New Tattoo!

Just got this done by Kyle Seal 40 minutes ago, you likey?

He is one of the tattoo artists who works at Brainstorm Tattoo. I think they were located at other places in Fayetteville, before they moved to this new location near Dickson Street. Anyways, it was my first time going to Brainstorm. Since I heard so many good things about them, I decided to check it out. It turned out the place is super awesome, the tattoo artists as well. You should check out their portfolio on their website @ http://www.brainstormtattoo.com

Btw, the other tattoo artist - Travis is SUPER HOT! :D

Alrighty, I gotta get myself started on my paintings. So I can have a productive day.

Have a good day everyone!~

First Timer for Art Awards and Scholarship

You like my set up?

I wasn't nervous at all when I turn in the form for the art awards and scholarship. But I definitely was feeling the adrenaline started to kick in, as I was setting up my work in the studio for the juries tomorrow.

Since this is my first time taking part in competition like this, I’m not expecting much. I thought it will be a good and fun experience for me. Just getting myself more involved and closer to the art world J

Actually I consider myself quite lucky, because I’m only competing against another four art students (seniors who are graduating in May 2011). Unlike other classes (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors who are graduating in Dec 2011 or May 2012), there are more competition. Well, I still wish all the art students good luck including myself J

Oh and…I’m kinda sorta debating if I should put my wire project up tomorrow…I guess I should, because I got nothing to lose!

Alright, time for me to go to bed now. Nitey nite!

Later Later Kiddos!~

Soon to be...my 4th tattoo!

Sketched this on my own. It's a star and the last Chinese characters of my family members' names. I'll have it done on the back of my neck, and it'll be in black and white. U like?

Can't wait to get it! :D

More Abstract Paintings

Sculpture ll Project: Bronze Casting

Social Inequality, 2011

Bronze, 19lbs

Abstract Paintings

If only there's an undo button

What would you do?

We could've changed a number of things in life. Ain't that right?

Insomnia Part Deux

Definitely wasn't thinking when I drank the leftover coffee from brunch around six in the evening...

I went to bed around midnight, toss and turn and finally fell asleep.

And woke up around four in the morning. Like are you friggin kidding me?!

Been facebooking for the past two hours 0.0

I'm so gonna crash and die later, which is so not cool.

Because I need to be up later (correction = up all day) to finish up my wood project...and my critique is on Monday!

Wish me luck and pray for me to get as much done as I could!

And here are some pictures of my sketches and work in the progress...

Later alligator everyone!~ Ima try to go back to bed -.-

(totally copied this from my lil sis :P)

Insomnia

My sleeping habit and my time management has been horrible lately. After two weeks of "snow apocalypse", that totally threw my whole body system off 0.0 Hopefully I can recover from the snow break asap, so I can be more focus for school and all. Since I'm still up, might as well share some pictures I took two nights ago. I called my living room as my "mini studio" :P For my painting hw, we have to make six variety of paintings. It doesn't matter what supports, medium and sizes we use, all we have to is experiment. Then, I have to pick one that I like most and make another six series of paintings. It was a fun experience indeed. However, I was so tired that night, I didn't get to do the series of paintings. I only did the six experiments paintings. And...sadly I'm still struggling with the technique I want to use for my series paintings -.-

Alright that's all for now. I think I'm gonna finish the korean drama I started watching like 20mins ago. Nite everyone!~

Sculpture final project documentation

These pictures were taken last semester for my final project. Only four of them were turned in. I should have used this site for my final presentation, o well... What matter most was my teacher decided to give me an A for the class!!! Hard work does pay off babyyy!

Overdue Sculpture Project 2 - Modelling Portrait Bust With Clay

Modeling of the head, neck and shoulder

Got my ears, nose modeled :) Plus the eye socket gouged.

Eye balls were added to my eye sockets, scary looking I know.

Fix the eye sockets area but still no eyes, non human looking hand was added lol. (The paper towels around my bust is to prevent the clay from drying and cracking)

Got the hair rendered but no pigtails yet :P

Pigtails and the hand were added

As you can tell from the picture, modification was done on my pigtails to prevent them breaking off during the casting process. (That would be done in project 3)

Lastly, here are some different angle pictures of my portrait bust.

Hope you enjoy looking over the pictures :) My next post will be the next project which includes putting shims and keys, applying silicone, and casting with plaster.

Have a good one everyone!

PS/ I apologized for the varies sizes of the images, it was quite difficult to figure out the size of each image -.-

Sculpture project 1: Site Specific Objects

Materials:

a) Modelling: Clay

b) Mold: 2 part Plaster

c) Casting

In sculpture, casting is a process in which a molten material is poured into the negative space of a mold to set..if you've ever created a "jello mold" you have the id

ea. In this project, you will pour or "cast" hot wax into a saturated plaster mold to create multiple objects or "casts."

I kinda took some stuff that was written on the assignment sheet my teacher gave me :P Hope the pictures I post will help a little :)

Ps/ I don't really have pictures exactly I started because I was in class working on them. It just got so dirty and I don't wanna get my phone all plastered up. Anyways, the first two pictures were taken when I got started. The next two pictures, I was just experimenting at home to see how I should have my objects lay out. As for the rest, all the pictures were taken at the site where I presented them. The pictures were also for my documentation for class. Enjoy!!

During my critique that day, my teacher and the rest of my classmates really liked my project,

especially the color variation. The only weakness was my objects do not relate to the site I picked. Why I chose that specific tree? Why didn't I chose the other trees that were around? I couldn't really answer when my teacher asked me that. I should have paid more attention the objects have to related to the site I picked. Oh well, I'll keep that in mind and be more aware next time. Hopefully I do well on this project.

Later everyone! :D

Super content and satisfied :)

For my other studio class which is the 3D class, our final project is to pick any location on campus and buy any kind of string to build something on that spot. There is this huge sculpture thing behind the art building I spotted and decided to use it for my project. At the beginning, I really had no clue what kind of string I was going to use. We were supposed to get it that weekend but I completely forgotten about it when I was out with my friends. So I texted my classmate to do me a favor by buying some for me before Monday's class. He bought two kinds of string, one is the jute kind and the other one I couldn't recall. Anyways, I've already had some idea in my head what to do for my string project. I wanted to make a beehive in the middle of that huge sculpture in order to take up the triangle free space. But it wasn't as easy as I thought, so I just started playing around with the string. I started to added more and more string onto that sculpture. Sometimes I'm happy with the ongoing process but sometimes I get so frustrated with it. I'll experiment with some pattern, if I don't like it, I'll take it off and so on. Seriously, I don't think I ever spend that much time on an art project. I would say this string project is by far one of my most satisfied art work in my entire life. During our critiques today, a lot of my classmates liked my project and complimented on it. Even my teacher!! He was telling the class that he's always afraid when students pick an art piece to work on another art piece, because most of the time the end results never turn out well. But he said my work was by far the best one he've seen!!! OMG! You have no idea how happy I was!!!! I've never been that proud of my work. That really gives me motivation and confidence to continue majoring in art :) Ok, I think I'm done talking about my project. Here are three images I took with my phone throughout the string project.


I took the first picture when I first started, the second one was kind of taken a little before half way process and the last one is taken two days ago. I'll post the pictures of my finished one this weekend!! Peaceeee

Not sure if it'll get uploaded...but still gonna try it

OMG! It works!!! Unfortunately it's not the one that I'm using for my poster project, it's something like this but a little modified with colors and frame :) The bottom one was just another experiment of mine.

I'll upload the final one I'll be using for critique this Thursday. Wish me luck!! I'm gonna try to upload the third project that I got an A on..hehe!