a way whether it was by color, having a swirled design, splattered design, or even a drizzled look. I wanted to see how the different designs of the marbling would affect this color composition.

My intention of this design was to see how the lightness of these colors would affect the overall emotion trying to be portrayed. I found out that the lightness heavily affected the space and made it much less fearful.

From the last one I found out that the lightness of the color composition made the space less fearful, so I decided to make all the colors darker to make sure that they would portray the emotion correctly.

Lastly, I wanted to mainly use the red as a focal point within the other colors. I wanted to see how the red affected the space in the design and it opened my eyes to the mixture of the colors and how they can be used in different ways.

When I was playing with the different color compositions, I learned that overall the blue, dark blue, black, and gray composition portrayed my chosen emotion the best. I decided to create a harsh and dark marbling because I wanted the space to feel uncomfortable in order to portray the emotion the way I needed it to.

What you noticed that you were not aware of previously after drawing the 2 point perspective...

When beginning my 2-point perspective drawing, I found it difficult in order to start my sketch. As I moved through and was able to begin, I noticed the importance of using my references when drawing this perspective. I chose to use a horizontal perspective because I found it to make more sense with my model. After finishing this drawing, I found how important it was to pay attention to each surface and to be able to visualize it from the perspective that we were asked to draw. This really helped me as I moved through this assignment when thinking about my end goal and what I needed to focus on. I really enjoyed getting to work on this assignment and improving my sketching abilities.

Writing what you feel (see, smell, hear, etc.) before, during, and following your drawing completion...

When beginning this process, I began by looking at the space and seeing what I could take in at first glance. When initially looking, I was underwhelmed by the space and how I could be drawing so much for this one space. As I continued moving forward and exploring the space, I noticed that there was much more opportunity for my sketches. As I began to sketch, I really felt the heat, smelled the gross smells, heard the water moving and birds chirping, and then I saw all of the nature that surrounded me including plants, bugs, water, moss, etc. As I sketched, I moved all around myself and around the space to find twenty different spaces to explore. I had many different sights to look at and to draw and I spent a lot of time sketching trees and nature. After sketching and finishing all twenty drawings, I took time to look at what I did and reflect on it. I first looked at my drawings in comparison to the original space. I wanted to look and see what I could feel from the drawings. I could see the space clearly and the nature of the environment. I think that this was a great to reflect on this. I really felt the heat and the sun beaming from the moment I began, which added to my drawings in a way. This was an interesting project and it was fun to be able to look at the spaces and bringing them to life on paper.

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- This project taught me how important it is to realize how spaces are affected by the walls and objects that are in it. Making the scenes, keeping in mind human scale, allowed me to truly visualize how a space can feel.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- In this project, I learned how to let the scenes in front of me dictate how my pen would draw my image. Not being able to look at what I was drawing gave me a feeling of freedom to mess up.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- This project taught me to sit and truly visualize and absorb the scenes in front of me. While you may think a few minutes is enough time to grasp the view or object in front of you, there is always more things to take notice of. Taking my time viewing the painting in this project allowed me to see connection that I previously would have never found. It taught me to truly look at the world around me.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- In this project, we focused on one emotion to set the tone for how we would craft our space cube. Finding my emotion in from the results of the “Wall, Column, and Space” project pushed me to see how spaces can influence emotion. It taught me how to craft an experience in my cube that made those who viewed it feel my emotion.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- The final project showed me how to craft a portfolio for my work and the importance of sharing my work with my peers and those interested in my work. Crafting my portfolio allowed me to be proud of my work and promote me to share with others my acomplishments.

Overall

- These projects taught me skills that I will use throughout my time in school and in my career. These building blocks that have begun to form will lay a stable foundation for me to grow and flurish.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- While the beginning is rough, everything has a purpose. The things you make now will allow you see things in a new light.

From my window in my room, I see birds flying across the sky. The wind blows through the tree leaves, making them sway and bounce. I can hear the birds chirping and cars driving past my home. I can smell the fresh outside air blowing through my room from my open window.

I noticed after drawing my window that there are more trees in my view than I first thought. While I did notice all the buildings in my view, the trees weave through and block many of the buildings in my view.

From my window in my room, I can see all the trees I would have missed before. I can hear the wind blow past my window, rustling through all the leaves. I feel calm and happy as I look out my window view.

his work, by osef Albers, was the insperation for my compositions in this and the following pro ects.

Applying the colors to the shaving cream, I used the brightest green along with the other colors to create a sharp pop of color.

For this pop-up, the marbling covers the arched windows and openings, but as it goes up it seems to create an open flow of color splashed on the white background.

I dipped again to see how the colors wo ld fade o t as less paint was left.

or this pop- p piece, the marbling draws yo r eye from the bottom of the piece to the top in a seamless manor.

In this piece, I foc sed on the bright green shade to make it the center of the piece among the other colors.

In this piece, the greens are foc sed in the bottom of the piece in the middle, drawing the eye to the openings of the pop- p.

