tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40878280622573098982024-03-19T00:37:43.398-07:00Constructing DestructionAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-66093754504851617382012-02-21T05:48:00.001-08:002012-03-17T13:05:45.537-07:0099 bottlesI have been thinking about this piece a lot and it really relates to my life personally in several ways. My uncle Moe has had sclerosis of the liver from alcoholism for about 5 years and I have literally watched him turn into a skeleton from it. Now that I am older and drink myself I too have had times when I would drink quite a bit and wonder if I had a problem with alcohol. I guess if you are asking if you have a problem and are conscious about it then you probably don't, but it is still something to think about. <div><br /></div><div>Now that I am pregnant and I go to a restaurant that I would normally have a few beers with my meal, I am thinking about the beer and sometimes craving it. I would never take a drink now that I know that I am pregnant, but it makes me think about women who really have an addiction to alcohol and how hard it must be. I also think about the time before I knew about the pregnancy that I have drank. I never drank out of control but it is still nerve racking not knowing if my baby is ok from it. </div><div><br /></div><div>My art is all about how fragile our lives are and no life is more fragile than the little one in my stomach. For this piece I have been thinking that I would put the 99 beer bottles into the show, and everyday of the show I would change out a few of those bottles with a few baby bottles. By the end of the show there will only be 99 baby bottles up on the wall.</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-6326635588244827742012-02-06T20:10:00.000-08:002012-02-06T20:49:15.089-08:0099 Bottles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ggSdQcWvi1Fa9m6cQEL1yf6a5dfg7bh_cgcVfu9v1ft1DhNvVGEL1Max9en-6W7onDmvEAHiO9sib3xwbJ_jo_dIZse4pdfey2kvK264t0ZHL69syKcge4dKqJDDn5U-un7JqIFhEBq7/s1600/IMG_2025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ggSdQcWvi1Fa9m6cQEL1yf6a5dfg7bh_cgcVfu9v1ft1DhNvVGEL1Max9en-6W7onDmvEAHiO9sib3xwbJ_jo_dIZse4pdfey2kvK264t0ZHL69syKcge4dKqJDDn5U-un7JqIFhEBq7/s320/IMG_2025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706246331541822722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK_WjwdoOO2vRt-B78JzZiUo0TV8ku-DqTMEfK-YuhRr7wV6Dr_N5SStHcPpSrB8qLdzbEeZxh19ms2c9oC7Yu011SmNSZS2dDQdcaQj2JmJHZ0-ZPzsh4l-NwYjKDpPY-6JhntZkKrnS/s1600/IMG_2024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK_WjwdoOO2vRt-B78JzZiUo0TV8ku-DqTMEfK-YuhRr7wV6Dr_N5SStHcPpSrB8qLdzbEeZxh19ms2c9oC7Yu011SmNSZS2dDQdcaQj2JmJHZ0-ZPzsh4l-NwYjKDpPY-6JhntZkKrnS/s320/IMG_2024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706246324186547282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEz0jwqFULXhsTPArlh0k5CEkFMl5wpBwg2_HDdRfb3C_Vxp57ByGvUpS7xGwvUJQLqXNHfGuzI8oPbQIu33tCCbFLIwco7ZC_v8BifZdJzc0F5wqIKAXIj73JWWkY6WpLyG2C8T284xH/s1600/IMG_2023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEz0jwqFULXhsTPArlh0k5CEkFMl5wpBwg2_HDdRfb3C_Vxp57ByGvUpS7xGwvUJQLqXNHfGuzI8oPbQIu33tCCbFLIwco7ZC_v8BifZdJzc0F5wqIKAXIj73JWWkY6WpLyG2C8T284xH/s320/IMG_2023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706246318582559282" /></a>So I have been thinking about what new art I want to create. I really loved the way that the beer bottles looked that I made a few semesters ago, and have been thinking about doing a piece about alcoholism for a little while now, so I have decided to make 99 bottles of beer and put it on the wall in my senior BFA show. I feel that this piece really goes well with my theme and I am very excited about how it will turn out. Of course the bottles will be white porcelain, not only because it goes with the way that I have been finishing my pieces, but also because you can really see the details on the bottles without any glaze. The labels are the most amazing part, they just look so real. I already had two different beer bottle molds and this week I made two more. I would like to make a total of seven different bottles, so my hubby better get to drinking i suppose. I also need to buy some c-clamps for my self because only having enough to do one mold at a time is not working for me. :)<div>Last semester I made a very large axe mold that I would like to make a cast of. Depending on how that goes, and how much time I have remaining, I want to cover the head of the axe with swarovski crystals and call the piece dressed to kill. This will also depend on money, because those little crystals are not cheap! But I do feel that this piece would set off my show.<br /><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-29542237015009360432012-01-24T11:22:00.000-08:002012-01-24T11:41:59.434-08:00LifeSo I am sorry to say that this week I did not have much progress in the studio, but the progress of my life was <span style="font-size:180%;">ENORMOUS</span>! Ben and I found out that we are going to have a baby! We are both very excited about it. Hopefully my growing belly doesn't get too in the way while making art, and there will be some restrictions about lifting heavy molds and mixing glazes, but I think that over all it is going to be a very interesting semester. I am also curious as to how this may affect my art and concepts. We shall see!