Project #4 -- Process

This is a LATE posting.  I kept forgetting about the blog.  Project #4 is now completed, but it was a very interesting experience.  I started out focused on the fact that my container is a treasure chest and felt I was bound by that.  So, my initial ideas were: a pirate ship, a lagoon in which I would place the "burried" treasure.  I made several sketches, and had some ideas about how that could be fun.  My first model was a rough pirate ship.  It was difficult to make, but after looking at it and turning it around, it was hard to imagine where I would put the boxes.  I decided they would be on the deck.  I also liked the lagoon idea.  For my first crit, I had created something along those lines.  I made an ascending shelf system which represented the beach at the top, descending down into the ocean.  The idea was that the boxes had washed ashore.  I made this out of found materials, but covered it in green and blue tissue paper and added fishing net, shells.  I think it looked fairly good and I liked the idea.  I received varied feed back at our initial crit.  A few felt the concept was strong.  Several suggested I go with a more elegant and streamlined nautical look (i.e Ralph Lauren).  Others noted that the idea was more focused on the container and departed from my original concept of the power of the pen.  Professor Anderson suggested something like the Lincoln Memorial to tie in my poster, in which I depict MLK and his speech at the Memorial.  The theme of the poster was "What you write can change the world".