Studio Projects 2015!

Hey everyone!

So if you didn't know I am in University for Studio Art and last semester I took a sculpting course which was pretty cool so I wanted to share some of the projects I did!

This was the first project that we completed and it was a module assignment. So basically making something out a lot of the same item, in this case I used popsicle sticks. For this I was looking at fractals as my inspiration and I ended up making triangles and gluing them together and placed them in this spiralling pattern

     

The second project that we did was this cardboard project which we had to make a smaller item to our height. I chose to make my Polaroid camera to my height so  I had to measure out every little piece of the camera and times everything until it stood to my height. Though it doesn't seem like anything amazing this took me about 25 hours to make if not more. I was quite happy with how this turned out especially the lens, that was probably the best part of it.

This was probably my favourite project out of the whole semester. For this we had to make or own head out of foam and plasticine and make it life sized. So we had to measure out all of the proper dimensions and  spend a lot of time looking at our faces. It was so weird noticing parts of the face that people don't normally realize, like the areas that curve in just slightly on your cheeks. I mean it was really odd to have had this face for you know 20 years and not know everything about it.

This was our final project and we had to create a soft sculpture.  I used balloons and stockings for mine and it was quite the long process. At first I had a completely different idea but it ended up not working out so I cam up with this instead. Obviously it is an abstract piece that I wanted to represent organic figures so yeah, I was really happy with how it turned out.

So that is what I spent most of my semester doing! I probably spent about 15 hours on average a week outside of class on these projects so studio consumed my life the last few months. I know that these pieces are not anything amazing but this was my fist time doing sculpture and I had fun so it was a good time. 

Take care! xxx

LUSH Goodies!

Hey everyone!

So today has kind of been the best day every for me! As most of you know I started by first year of university last year and I was a BAH Psychology major, but not long after starting university I knew that it was not what I wanted to do. So over all of last year and the beginning of this year I was working to switch into the Studio Art program. Well, as of today I am officially in it!! I am SO happy and excited to finally be in the program that I want to be in and not have to worry about it anymore! Anyways that is enough on that, I'm sure you want to be reading more about the LUSH goodies I just got.

A few days ago I got a text from my mom asking if I could pick her up some of the new LUSH products that are inspired by Halloween. Now for a little background story into my moms new obsession with LUSH. In my hometown Cambridge there is no LUSH store, so for a very long time we didn't know what LUSH was except for a few gifts from my Aunt that came from LUSH. Well this summer we went to Toronto for the week and of course we went shopping and well I guess you can probably see where this is going. No? Well we went to LUSH! Now I have been to Lush before this because where I'm going to University they have a LUSH in the mall, but my mom has never been to one before this summer. She looked like she was in heaven, we not only went there once in the week we were in Toronto, we went their multiple times and each time we came out with more products. Since our trip to Toronto my mom has ordered products online because she is obsessed. 

Anyways, so she texted me a few days ago asking me to pick up some of their new bath products because she knows that their is one where I am living. I am going down to her place this weekend because in Canada this weekend is Thanksgiving so because I was already planning to go down I could easily bring the goodies with me. 

So here is what I got!

Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar

Wizard Bubble Bar

Northern Lights Bath Bomb

Sparkler Bath Bomb

Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb

Now, I know the Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb isn't one of the new ones but it is one of my favourties and it smells like apple cinnamon so it is kind of related to Halloween/ Fall so I decided to pick that one up as well. I am super excited to try some of these out and have somewhat of a relaxing weekend! I do have midterms to study for because I am one of the lucky ones with 3 on the first day back from the holiday, but these will definitely help me relax and stay calm for my midterms! 

This weekend is a nice little break from school and I am going back home so I have actually decided to vlog during this weekend. I haven't decided if I want to have them as daily vlogs or just one big vlog but as I start it I will see how much footage I get of my days, so I guess that is something to kind of look forward to :)

Take care! xxx