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-56904536973582582422012-01-14T08:39:00.000-08:002012-01-14T09:05:08.228-08:00A Slow StartI had a really really great break filled with friends, family and a little R&R, and because of this I am finding it hard to get into the swing of things. It usually takes me a little time to process what I had done the previous semester and where I want to go. With Anne's class, all the things that I have to do for Senior Seminar class, and My BFA show approaching more quickly than they have in the past, I know that I really need to get busy. <div>This week Miranda, Chris and myself made two barrels of slip. After mixing the dry ingredients and adding the water to one of the barrels of dry mix we realized that it would be much easier if we put the water in the barrel first and slowly add the dry ingredients while mixing. I mean it only took us at least 10 batches of slip to figure this out...lol. </div><div>Last semester I made a few molds that I didn't have enough time to make anything from. This will give me a jump start this semester. I have quite a few ideas but I need to weed through them and figure out what which ones will be the most compatible with my theme. I know for sure that I am going to put the bed in the senior show. I put way too much time into it to not display it in my senior show. Plus I am very proud of the way that it came out, which makes it more precious to me.</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-7708074364079515782011-12-15T09:32:00.000-08:002011-12-15T09:33:53.181-08:00Oh Yeah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPuGyaYXQhTmAqa4cus_U6PQnRDN5vfn-gG4VwkrOB-eiLFeRUGlCkMwRlwr5WEfCsmoacwMRBUBDffrJffbIkxUVDfjcjLNxiQZTzy9lkaNqF4qshZcLfPEp3kUkEmp33DoxKotwRzTG/s1600/386638_842407992577_210603144_37769190_1741088920_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPuGyaYXQhTmAqa4cus_U6PQnRDN5vfn-gG4VwkrOB-eiLFeRUGlCkMwRlwr5WEfCsmoacwMRBUBDffrJffbIkxUVDfjcjLNxiQZTzy9lkaNqF4qshZcLfPEp3kUkEmp33DoxKotwRzTG/s320/386638_842407992577_210603144_37769190_1741088920_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686409663615932306" /></a><br />I forgot to mention that my art was in the LEO!!!!!!!!!!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-89013059215940946262011-12-15T08:21:00.000-08:002011-12-15T09:31:10.063-08:00The End is Here<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe6FYfV5olVOzhgZzQ_sDFcFkGLtY6j60VqhsdhUBqk01WOD9sWCbRJaMzb2ztJ6mOwHgr0H4n9xUbmO51pTc34tclGj9uo-tSHSq8Zf8xcpLtwmPkAlaw-8pIq-y927rLbq17WPvl-R0/s1600/IMG_1978.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe6FYfV5olVOzhgZzQ_sDFcFkGLtY6j60VqhsdhUBqk01WOD9sWCbRJaMzb2ztJ6mOwHgr0H4n9xUbmO51pTc34tclGj9uo-tSHSq8Zf8xcpLtwmPkAlaw-8pIq-y927rLbq17WPvl-R0/s320/IMG_1978.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686395607493316066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pearl</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29qzl9jgNKq5vieTtV1vXS0QEcOvQ4Io_YaR0q7i5bgBW-WYEuqCfUDiBl43vI3BzTv4YxKRJOfMZ9F6WrU9AZXWyQNpdAuWYlKH9HUuhXuGJN_zndIDmrJuyprsdTplygpWZ9UsNsFvO/s1600/IMG_1963.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29qzl9jgNKq5vieTtV1vXS0QEcOvQ4Io_YaR0q7i5bgBW-WYEuqCfUDiBl43vI3BzTv4YxKRJOfMZ9F6WrU9AZXWyQNpdAuWYlKH9HUuhXuGJN_zndIDmrJuyprsdTplygpWZ9UsNsFvO/s320/IMG_1963.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686395605814209538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Three Strikes</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7oVWAmZw0CSeNjl265SrOtX2EH5NffJ3AIbrUF7OXO-OUPwQwOomdpiYzuPf9Zdwjo4V31hYed3GY5l3iRQ0vYPEBdhZVSFIcD-kVlt_mpHIXozSqEZJ4070HLtD4muOpy_v62mEHoC7/s1600/IMG_1958.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7oVWAmZw0CSeNjl265SrOtX2EH5NffJ3AIbrUF7OXO-OUPwQwOomdpiYzuPf9Zdwjo4V31hYed3GY5l3iRQ0vYPEBdhZVSFIcD-kVlt_mpHIXozSqEZJ4070HLtD4muOpy_v62mEHoC7/s320/IMG_1958.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686395061913487138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Worth its Wait</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBs4LZgBgZdwCYCf614xFAEvoWm4m_BDjDjN_bTj2-cXD5hZNdzS7gBkgNdZOBgWSxsS8M_FgOYfnqfjudLQIDldci2AC8ZDxTqACsjtaEMy4wOIRGhnS5rBuLUrqlBa7cP4CA-FoEA5p/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBs4LZgBgZdwCYCf614xFAEvoWm4m_BDjDjN_bTj2-cXD5hZNdzS7gBkgNdZOBgWSxsS8M_FgOYfnqfjudLQIDldci2AC8ZDxTqACsjtaEMy4wOIRGhnS5rBuLUrqlBa7cP4CA-FoEA5p/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686395055630199842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Confetti Death (Detail)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKP6li3DDovCL3xP-ccacWxw9N_7sjHGZDYvL1ExMdNxWeuWPnpgVdwnhOFZ4SzJljY4WFEYLqxjKYhOfOoxDq2LkLYsON-_Se8zpRRBQFdnmoiokRVzuB_R6lUlPBq6WhItGP9p9ATyfv/s1600/IMG_1980.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKP6li3DDovCL3xP-ccacWxw9N_7sjHGZDYvL1ExMdNxWeuWPnpgVdwnhOFZ4SzJljY4WFEYLqxjKYhOfOoxDq2LkLYsON-_Se8zpRRBQFdnmoiokRVzuB_R6lUlPBq6WhItGP9p9ATyfv/s320/IMG_1980.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686395049216415698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Confetti Death</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc7d7VEQZIUCcOymuO37bMdyitViJMhku8lSEMI7VEDaSyrfm_hUEIERVDxaETy1Ahqd_yW5scG969HyYD8vfbZCEYdY0_tK9xrQ9J-Ox43UynymOX8VewUmeFEDAer6MdLG1CY_H-XDu/s1600/IMG_1974.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc7d7VEQZIUCcOymuO37bMdyitViJMhku8lSEMI7VEDaSyrfm_hUEIERVDxaETy1Ahqd_yW5scG969HyYD8vfbZCEYdY0_tK9xrQ9J-Ox43UynymOX8VewUmeFEDAer6MdLG1CY_H-XDu/s320/IMG_1974.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686394292025944658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Passed Away Peacefully in His Sleep (Detail)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWibqdah1624DfN_Rn4zLCAXwC_hLalAR8DC_8-omB-C4Yll5th1P_PySxLlsaeokUwJeTtY_KM1A1xy8JsbSNNF96YaXun-ZjkmJm2bjpsjUaVH959RByJ35bIxuLInhoDmwTlHuCbAfc/s1600/IMG_1971.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWibqdah1624DfN_Rn4zLCAXwC_hLalAR8DC_8-omB-C4Yll5th1P_PySxLlsaeokUwJeTtY_KM1A1xy8JsbSNNF96YaXun-ZjkmJm2bjpsjUaVH959RByJ35bIxuLInhoDmwTlHuCbAfc/s320/IMG_1971.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686394282182583490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passed Away Peacefully in His Sleep</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1j8XoPikYGcubq7b0uxK1-Ttl2vo-8bXfYbGM26nBcB6oRFjNh3KuZBKXuk8a07sRITJ9V9JBefCFq4VYxIKUSJJWbRDTSjGeJYfxJAJC7YshMi4gJTC_h9ceLRm5YoCIpsQBdy-VoPy/s1600/IMG_1967.