Like moldy cake

finally digital is done here is the last final pages with the figures complete!!!!

get your rosaries off my ovaries

for my democracy and the constitution university lecture class i had to choose a political topic or issue that i could propose a new constitutional amendment or amend an old one. i chose the issue of abortion and as part of my final project i created an ovary rosary that documents the struggles off those women past and present who seek abortions. in 2011 it has been increasingly dark, and reproductive rights are quickly shrinking as the republican party is making large gains for the pro life side. i chose to create an amendment that narrows in on the definition of the right to privacy and bodily autonomy. here is a few photos of the piece. i used polymer clay to sculpt the ahnk and uterus. 

almost final...

the semester is quickly drawing to a close and i have so much work to do i can barely think but survival is instinctive and i will survive! here are a few drawings from last week along with my drawing homework( mix ethnic and preppy) lame i know but it looks okay. ive also included a peep at some of my finishes for my godzilla collection that im really excited about.

   godzilla below!!!

****im seeing visions***

Over the Thanksgiving break i took a visit to Baltimore's visionary art museum, a museum most fitting for the city , encapsulating all of its lovely weirdness.plus it is home to the best gift shop eveeerrrr. sadly it was packed with people due to an art fair so i couldnt rummage the shop as much as i would have liked but i did manage a few photos. Also i snuck a really awesome video of the robots but i forgot to press record in all my haste! ive also included my concepts that i  worked on during the week. im really excited about this collection and am hoping it will turn out as good as i think it will...

DEVIL IN THE FLESH

While researching more about radiation and vintage japan i came across these amazing public ads against venereal disease. they are both graphically awesome as well as subject wise. i love the slogans!

the Reptile is on the loose

After that horror that was the gap project it is finally time for the last big project of the semester( at least for one of my classes) and since i have yet to do a project on any aspect of my heritage i thought why not Godzilla!?!?! a requierment of the project was to base the collection off a place so i chose the Japan house in neighboring Ditmas Park . its amazzzing, wish i lived there. it combines the oriental obsession of the late 19th century- early 20th american culture resulting in a beautiful queen ann japaned house.
heres my first croquis phase as well as my drawings for this weeks drawing class and the two sketches that i am going to work on for digital...