After the last piece, I immediately made this piece in order to see how the colors would continue to mix together.

In this scene, the marbling colors create a feeling of being underground with the limited openings allowing light to come through.

After the last piece, I dipped this one to see how the bright green would continue the contrast.

For this pop-up, the green marbling is focused in the center of the piece which draws the eye.

This piece I only used the shades of blues to see the differences in each shade.

In this pop-up, the colors pull your eyes toward the top left of the composition. The dark colors flow into the muted colors in the rest of the pop-up making the transition seamless.

For this piece I mixed together the remaining color to see how they would come together in a composition.

In this pop-up the colors flow around in contrast to the rectangular cut outs, giving the space some dimension.

I added a muted green to the composition to add some contrast.

In this pop-up the colors flow around in contrast to the rectangular cut outs, giving the space some dimension.

For this piece I wanted to make a light blue the center of the piece with the darker colors in the background.

In this pop-up, the colors cover the openings and walls fully, but as you look up it starts to fade into blues looking almost like clouds above a city scape.

For this piece I wanted to use all of my greens with the remaining amount of blue paint to allow for the green to become the forefront of the composition.

In this pop-up the colors flow around in contrast to the rectangular cut outs, giving the space some dimension.

On the casting model, the colors melt together. The blue shades peak through adding contrast to the green shades that dominate the color palette. The colors complement each other creating a interesting composition across the casting model.

After drawing the two-point perspective of my casting model, I noticed how drawing in this manor helps keep my drawing in line with itself. With two-point perspective, I was able to keep all the parts of my model to scale with ease. Drawing my model allowed me to see how well my model flows from one point to the other.

Arriving at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, I was greeted by the sound of the water slowly moving by. The water was reflecting the light as it rippled, moving down its path. Algae patches were scattered about on the water, breaking up the clear blue water. Walking to the area that I would sketch; I paid attention to the way the landscape met and interacted with the water surface. Branches poked out of the water and the algae patches provided birds perches to stay on. Walking further back to where the river became narrower, I found the small cave waterfall where the water that filled the waterway came from. The sound of the water falling from the mouth of the cave made an invigorating sound that was welcome due to the day’s heat. The air in places near the water was dense with the scent of ammonia due to the bat population that lives in the cave.

Starting my drawings, I looked around the landscape in front of me to find inspiration. The branches peaking from the water provided interesting compositions to sketch along with the patches of algae. The longer I stayed the more I noticed the wildlife that the watershed provided a home to. Canadian Geese slowly floated by, taking rest from their time in the air. Water bugs skittered across the surface of the water, interacting with other objects that floated past. A bee fluttered in a circle after falling into the surface of the water. Life was occurring all around me in its own quiet world. Using willow charcoal and charcoal pencils, I sketched out drawings of different scenes that occurred around me. I moved around the watershed to see more of how the water interacted with the landscape that surrounded it.

Walking back from the area where I began and finished my drawings, I reflected on the things that I had noticed in my time drawing and how even minutes later a new scene had formed in its place, ever changing as time tick’s past.

Lauren Wheeler

What I learned...

Project #1 “Wall, Column, and Space”

- I learned about sequences and how they are an important part of design. Walls, colums, and space is what makes up the foundation of a room.

Project #2 “Hand Drawing”

- Blind countour and the outdoor scketches taught me that my drawings do not need to be perfect all of the time. The floorplans were difficult at first but I learned a lot about line weights and how to apply them to my drawings. The shaving cream project was fun and different from the other things that we had been working on. I learned how to draw a two-point perspective and got to draw my window view.

Project #3 “Power of Patience”

- Throught going to the Crystal Bridges art museam and looking at a painting for three hours taught me that the longer I look at a painting the more things I notice and understand about it. I learned how to point out lots of design principles and art elements.

Project #4 “Space Cube”

- The space cube taught me that it is better to repeat a process in order to make it better each time. The first one is not always going to turn out how you want and it takes time to improve it.

Project #5 “First Portfolio”

- Taking my portrait showed me all of my work in one place. It also made me realize how much I have improved. This is my first portfolio and it has helped me learn how to make more in the future.

Overall

- I definitely think I have improved from the beginning of this semester. I have become more confident with my work and have learned how to manage lots of assingments at once.

If you could talk to you before these five weeks, what would you like to share with you?

- I Would tell myself to slow down and not rush my work. Even though it seems like there is not enough time, rushing through causes you to make mistakes.

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hen I look out my window, I see a bright sunny day. It feels warm, and smells like summer. I can smell the chlorine from the pool in the person cooking in the apartment ne t to mine. I hear

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I see a warm sunny day with a view of the pool. o clouds in the sky and no chance of rain. I can feel the sun beaming down onto the hot pavement. The orange color of the buildings create a feeling of warmth and the layout of them feels protected. I hear a train in the distance and the sound of people laughing. It feels like a good day,

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My intention with coloring my casting model was to keep the same dark blues and greens. I wanted to use the marbling technique to match my marbling paper and cutouts.

