Model (mod⋅el) - (n) a blueprint for constructing reproducible objects of large scales (i.e. robots of mass destruction, houses); an object that looks similar to its real counterpart but exists to fool the world (i.e. biting into a piece of "sushi" and finding out it is made of paper)
1. Gundam model: Gundams are originally made out of plastic and pieced together. I plan to reproduce it as a paper model or drawing.
2. Sushi model: As I realized that most of my items dealt with objects related to Japan, I decided to include a universal representation of Japan. My goal is to make a 3D model of sushi out of paper.
3. Paper doll: My original paper doll was two-dimensional object which enabled to possibility of changing its clothes. I plan to turn this into a three-dimensional figure that's wearing traditional Japanese clothing.
4. Architectural model: I plan to use the model of a traditional Japanese garden as a reference to make my own version. The materials I plan to use are construction paper for most of the details and foamboards for its base.
5. Koi fish model: I plan to build my koi fish out of paper. I want to add some to my architectural model to create a koi fish pond.
6. Turtle model: Originally an origami, I plan to use it as a base for a more realistic looking turtle. This version will also be created out of paper, but will be moving away from origami.
7. Bento box model: I consider this a cultural asset of Japan as I see them amongst many school students. I plan to make this a functional bento box in which you could lift the lid and see what's inside.
8. Game console model: Japan is known for producing many of our games and consoles that are here in the US today. I thinking about building one of the Nintendo consoles.
9. Shrimp model: This will be a paper model of a shrimp. I'll either create a realistic shrimp or shrimp tempura.
10. Chopsticks model: Like other Asian countries, chopsticks are widely used in Japan. These will be created out of paper and will look three-dimensional.
(Edit, 12:55 PM - I'm not exactly sure if I should keep this idea since it technically isn't something invented by me. I don't know if I should just focus my items on things that you would find in a Japanese garden or if I should start from scratch.)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Definition of a bottle
Bottle (n) a portable container that can hold many liquids
- can be made of glass or plastic or aluminum
- is recyclable
- has a twist of cap
- a coke bottle
- also used as a verb
- to bottle something up
- to seal something away
Cat [kat] noun : 1 a feline mammal 2 the opposite of a dog 3 cute and cuddly, sometimes mean and bitey
My project is about obsessively collecting cats. I was thinking about going around and taking pictures of strays like I'm picking them, but I'm not sure about that. For now I plan on making a bunch of cats.
1. A tin cat made out of a can and wire. He'll be spray painted black.
2. A cat made out of a soda can and wire. He'll be spray paint white.
3. A cat made out of paper mache. Maybe this kitty will be covered with wax to look like a hairless cat.
4. A cat made out of styrofoam. That cat will be painted in some color maybe spots like a bengal cat.
5. A cat made out of cardboard. That cat will be painted in black and white maybe.
6. A cat made out of of popsicle sticks and maybe tooth picks. That cat will be black probably.
7. A cat made out of an old magazine. The magazine will be cut into strips so that they look like long fur like a persian cat.
8. A cat made out of plastic bottles. Maybe I'll leave that one clear and stick kibble inside.
9. A cat made out of feathers. It'll have some sort of a base inside, but cats like feathers so feathers should be fun.
10. A cat scratcher/tower made out of cardboard. The cats will be placed near or on the cat scratcher/tower.
-Laura Buendia
My project is about obsessively collecting cats. I was thinking about going around and taking pictures of strays like I'm picking them, but I'm not sure about that. For now I plan on making a bunch of cats.
1. A tin cat made out of a can and wire. He'll be spray painted black.
2. A cat made out of a soda can and wire. He'll be spray paint white.
3. A cat made out of paper mache. Maybe this kitty will be covered with wax to look like a hairless cat.
4. A cat made out of styrofoam. That cat will be painted in some color maybe spots like a bengal cat.
5. A cat made out of cardboard. That cat will be painted in black and white maybe.
6. A cat made out of of popsicle sticks and maybe tooth picks. That cat will be black probably.
7. A cat made out of an old magazine. The magazine will be cut into strips so that they look like long fur like a persian cat.
8. A cat made out of plastic bottles. Maybe I'll leave that one clear and stick kibble inside.
9. A cat made out of feathers. It'll have some sort of a base inside, but cats like feathers so feathers should be fun.
10. A cat scratcher/tower made out of cardboard. The cats will be placed near or on the cat scratcher/tower.
-Laura Buendia
千羽鶴 Senbazuru: (n) a set of a thousand paper cranes
Cranes are a traditional Japanese mystical creature and are used as a symbol for good luck - the tradition is if you fold 1000 your wish will come true.
(I don't believe I'll be attempting to make all 1000. Normally they are arranged in 25 strings of 40 cranes - I might just try for 250 cranes?)