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1j8XoPikYGcubq7b0uxK1-Ttl2vo-8bXfYbGM26nBcB6oRFjNh3KuZBKXuk8a07sRITJ9V9JBefCFq4VYxIKUSJJWbRDTSjGeJYfxJAJC7YshMi4gJTC_h9ceLRm5YoCIpsQBdy-VoPy/s320/IMG_1967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686394275261629858" /></a>So, here it is, the end of the semester and I have to say that I have never been prouder of the work that I have made. I really put a lot of time and thought into the works that I made this semester and it really payed off. At the beginning of the semester I was a bit unsure of the art that I was going to make, but I worked through my clouded thoughts and found the true ideas that I am interested in. I feel more connected to my work than I have in the past, which is a good feeling. This semester I was excited to come to class and work and was excited to see the end products come together at the seminar show. These are the moments that we have all been working so hard to get to, and so far it definitely has payed off.</div><div><br /><div> </div><div>Not only am I proud of the art work , but I am also very proud of the show that my fellow seniors and I put together for senior seminar class. The off campus show was a huge success! I think that all of our guests were very impressed with the Art that was in the show, and I have to say that I was a bit impressed myself. Most all of the work was very well made and professional in the way that it was presented. The feeling that I had knowing that all of those people were there to see our work was really great. It was a shame that not everyone put as much time and energy into the show. Im not sure if they just didn't think that it was a very big deal or if they just didn't care but I was a bit disappointed in a few people. I guess that is just the way it goes though, no matter what the situation.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also got a few pieces into the Student Juried Art Show this year! Worth its Wait, Pearl, and Lemon Yellow all got chosen to be in the show, and Lemon Yellow actually won the ceramics award! Getting into the Juried Show is very motivating. Knowing that a professional Artist out there likes your work well enough to display it to the world is a cool thing, and it drives you to continue.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-40857435740451387742011-11-28T22:03:00.000-08:002011-11-28T22:11:02.273-08:00Just for a Laugh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGScAA8CDqrxbMUT8YwBniX6KtElWLIY9ZbzoyL8tetl-A5yaUcrd-TteiJOc6K-Sbe0GB1mr7XSXqJfwooEu20euRjS0T793cv5OCdg8VEXRv9Q91ecW7Cn35BGRFrWqD3XGZ5J6Tent/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGScAA8CDqrxbMUT8YwBniX6KtElWLIY9ZbzoyL8tetl-A5yaUcrd-TteiJOc6K-Sbe0GB1mr7XSXqJfwooEu20euRjS0T793cv5OCdg8VEXRv9Q91ecW7Cn35BGRFrWqD3XGZ5J6Tent/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680295937858301426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">How many blankets does one dog need???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBkAtlJneo6KZ5KgiO6H6RQ1zm1yGm0jo7jPgiX1BR4lwJTTIs2KfgU7SuWZh69ylRw3gWG7ux1r1rVILx_7zqCGqGG52CQrP-77RIpKRGG7lJnXw28JqJ9b-4sVyJhi_RgyxngtgezKK/s1600/IMG_1912.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBkAtlJneo6KZ5KgiO6H6RQ1zm1yGm0jo7jPgiX1BR4lwJTTIs2KfgU7SuWZh69ylRw3gWG7ux1r1rVILx_7zqCGqGG52CQrP-77RIpKRGG7lJnXw28JqJ9b-4sVyJhi_RgyxngtgezKK/s320/IMG_1912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680295929253103426" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V1q8BVHK3iGF3NrSeKC7PtwugXNjEEbqwbb4P2AwQUiSi0h42otnAcYa5XHGDHUflHHRG5Xky88oW5ySU7s8Xk7BwjDPRP8zXsiS0da_KY56OfkGieofWLgAth04TIkyrydkjGz8ws_Y/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V1q8BVHK3iGF3NrSeKC7PtwugXNjEEbqwbb4P2AwQUiSi0h42otnAcYa5XHGDHUflHHRG5Xky88oW5ySU7s8Xk7BwjDPRP8zXsiS0da_KY56OfkGieofWLgAth04TIkyrydkjGz8ws_Y/s320/IMG_1907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680295042360733474" /></a><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-61738035177229763612011-11-28T21:24:00.000-08:002011-11-28T22:00:48.304-08:00It's Been to Long<div style="text-align: center;">for the past two and a half weeks my living room has turned into a seamstress shop. I have been working on this quilt for ATLEAST 8 hours a day. There is glitter all over the living room, and Tank is really starting to dislike not being able to lay on the couch with me while I am doing this. Each piece is hand cut and hand sewn. It has been a very grueling and tedious process, which I feel in the long run is going to make me appreciate this piece all the more. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYGFn9i13PPlU_067W72YpuMl7qCs1IqgCcVAIxijoCPxhNWHPMs0NzpGb6r5EBkRh_MfiDlY9RTns4PexOtQEMceP-cyQRCCv8vEWwC1r0LnX_WjD-5STlu_f5jjRwYR-_DMiwPlaC7H/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYGFn9i13PPlU_067W72YpuMl7qCs1IqgCcVAIxijoCPxhNWHPMs0NzpGb6r5EBkRh_MfiDlY9RTns4PexOtQEMceP-cyQRCCv8vEWwC1r0LnX_WjD-5STlu_f5jjRwYR-_DMiwPlaC7H/s320/IMG_1946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680286044561499586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As of tonight, this is what I have finished so far. I only have about a foot or so left to do on the top of the quilt, and I will be finished with the sewing portion. Each row takes about four hours, if that tells you anything about how long and crazy this process has been. This is also the bed that I will be bringing to the space to display the piece on. I cannot wait to see it finished and in the space, It's going to be awesome!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10-D5J0THoM8JqS4n2sSMPYFUWtwcIhRkkIrdp_Dum4lT1LTVp2gSJrgl2ib5b8wBCru8Ho2_ridKYBy28VBGnLf5O_7XXSntQGPORu5EY-oTkBewaO3lt-wD8EUDweEFBLhFvil2IJOR/s320/IMG_1948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680286053429606546" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a detail of the patch work. Each patch is cut from white transparent materials, so that you can not only see the pills but hopefully it gives sort of a ghostly feel. I also chose shiny and glittery fabrics to keep with my theme of beautiful finishes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZG5IrUN7mRR_-CU2jKbwMxH1aAzA9tGoNb-ApFPuyLxrvCuJVelE_lAJ_se3KpO4NM2HY76VfHlqSSBmkG7ozuJyxlt-EVYBFTwmT5wuGRhyX5fK8NgBT7LxWr-r3UDnPst9MHXNKIVG/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZG5IrUN7mRR_-CU2jKbwMxH1aAzA9tGoNb-ApFPuyLxrvCuJVelE_lAJ_se3KpO4NM2HY76VfHlqSSBmkG7ozuJyxlt-EVYBFTwmT5wuGRhyX5fK8NgBT7LxWr-r3UDnPst9MHXNKIVG/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZG5IrUN7mRR_-CU2jKbwMxH1aAzA9tGoNb-ApFPuyLxrvCuJVelE_lAJ_se3KpO4NM2HY76VfHlqSSBmkG7ozuJyxlt-EVYBFTwmT5wuGRhyX5fK8NgBT7LxWr-r3UDnPst9MHXNKIVG/s320/IMG_1918.