Post for November 19:
This past week I had my meeting with Jan (1.5 hours) to discuss my objects, however, after explaining to him my ideas, he advised me to do some mind mapping and really focus in on what it is (or what kind of experience) I am trying to give to my viewer; whether that's tactical, experiential, visual, a smell, etc. From here I was slightly confused, but talking with Janie, Seth as the GSIs on Tuesday at the library reassured my direction so for the rest of the week, I continued to research miniatures, picking up a few books on Chinese Miniature, decorative match-box sets, and small scaled environments. I also continued looking online at other small box-like structures and vessels, pretty much anything that interested me as a small container (3 hours). I also spent time listing out the specific things (which was still many) that excited me the most about the nature, and from there I put each into a category based on their experiential quality: tactile, sound, smell, visual, etc. (2 hours). From here the ideas started flowing and I began writing a few down and even sketching some out (2 hours). From here I plan to continue until I have about 15 sketches/ideas, will pick 3 I am most drawn to and then create them :) I want to start the creating process by this coming weekend over the holiday.
Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteThis all sounds good but I'm missing seeing the sketches you're usually so good at posting. I'll make sure to come around today. I also have a good reading for you on miniature, though at this point you are very well read, and mostly need to make...It occurs to me that if you want to focus on miniature because the objects will be portable, you can open up and have various kinds of portable objects. We talked about his at the library actually and I"m sure you're thinking about this.
Janie