Each of the paper cranes will be made out of a found material:
1. water bottle labels
2. newspaper/magazine pages
3. shopping bags
4. cereal boxes
5. sheet protectors
6. fabric
7. aluminum foil
8. pages from novels/manga/comics
9. paper towels
10. tracing paper
Pain
pain n. 1. suffering 2. unpleasantness felt by an individual in either the body or mind 3. harm qualified either as physical or mental; different levels and degrees of intensity
10 stories:
collection of "pain" representing a communal pain we all go through; we all have our own pains and we all experience different kinds of pain, yet we are brought together through our different stories. The collection will include mostly pictures and may include some text such as news articles.
1. bruises: physical pain; every where, caused my direct contact/force; pictures
2. scars: physical pain; segment/interview/story of an example of a scar; how did it happen? pictures with interview text
3. hunger pain: physical pain; result of lack of food
4. small pain that heals and is gone (paper cuts): physical pain but is less painful and often heals quickly and goes away/disappears
5. love pain: emotional; pain felt from being "in love"
6. lost pain (direct): emotional; losing a loved one or someone close to you
7. lost pain (indirect): emotional; losing a significant figure whom you do not know personally
8. sympathetic pain: emotional; pain felt when seeing another in pain
9. severe pain: physical; the result of some drastic event
10. ?? -- ?? i need one more ... suggestions?
10 stories:
collection of "pain" representing a communal pain we all go through; we all have our own pains and we all experience different kinds of pain, yet we are brought together through our different stories. The collection will include mostly pictures and may include some text such as news articles.
1. bruises: physical pain; every where, caused my direct contact/force; pictures
2. scars: physical pain; segment/interview/story of an example of a scar; how did it happen? pictures with interview text
3. hunger pain: physical pain; result of lack of food
4. small pain that heals and is gone (paper cuts): physical pain but is less painful and often heals quickly and goes away/disappears
5. love pain: emotional; pain felt from being "in love"
6. lost pain (direct): emotional; losing a loved one or someone close to you
7. lost pain (indirect): emotional; losing a significant figure whom you do not know personally
8. sympathetic pain: emotional; pain felt when seeing another in pain
9. severe pain: physical; the result of some drastic event
10. ?? -- ?? i need one more ... suggestions?
Collections assignment
wan-der-lust (wän′dər lust′) ---- n. a zealous desire to travel aimlessly; similar to having the “travel bug”, wanderlust is a characteristic possessed by individuals who feel dissatisfied with their current location and instead fantasize constantly about plans to travel
I really do wish I could travel everywhere. This summer I explored parts of New England for three weeks and kept almost everything related to the trip. Most of those objects will probably appear, as well as random objects that are not from my personal history.
Proposed Objects:
1. Snow globe from NYC – This is a medium-sized snow globe that is mostly green and gray/black. The base of the globe says “New York City” and features the Statue of Liberty and an outline of the city skyline. The figurines in the globe are similar, with Lady Liberty in the middle and a few buildings behind her (I can identify the Chrysler Building).
2. Photograph from the workcamp – 4x6 photograph of the volunteer group (with 13 members) that I worked with this summer in Concord, NH. The actual photo was taken in Portsmouth, NH. It is a digital print with a white border framing it. I keep this photograph on my shelf in my apartment.
3. Letter – an enlargement of the closing lines of a letter I received from someone I met this past summer. Its dimensions measure somewhere around 20x11”, and it was printed in black and white.
4. Postcards (various) – I also like to buy postcards from different places and treat them more as photographs that I keep. I have a lot from New York, featuring typical scenes like the Brooklyn Bridge at night.
5. Foam airplane – This is a small gray plane that my dad gave to each of us when we were younger. I think it is something you squeeze to relieve stress, but I never used it and instead kept it on my bookshelf. The plane has a (cartoon) face!
6. Boarding passes and copies of hostel reservations – These are boarding passes for my flights (three in total, due to a connecting flight back to L.A.). Secondly there are printouts of my hostel reservations in Boston and NYC.
7. Xeroxed bus tickets – My main mode of transportation was the bus and I have tickets from each trip I made. For example: Boston to Concord, Boston to NYC, and NYC to Providence
8. Magnets from various places – One of my favorites is a magnet that looks like a NH license plate. It says, “Live free or die”.
9. Blank travel journal – It is a small maroon Moleskine notebook that I bought a few months ago. It was in the same set containing my current notebook dedicated to this class.
10. Printout of a PostSecret card – This was an actual postcard from New Mexico. Someone wrote on this card, “It’s OK to leave. This is your sign”. The source of this image is the scan posted online by Frank.
11. Study abroad brochures or catalogs – Having this trait of wanderlust, I like to collect programs from previous study abroad fairs at school. I may also include other brochures for different means of going abroad, like volunteering.
-Jennifer Moy
I really do wish I could travel everywhere. This summer I explored parts of New England for three weeks and kept almost everything related to the trip. Most of those objects will probably appear, as well as random objects that are not from my personal history.