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680286036258867602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Slaving away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(The butterflies have nothing to do with it, it was just the only white quilt I could find around here that was reasonably priced and I could work with.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdfUYD4E91VVKWhreygNAApMpbcaIIazLeWmWHgwUaX4xtsm2sDNRPF05Au4geWrVFf9UIXHNHk7kzTZvN_Mzuz8XXqX92bELn_CBUmvyqUiwvGwLM_GXIOzEtoBiUqSeYcpgD5N5Md3R/s1600/IMG_1899.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdfUYD4E91VVKWhreygNAApMpbcaIIazLeWmWHgwUaX4xtsm2sDNRPF05Au4geWrVFf9UIXHNHk7kzTZvN_Mzuz8XXqX92bELn_CBUmvyqUiwvGwLM_GXIOzEtoBiUqSeYcpgD5N5Md3R/s320/IMG_1899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680286030132524370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a small glimpse of what the piece will look like when finished. Each patch will contain different colored pills. I have sewn the patches with a small open portion, so that I can easily add the pills when I get the quilt in the space. This will keep the quilt from being so heavy and keep anything from happening to the pills or the quilt. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This isn't the greatest pic though.</div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-50032706922428324112011-11-07T19:15:00.000-08:002011-11-07T22:01:38.946-08:00Insert Title Here<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eZ5BD9-E0pU6iLYNZB7jrYfEV5iBACNaTtbbKTecyIFYbOdidrM6KyzKVtxj2gz14JkMx9PAkKJ1ngpBt8wFwMWvjHEUYVuLFOR9aVMfHZQFP2cb5V42oTaHDIL9OhxfF_R0_T1gBnxT/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eZ5BD9-E0pU6iLYNZB7jrYfEV5iBACNaTtbbKTecyIFYbOdidrM6KyzKVtxj2gz14JkMx9PAkKJ1ngpBt8wFwMWvjHEUYVuLFOR9aVMfHZQFP2cb5V42oTaHDIL9OhxfF_R0_T1gBnxT/s320/IMG_1894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672459345544586594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGDYU6x33cu2a8pS4e92hCopOny3sPJ_0gOy1JvrcqNvdtK_IgAOnElgTIp0l2mzwoDuJ_20YLxR46V1NG50AKcy2STCsYlxqbvg8bzo-r6MYxoqmjIhXE32Cmn8-EBepsty21bQZK18z/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGDYU6x33cu2a8pS4e92hCopOny3sPJ_0gOy1JvrcqNvdtK_IgAOnElgTIp0l2mzwoDuJ_20YLxR46V1NG50AKcy2STCsYlxqbvg8bzo-r6MYxoqmjIhXE32Cmn8-EBepsty21bQZK18z/s320/IMG_1893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672459343146100706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have decided to make molds of a hammer and a hatchet, with many other tools or weapons to follow. I haven't decided whether these will be used for my "Dressed to Kill" piece or whether I should do a piece similar to the bats where these tools have the gold "blood splatter" on them and they will be displayed sort of trophy like. The piece would be called "Tools of the Trade," and in this case the trade is murder. I was thinking about displaying them on a peg board like you would see in a lot of garages, but then I got to thinking maybe the peg board, mounting and the pieces could be in a shadow box or something, to further emphasize the trophy feel. The same goes for the axe mold below.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RzH6uVLPkQmbEdrX274qcVL2xIQkrdKvSKkwr5o6GpQLh9nz4mCYhcRZ3Rf7aH2pAvTZPmmk-f07DFfEi6QWxXEImaNq4tv7_xODmfjM3XujppCcIw6DxfYoiInkxc2OxGWzLPbTYfPN/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RzH6uVLPkQmbEdrX274qcVL2xIQkrdKvSKkwr5o6GpQLh9nz4mCYhcRZ3Rf7aH2pAvTZPmmk-f07DFfEi6QWxXEImaNq4tv7_xODmfjM3XujppCcIw6DxfYoiInkxc2OxGWzLPbTYfPN/s320/IMG_1891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672459334846180258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh-xT5xBr1Xg4y-KV-0Bn5zaGCRnJOcKkSneUTgWlJu0-xtkukPuriaZ8MUYfvOhQseMd8qJTAF3soh8ab-DAHZtqqj_rD_X4meLmkhpQxrE-6vNXm8zZWR9P-xME7Jgerf6hxJm4tNV3/s1600/IMG_1890.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh-xT5xBr1Xg4y-KV-0Bn5zaGCRnJOcKkSneUTgWlJu0-xtkukPuriaZ8MUYfvOhQseMd8qJTAF3soh8ab-DAHZtqqj_rD_X4meLmkhpQxrE-6vNXm8zZWR9P-xME7Jgerf6hxJm4tNV3/s320/IMG_1890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672459330685078050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This axe mold is going to be huge!! I already had a few battles with the bat mold so I can only imagine what is going to happen with this mold. I tried to make this one a little less heavy by giving it a more triangular shape, but it is still going to be a beast of a mold. Which makes it all the more fun to test my boundaries and see just how big I can go. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have decided to take Brian's advice and take a more subtle approach to the "Passed Away Peacefully in His Sleep" piece. I have bought a quilt which I am going to use as a base to add patches filled with pills. I have chosen different types and textured white transparent fabric for the patches. The colors of the pills will subtly show through the fabric, so that at first glance you may not even notice the pills. I had a hard time deciding whether or not to use the white fabrics and colored pills or colored fabrics and white pills. but I figured that the white fabric would look aesthetically better with all of my other work and that it would give it a more ghostly feel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I also tried to decide when it was ok to use something found like pills and when should you make it out of ceramic. I think that the answer to this is in the WOW factor, and practicality. I wasn't sure whether to make my own pills or to buy them, and spray paint them to the color that I want. Due to time, and weight I figured it would be best to use real pills. Plus I got to thinking about how much just a bean bag weighs, and to have a blanket covered in ceramic pills would get really heavy really fast. I feel that with this number of pills and the way that they are going to be displayed that the wow factor is already there without me having to make all of the pills.