Trial Run

I set up a trial run in the gallery just to see and feel the space with all my paper. Sadly, I realized I need A LOT more.  It was exhausting putting everything up and down in 24 hrs, but it fed some ideas and got me organized. I still don't know how I feel about the tissue paper paintings. I love them on their own, but they may not make it in this exhibit.

 

P.S. I can't show pictures of the set up because I want it to be more of a surprise (or less of a let down) when it finally goes up.

So, the end of the semester came and went, and I guess I survived because I'm sitting at home Christmas Eve full of chocolate and joy. Merry Christmas by the way! Here are a few pictures of the last remnants of my work.

Experimenting with mirrors, but my documentation is too MySpace.

I set up my installation in the shared space of the BFA studios.
 Space really affects the work. So, I'll need a lot more paper to fill Gallery 303.

I added more layers to these.

Maybe I got a little sentimental, because I just wanted to go home.

And, these didn't turn out as great as I hoped, but...I'm still thinking about these people.
They affected me deeper than the artwork may show.

I pushed the limit with my hand and had to give it a rest from cutting paper. Next semester I'll need to take it easier and employ help...If only I had a workshop full of art minions. I did, however, attempt the tissue paper paintings again. I'm pleased with how they turned out because I think I had a little more heart invested in them. And, I finished my book series as finished as I want to be.