Proposed Objects:
1. Snow globe from NYC – This is a medium-sized snow globe that is mostly green and gray/black. The base of the globe says “New York City” and features the Statue of Liberty and an outline of the city skyline. The figurines in the globe are similar, with Lady Liberty in the middle and a few buildings behind her (I can identify the Chrysler Building).
2. Photograph from the workcamp – 4x6 photograph of the volunteer group (with 13 members) that I worked with this summer in Concord, NH. The actual photo was taken in Portsmouth, NH. It is a digital print with a white border framing it. I keep this photograph on my shelf in my apartment.
3. Letter – an enlargement of the closing lines of a letter I received from someone I met this past summer. Its dimensions measure somewhere around 20x11”, and it was printed in black and white.
4. Postcards (various) – I also like to buy postcards from different places and treat them more as photographs that I keep. I have a lot from New York, featuring typical scenes like the Brooklyn Bridge at night.
5. Foam airplane – This is a small gray plane that my dad gave to each of us when we were younger. I think it is something you squeeze to relieve stress, but I never used it and instead kept it on my bookshelf. The plane has a (cartoon) face!
6. Boarding passes and copies of hostel reservations – These are boarding passes for my flights (three in total, due to a connecting flight back to L.A.). Secondly there are printouts of my hostel reservations in Boston and NYC.
7. Xeroxed bus tickets – My main mode of transportation was the bus and I have tickets from each trip I made. For example: Boston to Concord, Boston to NYC, and NYC to Providence
8. Magnets from various places – One of my favorites is a magnet that looks like a NH license plate. It says, “Live free or die”.
9. Blank travel journal – It is a small maroon Moleskine notebook that I bought a few months ago. It was in the same set containing my current notebook dedicated to this class.
10. Printout of a PostSecret card – This was an actual postcard from New Mexico. Someone wrote on this card, “It’s OK to leave. This is your sign”. The source of this image is the scan posted online by Frank.
11. Study abroad brochures or catalogs – Having this trait of wanderlust, I like to collect programs from previous study abroad fairs at school. I may also include other brochures for different means of going abroad, like volunteering.
-Jennifer Moy
My Collection
Friend [frend]
A significant person’s in someone’s life
A person whom one has the luck to know and share memories with.
A person whom one trusts their dreams, ideas, and feelings to.
1. Mr.Tigerrr brand t-shirt. My friend Tiger works hard to put his name out there as an artist. He will wear the t-shirt I bought from him. He inspires me every day with his ambitions. I wish I can be more like him.
2. Tofu stuffed animal. It was the first gift that my close friend Marisa gave me. She is truly a shoulder I know I can cry on. It will be placed gently on her hip in a feminine posture as she lays down on the couch.
3. Necklace with three rings. My roommate Elaine gave it to me for my 20th birthday present. She is one of the most understanding individuals I ever met. The necklace will dangle from her hand as the camera zooms in.
4. Cosmo Magazine. My friend Yudho gave this to me as a present. A friend who gives so much to others,but not enough to himself. It will cover his face as he reads it.
5. Box covered with cut out quotes of inside jokes. My ex-boyfriend Viet gave this to me when he first asked me out. It is a symbol of our rough friendship. He will lean against a counter as the box is behind him.
6. CLO sweater. A symbol of my first year of dorm life in Cielo. Ironically, where my close friend Jojo felt distant from. The strongest individual I know. She will wear it and the picture will be taken from her back.
7. Bubbles. For my birthday, my close friend Sang surprised me by visiting me when I was completely busy. He is truly an amazing person. You wouldn’t think such thoughtful and kind people existed in this world. He is proof of that. The camera will photograph his mouth blowing bubbles.
8. Laughter. The camera will zoom in on my roommate Jennifer’s mouth. I will capture her when she is smiling and laughing. She laughs at everything and always seems full of life and happiness. She is a brave soul going through a rough patch in her life. I love it when she smiles, but at the same time it makes me want to cry.
9. Frying pan and spatula. The best gift a roommate can give is food. My roommate Crystal is an amazing cook and I appreciate her kindness and crazy behavior. I couldn’t have found a better roommate.
10. Stuffed animal, birthday card and picture. This is all I have of my long time friend Nicole who lives in Miami, Florida; where I am originally from. She is in essence everything that is my past, and hopefully will still be part of my future. I will photograph the picture of our shadows next to the stuffed animal and birthday card, so in a way she is present in the photograph like all my friends are present in theirs without having to show her face.
In each photograph, none of their faces will be shown and I will have their own words replicated and displayed. I don’t know if I should do it manually or photoshop the scanned words. I will try both methods to see how they look. These photos will be displayed on the wall, in perfect rows, but as if there were missing photos in between.
-Melissa Maldonado
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