</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-36230377992195431932011-10-25T08:11:00.000-07:002011-10-25T08:55:31.141-07:00Space Lab Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbmCZBXwLON1P313hXDdtnQ9_b_u68U3LuZOmRNuE1NPrW9Rum3pi6cbN3LsKrRlyvPDCP1P9qUp0UB8mav8XODvNrxZc5Mu8TVMbSgIYEeE_u4MO4lXQ-r0ttDYdzItLFtG3cK__Ry9s/s1600/IMG_1834.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbmCZBXwLON1P313hXDdtnQ9_b_u68U3LuZOmRNuE1NPrW9Rum3pi6cbN3LsKrRlyvPDCP1P9qUp0UB8mav8XODvNrxZc5Mu8TVMbSgIYEeE_u4MO4lXQ-r0ttDYdzItLFtG3cK__Ry9s/s320/IMG_1834.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667449992304996290" /></a><br /><div>This past week I had my BFA critique as well as a space lab show. I thought that my BFA critique went fairly well. There were a lot of good ideas and thoughts about my work. Some of them were inspiring and other ideas were not exactly what I am going for with my work. I feel that the sound comment from Michael was a cool idea as well as dropping a skull and documenting it. I felt a bit of hostility in both of the critiques that happened on Tuesday, but I think that Miranda and myself composed ourselves very well. The fact that professors came up to us after our crits and gave us praise and words of encouragement was nice and also made me feel that we were the bigger people and are doing a great job. BFA crits always have a tendency of slowing down my momentum and making me think about everything that I am doing. </div><div> I was very pleased with the way that the show came out considering everything that was in the show was made this semester. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Three Strikes</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0wcnP_sfJV7kuN6zaNssnjIpf8qCbFIapEj68roB2x6EoKe97jY0MSy7ubWhCdlRMNqHR4hy6x23hsDMUXaSYBB4bqQ-otPFVwM3istxwIgoLHJqbsDni7aaHT92qDqErmJBdGofX1cb/s1600/IMG_1803.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0wcnP_sfJV7kuN6zaNssnjIpf8qCbFIapEj68roB2x6EoKe97jY0MSy7ubWhCdlRMNqHR4hy6x23hsDMUXaSYBB4bqQ-otPFVwM3istxwIgoLHJqbsDni7aaHT92qDqErmJBdGofX1cb/s320/IMG_1803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667449987930935938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHQwRO7uhOfvwQxxn90H9lDkW5tpco7RvbQwCbJqFY5kOuG224RWw4C94d7xlrLoyoDy2_2FrJsaHIrXT6YmWlaGzAHb2iTut37ue6MdlB50BDPjauNoRQF7MiOPXrMU9DsgdsMp5Gj80/s1600/IMG_1804.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHQwRO7uhOfvwQxxn90H9lDkW5tpco7RvbQwCbJqFY5kOuG224RWw4C94d7xlrLoyoDy2_2FrJsaHIrXT6YmWlaGzAHb2iTut37ue6MdlB50BDPjauNoRQF7MiOPXrMU9DsgdsMp5Gj80/s320/IMG_1804.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667449982191483506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Worth its Wait </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGPogSl-S4KgXz3Llg-srlbXq4PmxK5N9DBevDw1_tQ0ImISPJ5XfDU5Cf7cn5gFU2YKSUqKgkiPdQNYwIywqB4WzaPIVhhNzC-Y7nCFhwD8m-ZuDu2NGSalXMUHotk8EOlT4qkczrXiL/s1600/IMG_1808.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGPogSl-S4KgXz3Llg-srlbXq4PmxK5N9DBevDw1_tQ0ImISPJ5XfDU5Cf7cn5gFU2YKSUqKgkiPdQNYwIywqB4WzaPIVhhNzC-Y7nCFhwD8m-ZuDu2NGSalXMUHotk8EOlT4qkczrXiL/s320/IMG_1808.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667448972068251746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUer0XP0RoSBFfMrQZu_A5f6B-HPL-msI_xSek5hWQbW4Kasxy974vZ9Lo_lBhTe_cui3ww87Gosu0NfGYTOakSZkO2C0qq_RyhyphenhypheniO8jf2ooH50BIgl2NrFVhiD6xDErhDB-HXyL7NnHg/s1600/IMG_1806.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUer0XP0RoSBFfMrQZu_A5f6B-HPL-msI_xSek5hWQbW4Kasxy974vZ9Lo_lBhTe_cui3ww87Gosu0NfGYTOakSZkO2C0qq_RyhyphenhypheniO8jf2ooH50BIgl2NrFVhiD6xDErhDB-HXyL7NnHg/s320/IMG_1806.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667448969680177554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Precious Metal II</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguz5hn4fNqgvoigLDIQETnKcfTzzFt8f-LanCJJGH3eBgGRM779w_5ffrl_DaJ_Q6Qr2QPjGom_O3MhBqg-3UKx7YMoDnx6YBLQE2UC7mVRbMBHQr05eT-hkwqBI3GPQprW7SK0bz5Z9C/s1600/IMG_1813.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguz5hn4fNqgvoigLDIQETnKcfTzzFt8f-LanCJJGH3eBgGRM779w_5ffrl_DaJ_Q6Qr2QPjGom_O3MhBqg-3UKx7YMoDnx6YBLQE2UC7mVRbMBHQr05eT-hkwqBI3GPQprW7SK0bz5Z9C/s320/IMG_1813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667448966711769954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Pearl</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IQLUr04vomYDfQ5z_pZVymygCVucJ0WVjWXJiZCLpLL6SXVZ_XxBFsP_gvO-h48VkY1aJkwNgGgfaF9WBQo0elat6JcA0Ohu5ihqbv1bvslYe6lifqaUt-uZiElJlSvhUIQKyuRt-FAw/s1600/IMG_1820.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IQLUr04vomYDfQ5z_pZVymygCVucJ0WVjWXJiZCLpLL6SXVZ_XxBFsP_gvO-h48VkY1aJkwNgGgfaF9WBQo0elat6JcA0Ohu5ihqbv1bvslYe6lifqaUt-uZiElJlSvhUIQKyuRt-FAw/s320/IMG_1820.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667448962502010498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">El Muerto del Dia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b0xvdHOpp_WvP9Uu4TJrhDLJ6L9v3vnVhOSSgW9-GFFbjrDf8bGcUR1dsGZIXHJ355DbxNK738IXYPp2chGZuab86JHEBZy36WBKq7VDa7CjdqiICbcQOfrNB6hLP6sMR7C7LZhGOON5/s1600/IMG_1798.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b0xvdHOpp_WvP9Uu4TJrhDLJ6L9v3vnVhOSSgW9-GFFbjrDf8bGcUR1dsGZIXHJ355DbxNK738IXYPp2chGZuab86JHEBZy36WBKq7VDa7CjdqiICbcQOfrNB6hLP6sMR7C7LZhGOON5/s320/IMG_1798.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667448954987993618" /></a></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-82166693452978856622011-10-17T18:06:00.000-07:002011-10-17T21:16:52.332-07:00Finishing Touches<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxxQ7RDNjyZa-mmFgcWakI268UbQahZPiYVkYofwZrHyJcXM8a5wEVz-dQb0tbwldqIwZq3imVeFbJScrorPWmER-awJidi95ity-IqLnciEARSs7oAWYKiWK-mlO8J4diTGllw-EMFpL/s320/IMG_1792.