Elsewhere Artist Collaborative.

A couple weeks ago my drawing class and I went downtown to Elsewhere Museum. It isn't your ordinary museum that you are not allowed to touch anything and everything is showcased on a pedestal or glass. It is a three story old boarding house full of stuff. Stuff is EVERYWHERE! The owners refuse to throw away, sell, or donate anything. They invite artists from all over the world to come stay with them and work on a piece using the stuff that is already there. There was this really creepy room that was done with babydoll heads hanging by rope and a sheet attached at the head draping down. There then was a light with all these random baby doll parts and rocks and such. It reminded me of the Sixth Sense/horror movie. We were asked to put our name and iarc on five stickey notes throughout the first floor of objects we wanted to draw or enjoyed. Then we were told we were going to make a map of the first floor so everyone taped off their own section of the museum to illustrate. I remember the first day I was very overwhelmed with it all and was afraid to touch anything. Yesterday, probably my sixth time going back, it sorta felt like home. haha. Here are some drawings I produced throughout the weeks. Hope you enjoy!

I have two more drawings I thought were scanned in but are not on my flash drive, so they will be added tomorrow when I receive my sketchbook back. Lauren and I went back yesterday to finish up some drawings and take some pictures of the museum for you to see how clustered and overwhelming it really is. This is the left side right when you walk into the museum.
this is the path you walk through to get to the back of the place...anyone with clasterphobia or OCD haha wouldn't do too well.
One of the artist's desks. Artists come in and stay usually for about a month and pay rent to stay and work.
This is the "zone" I chose to illustrate for the mapping of the first floor. I'll be adding the outcome of it after drawing soon. It was a lot more overwhelming that I imagined when I first started drawing. And the angle I had chosen wasn't as easy as it seemed.Overall I really loved this assignment and experience. It was very enjoyable to go into such a space and NEVER run out of things to draw!

five vignettes

renderings

So im not sure why either way i saved this, right side up or upside down it would only post upside down so we will try again re posting tomarrow. it took longer for me to put these up then to actually make them. ha. go figure. woo technology.

People in their Environment.

This week we were assigned to draw people in their environment. I defiantly think I am improving on observing and drawing figures, but i am struggling still with capturing facial characteristics.This was drawn at the CoffeeBreak off Spring Garden Street. The mans face is off but I tried to capture the outside scene beyond the windows. I intentionally spilled my mocha on the end of the drawing but you cant really tell what it is scanned on here. Looks a bit better in my sketchbook.

I really like this one, I think because of the outside landscape. It was nice to go to more organic forms in the background.

This is my roommate and what she does best. Lay in bed watching lifetime.

25 1 min skectches

Here our my 25 sketches. Some are better than others, I had some trouble with proportions, but i really tried to get a feel for the fabrics and accents of the body/outfit.

Drinkin and Drawin

This drawing was done at Tate Street Coffee. I began on the right side of the page but soon hated it, beings the girl does not look like my friend at all. Then once that did not turn out so right I wasn't feeling it so I moved on to the left. I believe this drawing turned out the best out of them all. The lines are more loose yet still capture the scene.These drawings below were all done at Starbucks back home in Charlotte. Unfortunately there weren't many people to draw and once I remotely started sketching their body they got up and left. So this is my parents below. My mom kept moving her face and then you couldn't see it anymore so that's where the disturbing black blob came from.

Scaled Figures

5 Detail Drawings

I'm not totally sure if I did these correct, I missed the class they were assigned, however I did my best interpreting the assignment. I wasn't sure if it could be detail drawings of anything.Piping above my desk. This is my favorite. You can really see the detail of the clamp supporting the pipes together.
These are the light fixtures above my desk. I thought it was interesting how they incorporated the screw holding the slates of glass into the design. If it was not meant to be there then they would have made it more discrete.

Here is the beam next to my window. It is amazing how it is supporting the whole frame of the building. I love how big the bolts are, it works with the design of the building.

dorm room.

Right after I did this drawing I decided we needed to rearrange and clean our room. I couldn't possibly live like this anymore.

Clutter in the Dorm.

i love my bag, print, size, and everything about it, but it sucks my things in like a black hole. when i'm getting ready to go into the caf' i have to search frantically for my card, i'm sure the lady knows me by now. i think this problem is hereditary. my mother copes with the same problem.
my make up. no matter how i organize it. it is still impossible to find the one thing im looking for. the angles and such are very off on this one, i'd have to say the only thing i enjoy is the "great lash" mascara.

the sink. again, no matter how many organizers and tubs and what not its still messy. I'm very pleased at the way this one turned out.