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omething new that I reali ed about the space cube was when drawing the two point perspective the corners of the space cube do not look degrees. The view makes it lookdistorted but it also allows me to see a different perspective and depth of the cube.

The outdoor sketches captured the landscape of the Illinois River watershed. I drew things I could see from different spots using charcoal and pencil. As I sat there, drawing my sketches, I could hear the sound of a small waterfall and birds chirping in the distance. This brought a sense of calm to the area. The sun was out and shining down, and it was very warm. Bugs were crawling everywhere, even on the drawings. But all of this helped to tie in nature and the outdoors. There was a soft smell from the caves where the bats reside. When I first started drawing, I decided to draw things exactly as I saw them. As I continued to draw, I got more comfortable with the charcoal and decided to make my drawings darker. I also begin to abstract them, making each different. The trees were tall and cut back. The wind whistled through the many trees and plants and blew my papers away. There were also flowers, but I can tell that they were put there on purpose. I decided to draw them so I could remember more than just the trees. I found myself taking my time on each one and realized that I did not need to make them look perfect. I use my finger to blur the charcoal, making it look more dirty and like the outdoors. When I arrived back at home, I still had a few drawings to complete. Instead of looking at pictures, I decided to draw from my memory. These were a lot harder than when I was able to look at what I was drawing. Overall, this experience taught me to not feel the need to make everything perfect. especially when I am just sketching, in order to get an idea of the space.

Overall, what I have learned...

Main Themes

1. Self-Discovery and Personal Growth

- Self-Confidence and Potential

- Students expressed surprise at their ability to push beyond their perceived limits and achieve more than expected.

- Realization of inner strength and capabilities.

- Resilience and Adaptability

- Overcoming challenges, managing stress, and coping with unexpected difficulties.

- Emphasis on the importance of perseverance and trust in the process.

2. Importance of Time Management

- Managing heavy workloads through effective time management.

- Balancing productivity with good craftsmanship and attention to detail.

- Recognizing the value of taking breaks to maintain mental health.

3. Significance of Relationships and Support

- Importance of building friendships and collaborating with peers.

- Relying on classmates for support and encouragement during challenging times.

- Instructors as valuable resources for guidance and learning.

4. Embracing Challenges and Learning Opportunities

- Understanding that difficult experiences are integral to growth and learning.

- Emphasis on the rewarding nature of overcoming obstacles.

- Appreciation for the lessons learned and the skills acquired during the course.

5. Reflection on Stress and Workload

- Acknowledgment of the initial overwhelming nature of the course.

- Learning to manage stress and not overthink or complain excessively.

- The importance of maintaining a positive mindset despite challenges.

6. Enjoyment and Fulfillment

- Despite the challenges, students found joy and fulfillment in their work.

- The sense of accomplishment and pride in completed projects.

- The positive impact of enjoying the process and the work itself.

Sentiments and Emotions

1. Positive Emotions

- Pride and Satisfaction: Many students felt proud of their accomplishments and the progress they made.

- Joy and Enjoyment: Despite the hard work, students found enjoyment in the creative process and the outcomes.

- Gratitude: Appreciation for the opportunity to learn and grow, as well as for the support received from peers and instructors.

2. Negative Emotions

- Stress and Overwhelm: Initial feelings of being overwhelmed by the workload and the intensity of the course.

- Doubt and Anxiety: Moments of doubt about their abilities and the feasibility of completing the tasks.

3. Mixed Emotions

- Relief and Accomplishment: Relief at having completed the course and a sense of accomplishment.

- Reflection and Insight: Mixed feelings about the difficulty of the course, balanced by the recognition of its value and impact.

Key Takeaways and Advice

1. Trust in the Process

- Emphasizing the importance of trusting the process and believing in one’s abilities.

- Encouragement to embrace challenges and learn from them.

2. Importance of Community

- Highlighting the value of building relationships and seeking support from peers.

- Advice to engage with classmates and instructors for a richer learning experience.

3. Balanced Approach

- Advocating for a balance between hard work and self-care.

- Importance of managing time effectively and taking breaks when needed.

4. Embrace Creativity and Risk

- Encouragement to think outside the box and take creative risks.

- Recognition that mistakes and messes are part of the learning process.

5. Positive Mindset

- Advice to maintain a positive mindset and avoid unnecessary stress.

- Encouragement to focus on the rewarding aspects of the work and the progress made.

Overall, the reflections indicate a transformative experience for the students, characterized by personal growth, the development of resilience, and the acquisition of valuable skills. The recurring themes of self-discovery, the importance of time management, and the value of relationships underscore the holistic nature of their learning journey.

Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Design | Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas

My students in IARD1035 Fundamental Design Skills developed visual and verbal communication skills including observation skills, design technologies, analysis and representation in both 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions through analog and digital tools; creative and critical thinking skills.