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664669951942865938" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIBEOK2u_9Pb-AYEYjqittMj4Udg7CUSLlLdsYOxfeZzfeZXD0PKUjKhFKXSOuQkLVYqILPcjwOYvIwGP0M_7IDCxVbgnBpSuiM0Q9lwYpRvlT2vrtXwd7wToIyUWEgn-BSpbdHISebDw/s1600/IMG_1794.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIBEOK2u_9Pb-AYEYjqittMj4Udg7CUSLlLdsYOxfeZzfeZXD0PKUjKhFKXSOuQkLVYqILPcjwOYvIwGP0M_7IDCxVbgnBpSuiM0Q9lwYpRvlT2vrtXwd7wToIyUWEgn-BSpbdHISebDw/s320/IMG_1794.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664669959864251314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiMvZrH9QzIBuBG6E3KtmG5ekixohtWKyxzVwlK5uo18ixLrw7msHcoVEsGazw2WtfK-NFoDZ04bec4I0POULJ6pSB6jkmOgDZIzih3ev3JZwli4MQxeOPKeNzF0mTR7WmfxhDT54x_wB/s1600/IMG_1793.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiMvZrH9QzIBuBG6E3KtmG5ekixohtWKyxzVwlK5uo18ixLrw7msHcoVEsGazw2WtfK-NFoDZ04bec4I0POULJ6pSB6jkmOgDZIzih3ev3JZwli4MQxeOPKeNzF0mTR7WmfxhDT54x_wB/s320/IMG_1793.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664669954409868130" /></a>Yay!!! The bats are finally finished! I sprayed them with the clear matte spray paint, then splattered them with a gold model car paint. I was a little bummed that I wasn't going to be able to use gold luster on them because I thought that other paints would look cheap. I'm no blood splatter expert, but I think that they came out really good. I ordered some bat racks so that they can hang on the wall like trophies...Much like a murderer might keep to remember his kill. I was hoping that the racks would come in for my BFA critique, but they haven't showed up yet. They will definitely be hung for my space lab show on Thursday. And I am planning to display them at the gallery on Pearl.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_Ga4ByGJyuOQRYZGTmesSVpwt-q_g8JDISjjumwxG3jESfxAoI-1ghCvmq1IRNjw2GJzmhXSa4qVgzZ3-SwMTb7r60zFLegKnJx9M8L07QX3J2VxEjVEXOBPId9uRsB4hSFQEEdH5-h/s1600/IMG_1791.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_Ga4ByGJyuOQRYZGTmesSVpwt-q_g8JDISjjumwxG3jESfxAoI-1ghCvmq1IRNjw2GJzmhXSa4qVgzZ3-SwMTb7r60zFLegKnJx9M8L07QX3J2VxEjVEXOBPId9uRsB4hSFQEEdH5-h/s320/IMG_1791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664666712992063058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU-KBW6suPRjH_cH_kGlSywa6F3zOu58XoICcAADOyFBc_i6QGG0Ohlr0IqB-CGihMd0bO-aNFgOBkSKMXEoTmqsNJXMCC9QNYpdpGGnAmom97vaT61cc0N_ytkefutCvKiVudYbj5dPR/s1600/IMG_1790.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU-KBW6suPRjH_cH_kGlSywa6F3zOu58XoICcAADOyFBc_i6QGG0Ohlr0IqB-CGihMd0bO-aNFgOBkSKMXEoTmqsNJXMCC9QNYpdpGGnAmom97vaT61cc0N_ytkefutCvKiVudYbj5dPR/s320/IMG_1790.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664666707550262194" /></a>This is the skull that I am going to use for my "Confetti Death" piece. I have hinged his jaw open dramatically wide to emphasize the severity and urgency of the confetti spewing out onto the floor. This piece will be displayed at the gallery show on Pearl.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhQ7QNqivgAk3QU6rGd1nkCsrpmH41bdJAELgDI6_wj2JPIQwlmHdva06-8IrvUIUc3LB5_dWWtodnWDk7E7VQ0M46ZvDPyr8nm9tb-NLfCf2hmqvvfc7ANTe4ibUZmzwPOkdZZwyt1dx/s1600/IMG_1789.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhQ7QNqivgAk3QU6rGd1nkCsrpmH41bdJAELgDI6_wj2JPIQwlmHdva06-8IrvUIUc3LB5_dWWtodnWDk7E7VQ0M46ZvDPyr8nm9tb-NLfCf2hmqvvfc7ANTe4ibUZmzwPOkdZZwyt1dx/s320/IMG_1789.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664664310816575762" /></a>Here are some of the pill bottles that I have started painting for my "Passed Away Peacefully in His Sleep" piece. The plan is to spray paint enough of these bottles to be able to make a pattern on a bed, much like a quilt. I have enough bottles to do this but it is going to take me a lot of time and spray paint to finish this one. I plan to have this piece finished for the show on Pearl.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J_rtOs9T4FRpzmPGOhZTAeWIyTjYjhc7IHwITK1bNe_vKaqoztZ93LTxe8uyYpWqbc05wyOvblzZfMqE9TiNgNMTrjRyJGUGoaYSe97PnYzQX0QRkL95uIvALjzMg444sgkdA6A378T5/s1600/IMG_1788.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J_rtOs9T4FRpzmPGOhZTAeWIyTjYjhc7IHwITK1bNe_vKaqoztZ93LTxe8uyYpWqbc05wyOvblzZfMqE9TiNgNMTrjRyJGUGoaYSe97PnYzQX0QRkL95uIvALjzMg444sgkdA6A378T5/s320/IMG_1788.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664634504019150018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETfGQNvFDnf4pwvovbCarEF_SomBilVPr5DRboiGpkksSCvJPltgNjWhX3l04rGlnTijbEdWD-1onyKEj0abypZF2I7kcJGias8TZQUsbMxxtPVs8K0_k76CAG15ZPf17q_UyQ9AZsCFd/s1600/IMG_1787.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETfGQNvFDnf4pwvovbCarEF_SomBilVPr5DRboiGpkksSCvJPltgNjWhX3l04rGlnTijbEdWD-1onyKEj0abypZF2I7kcJGias8TZQUsbMxxtPVs8K0_k76CAG15ZPf17q_UyQ9AZsCFd/s320/IMG_1787.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664634498395522802" /></a>These are the skulls that I have made for the "Worth its Wait" piece. The bottom skulls are mostly finished except for adding a few gold teeth to one of them. The top skull still needs to have gold luster applied. It should be finished for my BFA critique, if all goes well. This piece will also be in my Space Lab show on Thursday as well as the Seminar show on Pearl. I am very happy with this piece, the skulls came out very nice, and I think that the gold luster on the entire top skull will just send it over the top.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>At the BFA Critique and the Space Lab show on thursday, I also plan to show a set of the brass knuckles that I made, which will be called "Precious Metal II," a smaller skull with a pearl luster on it, which I'm calling "Pearl," and a raku fired skull called "El Muerto del Dia." El Muerto del Dia is a play on the mexican holiday Day of the Dead. The title translates as The Dead of the Day. