Grace's Final Presentation

As a reminder, Grace's capstone is two dresses: one wedding and the other is for the maid of honor.

The wedding dress now has more detail including flowers and the bow. It needs to only be hemmed on the bottom. The bow looks a little odd, especially with the neat double row of roses along the bust. It seems like an afterthought, and might need a little attention to make the entire dress flow.

The second dress is almost finished except for the bottom hem. The pictures of Grace wearing it looks lovely, but it's harder to see when the dress lies flat. I look forward to seeing it on the mannequin.

As for the display, Grace has gotten rid of the curtains and the fifth sketch. She has cut out the "happiness" character and it's ready for display. She brought in foam board for the sketches, but Professor Powell to go get frames instead. Looking back on the notes from her last critique, this contradicts what she had been told, because she thought she only had to place the sketches on a board. Personally, I see where Powell is coming from, because the frames will look nicer, but if only the professors had not suggested foam board in her last critique and she could have gotten the frames earlier.

To get the frames, she has to go to either Crafts 2000, Framing Gallery on Front St, or RBS  next to People's News on Putnam. It takes about two weeks for the frames to be finished, so she has to do it as soon as possible. One drawing in each frame.

As a side note, Grace should make sure to thank the Theatre/Fashion Department for allowing her to use their facilities. Since she's not one of their students, they didn't have to give her as much as they have, and without them she would not have a capstone.

Overall, I'm glad to see how far the dresses have come, and look forward to the final exhibition in two weeks!

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Final Byron

As for my project, I've sketched out Byron (finally) and he looks pretty spiffy. I should start collaging it up tonight.

Lord Byron Sketch

Sexy Byron

Here's my sketch of Byron. Any comments would be great! I want to sketch him tomorrow at the latest, so unless someone types furiously, DON'T DO IT!! I'm going ahead with it. Awesome, thanks.

Last Critique Done and Gone

Whoa, that went even better than I anticipated. It really just took two seconds to show my artwork so far and I got a lot of nods and murmurs of approval. It was extremely relieving after this weekend! I think I deserve a nap.

To give you an idea of my mental state, I spent all of Saturday and Sunday working on Eddy (aka Poe). s usual, it looked like less work than it was, and I pushed through. I messed up my sleep and eating schedule to get it finished. He was already half-way done by this weekend, and I pushed through out of shear determination. I wanted to even sketch out Byron on the large paper, but since I had to edit my artist statement, study for a test on Milton, and work in the Writing Center, it became a last priority.

Anyhoo, I should finish my project early, which will be fantastic.

Until then~!

Egdar is Finished!

I have spent the entire weekend slaving over Edgar Allen Poe, and I have finally finished. I wanted to finish him because I have my critique tomorrow. I'm hoping they can help me look at the order I've been working on and help me make sure I'll be doing right with Byron. I wish to sketch him tonight so that I can show it as well. It'll be a busy night to be sure, but with time running out the more I can finish the better.

Another Day Spent on Capstone

Today I started working on Poe. I was able to finish the background as well as the white. That's always the easiest part, though. Now I have to go in and do the jeans and middle shades. On the bright side, I did get a lot done today, so hopefully I can keep this speed. I've started watching Downton Abbey while I work. It's the perfect show because you can mostly listen to it and my eyes can focus on Poe while my mind can be entertained by the show. Sine the episodes are so long (silly British television), I don't need to worry about messing around with my computer very often which also helps me stay focused on my work.

On another related note, Billy and Janey are completely finished! My father and I put them in their frames last night and they look fabulous. They look very clean and professional. My goal one day (if I never sell them, which a large part of me never wants to) is to hang them up in my study or office of my home. I am proud of my work and I will wish to display them in an area where I will probably see often. The frames for Poe and Byron will be finished tonight, but I will obviously have to wait to put the pieces actually inside the frames because I'm not yet finished. If I keep up my diligent work, I will finish Poe. I just need to concentrate on the determination and drive to do it.

Finished Pieces

Here is the finished Billy and Janey:

William Shakespeare

Jane Austen

Now that I have them done, I will work on Edgar Allen Poe next. I still have to do some sketches before I'll do Byron, but I have high hopes for him.

My Progress So Far

Hello from Spring Break!!

My father has finished the frames! They look fantastic and I look forward to using them. He used the PSI board instead of plexiglass for the back, so they're not terribly heavy. I now just have to clean them up a bit (my dad's shop is dusty) and put in my pieces. I think I want to clean them today, but only after I've finished Austen.

Speaking of which, I'm almost done with Jane Austen! If nothing else, I'll be able to come back from spring break with two pieces absolutely finished-- because I can simply put  Billy and Janey in frames. All I have to do is finish Janey's hair, which should take about four more hours or so today. Her face looks great and I really like her. I'll put up a photo as soon as I can, but that involves finding Cameron (my camera) and he's somewhere in all of my stuff I brought home which is still partially packed.

So far, it's been a successful break, and it's only Tuesday!

IT IS SPRING BREAK!!

I have officially finished all of my midterms and am now on spring break. Oh, it's fantabulous. I'm going to spend the entire spring break working on my capstone, and hopefully I will get very far in the project. My goal is to work 8 hours a day (give or take) to do as much work as I possibly can. Then my reward for my hard work will be going to the Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade! For many years, I have been in the parade because of being a member of the Murphy Irish Arts Association and I would dance in it. This is the first time in a long time when I get to be in the audience instead of in the parade, so I'm very excited.

Have a great week, I'll be back~!

Soon to be Spring Break

This Friday, I will be heading home for a week of "relaxing" while at home. I use quotation marks because I will be spending the entire break to get as far as possible in my project. In a perfect world, I would be getting as far as possible right now, and I will attempt to work on Austen this week, but since it's midterms, I don't know how much I will finish.

On a bright side, Austen is coming along very well. I've finished her jeans and am working my way steadily towards her face and hair. I have a decent amount of her face covered, but have to go in with different tones and give her face depth. You know, fun stuff. I am still confident I will finish everything with plenty of time.

As for Byron, I met up with my model and have a few new shots to work with. Hopefully, I will also have a new sketch this week of him.

I also spoke to my father yesterday about my frames. He's so awesome that not only is he almost done with  them, but also finished a chair for my sister and a bed frame. Quite the multitasker, if you ask me. I'm very excited ti see how they have turned out and to finally frame my artwork. It should be a good spring break.