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am nervous, as usual, about my BFA critique tomorrow, but I do feel very confident about the new work that I have produced over the last few months. </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-11000735667006132752011-10-10T20:23:00.001-07:002011-10-10T20:26:06.632-07:00You Can't Take it with You<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL_V5H-GSkOR781Zmzg7l0RH8IfM8ftO4vIAL08s-UC0Z-BWyd7aRSdk0kogmfrMw5rDr4JUJVS-_D6TuLUU3mfrOnBrpdmoZNz9oQZz-AZUlPINIixGUF7AVMqxZ9atmA-hFWoDI-2Zi/s1600/Skull-art.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL_V5H-GSkOR781Zmzg7l0RH8IfM8ftO4vIAL08s-UC0Z-BWyd7aRSdk0kogmfrMw5rDr4JUJVS-_D6TuLUU3mfrOnBrpdmoZNz9oQZz-AZUlPINIixGUF7AVMqxZ9atmA-hFWoDI-2Zi/s320/Skull-art.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662070286520360018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">$11,000 worth of uncut one dollar bills</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-74670410353701778672011-10-10T19:19:00.000-07:002011-10-10T19:52:51.458-07:00Splats on Bats<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffU1MuaK7-ytDhaZ885TsaOo2vJR8lsesnMvx8TaJvhCTZ6KLUAebU4C-zN6D9VDE4eO4qXInPCSnVSUyZG0iTgUM9_vIwiD1nf3QJwDkkq7hBHfQ64v5eqOOSCfdOz33XYVjNOROPfBX/s320/IMG_1783.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662055332190347362" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started trying out methods to make the "blood splatter" on the bats, and from previous splatter paintings I knew that this technique would work. I basically suck glaze or paint, 3/4 to half way, up the oversized straw. I then hold the clean end of the straw up to the air hose nozzle. Aiming at the target you pull the trigger a...n...d...SPLAT! You have splatter.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIDjpxuUIu_VU-G9XyAp3qZxnuxk6s74-8ZPBi7_9WC9c7HZF7CRATzPLv40_2dunS6TjqHoQIlXQ3uYHK00SEapoCJT2MI-J_uXKVK-XnWJ3gY1yI3h7Qq1CSa3UrCHLAoxe79s0JJOl/s1600/IMG_1781.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIDjpxuUIu_VU-G9XyAp3qZxnuxk6s74-8ZPBi7_9WC9c7HZF7CRATzPLv40_2dunS6TjqHoQIlXQ3uYHK00SEapoCJT2MI-J_uXKVK-XnWJ3gY1yI3h7Qq1CSa3UrCHLAoxe79s0JJOl/s320/IMG_1781.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662055334843267618" /></a><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjif_f73VdRj-YyBoh0kAqVqg74KKwSbx-DfXFvPSnYZdJ6GryBnWJFDxIFPMsIPqGTundWgrpjPygQ9DP3YvIAbvKxsHj3J5E6ZzRO3RtTNZctM8LQqZ7H3WQHrp8Q-DayBX1Daak1qq_s/s320/IMG_1782.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662055345866336754" /><div style="text-align: center;">I tried a few different glazes on some pieces of wood and found that the thicker one worked and looked better. So, I tried it on a bat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7OMO9JZArcOzqdQO-RXpzaAUVHIvuT3HNKrjCyqJmI0KRu1fuiOU2ovFGh2ktoQDmem64cI9DBgx7HSoXbL3aDNu1aLB-7dSNJHhk-ueCAcAgrDrphRMztGYf_596MCczQ9nwiv3YeXf/s320/IMG_1786.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662056222218517362" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My original plan was to use splattered clear glaze on the bat, fire them to cone 06 so that they wouldn't shrink down any more, then to trace all of the clear splatter with gold luster. After thinking about it for a little while I realized that it would be quite a challenge to get the gold luster on there perfectly, and once it was finished the white areas might come across unfinished because they would still have a bisque appearance.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I tried a few different things in the studio to see what type of effect they would have on the white bisque. I tried different oils, wax, and lacquer and nothing really looked good. Finally I went to Home Depot to look around and I found a clear spray matte varnish. The varnish gives it a little bit of a sheen, which takes away from the dry bisque look.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also found a few different types of gold paint to try instead of the gold luster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w1DIJQ4FuMx27A8dnsDyVHUlTZ-gOjR1coz2T8ZqQRa_QP8vDAmlNu7l-LEgYltp9DZzmCKxGZ134y0d9Lt3WVt7EE4qhLtu_3HuBQ9QYAlGZH4QSaWlm2nFgRIVe3qY2xxBzoB_kpDY/s1600/IMG_1784.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w1DIJQ4FuMx27A8dnsDyVHUlTZ-gOjR1coz2T8ZqQRa_QP8vDAmlNu7l-LEgYltp9DZzmCKxGZ134y0d9Lt3WVt7EE4qhLtu_3HuBQ9QYAlGZH4QSaWlm2nFgRIVe3qY2xxBzoB_kpDY/s320/IMG_1784.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662054182727645026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This week I made an extra "just in case" skull, and will continue to make a few more next week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-88698452130488231652011-10-04T05:50:00.001-07:002011-10-04T06:09:19.436-07:00Uneventful EventsThis week has been pretty uneventful. I made a few more skulls and a few more bats. I hope that I have enough extra ones now so I can move on to the next stages. I did a test fire of a bat and a skull to see if there would be any warping and how much shrinkage there would be. The bat only shrank an 3/4 of an inch, and you can't really tell that much around the girth of it. It didn't warp any that I could tell, which is comforting. My plan is to finish firing the rest of the bats and skulls this week so I can start glazing and have them ready for Dan and my space lab show on the 18th of Oct. <div><br /><div>I also started spray painting a few of the pill bottles for the "Passed Away Peacefully in his Sleep" piece that I am working on. They came out pretty good but it takes quite a few coats to cover up the writing on the labels. I was thinking about removing the labels, but on the other hand I like the way that they look with the labels. They look more realistic, of course, with the label. I suppose I could try a different kind of spray paint. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-88543537365158601002011-10-03T17:49:00.001-07:002011-10-03T17:59:11.434-07:00Cactus Corpse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wg4OBrwcfUG1Jh0pUizL0uzybX1l_xgANuFppRXR3qwm6xMwG6bFdKO0_wNCMyeIeHZoibtHje-VBboS1R385qJZwUWkAWukIePK_7olunIblt66vDxXxi8N5qTGCgjZ8FNSugjXbibO/s1600/aerial%252Cart%252Cb%252Cw%252Cblack%252Cand%252Cwhite%252Cbw%252Ccactus-4989f514a1f4841aa707524f9ce120a1_h.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wg4OBrwcfUG1Jh0pUizL0uzybX1l_xgANuFppRXR3qwm6xMwG6bFdKO0_wNCMyeIeHZoibtHje-VBboS1R385qJZwUWkAWukIePK_7olunIblt66vDxXxi8N5qTGCgjZ8FNSugjXbibO/s320/aerial%252Cart%252Cb%252Cw%252Cblack%252Cand%252Cwhite%252Cbw%252Ccactus-4989f514a1f4841aa707524f9ce120a1_h.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659433056249660834" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-87019053814191988392011-09-26T17:01:00.000-07:002011-09-27T18:07:28.753-07:00Doin Work<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So this past week has been very successful. I finally got the bat mold dry enough to crank out a few bat casts and they are looking very nice. The detail and the grain came out in the mold, which makes them look more like a real bat. I have one more bat to make for my three strikes piece, but I think that I will make a few more just to be on the safe side. You never know what could happen in ceramics. I think that I am going to display these three bats on bat display hooks, Which are used to hang real bats sort of like trophies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18zqLbFGAAr3_m3krXyESiX3746yEVuFj9KTlUMMbNHcVnvsRQEa35_GsogC3r7nMlCRRZbUpznBheElzSXcXUu0-HGpytrPZGGDkEWU1LpREgyEDli1ncEbecsqSI4vX3kDtXLJ3iobB/s320/IMG_1777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657208893388960050" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7TLW5V_PHiuwRKPFED6A5kX82U7L0jmw76CeznWVd_rnnbeulM7e3FWqjF_1qrrDNAYcICoIUtzpVaLX-e_wk0DLwYbUX4Na0ShyphenhyphenAGFFSkuCD0bjE1BL8JyRJWgPoEiAy-rCMnlYMbfX/s320/IMG_1776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657208881226940946" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I also had luck with the skull mold that I made last week. I have made two skulls one with a closed jaw and one with an open jaw. I haven't decided if I want to just display the one gold skull, or do as I did before with the lemons that I made last spring and have a pile with the bottom skulls plain white and the top skull be the gold luster. I am still thinking about this, although I think that the pile will be more effective and visually interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VMot0KOhKftUi7Y6uHHkvUpOqDxTjF8eDlhsQnwuPq3jnFjO9vf1E2jKf7OKSHaJrxIfYmbAFlRIp495o2d6SV4_UvZRjGSkRywdzhn20D1PqhdGszHb_ScPsw03R6AdcT9sWtPt41kO/s320/IMG_1780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657209659793560626" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_hD5KLFGqQHInYdAUwCBc-IXw77vL87H-P79ypmJv0sEn7D8Y2nuDvSZTBrVw-51amUst6b3ipwcDcAyDk7D5U56BwF3IT5Qm3pC93pT6CXewzJTPbj4DvZFDXu2bSVgTO_pJhPzLdgV/s320/IMG_1779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657209649099475730" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnciVOF7iutnHwhG0cMVLec3fcpmMIlkyU46elQ8xfXSDpT5y36gX-IpQUxdW69QRxKkRRoy1XzuanTNmCKQAG5XCXSOWwP4VYIxY5l5wYOCLcV5-gwG-E0KrmusAhOZK2AjD8vd5eu4O/s320/IMG_1778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657209643110306226" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am also going to do a piece this semester that involves the use of narcotic drugs. I had a friend that overdosed on oxycontin that had a pretty big affect on me. I have dated quite a few people with this problem so I know what a big deal it is and I have learned from my own experiences that it is nothing to mess with. One thing that really bothered me when he passed away was that the first line in his obituary said that "He passed away peacefully in his sleep." I thought that that was such a load of crap for them to cover up the real reason for his death, and to put it so nicely, when in reality he died from an overdose. So for this piece I am thinking that I am going to spray paint a few hundred pill bottles white, and attach them onto some sort of sheet or cover in a beautiful pattern, and display them on a bed. The title for this piece will be "Passed Away Peacefully in His Sleep."</div><div><br /></div><div>While I am on the topic of drugs and overdose, I was thinking about the piece that I posted on Friday, "Confetti Death." I am really inspired by this piece and I feel that I can make this piece my own by tying it into the work I am doing while improving on the concept. Confetti is the term used for the balloons filled with black tar heroin, swallowed and carried or hidden by mules. I want to have an open mouth skull sitting on a pedestal with hundreds of these balloons coming from the mouth, going down the pedestal and spilling onto the floor. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will post my progress pics tomorrow. I left my camera at home.</div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-16459671977636671772011-09-23T08:34:00.001-07:002011-09-23T08:38:53.611-07:00Confetti Death<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKNR57CriiU9Wct5vBcl7vKmX_oE1D2dmgcB2xIvy8G5SXPIVIGdskGskvYdJUDzntSfYvLBxUsqvYGJJO_8K9Arq9UXq-bsu_gZeuKydLNwdGXzDwuDC0fRFujuBdPtapMP_kAd4iX5E/s1600/fYOJi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKNR57CriiU9Wct5vBcl7vKmX_oE1D2dmgcB2xIvy8G5SXPIVIGdskGskvYdJUDzntSfYvLBxUsqvYGJJO_8K9Arq9UXq-bsu_gZeuKydLNwdGXzDwuDC0fRFujuBdPtapMP_kAd4iX5E/s320/fYOJi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655579905636978258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjSTV5pfcxoXJtmO-N7TaLGD2MDO1NUj4KrErlCzQ_JTEho-sxJcxDpTcmDWxZFGYNSa38ZBNDtylfcAmctE2VBz0xmc-HmOZv9Y5OeJddGzQKblUv3WENSXhqM5_0hWaYbl4_UyE8dqV/s1600/typoe-confetti-death-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjSTV5pfcxoXJtmO-N7TaLGD2MDO1NUj4KrErlCzQ_JTEho-sxJcxDpTcmDWxZFGYNSa38ZBNDtylfcAmctE2VBz0xmc-HmOZv9Y5OeJddGzQKblUv3WENSXhqM5_0hWaYbl4_UyE8dqV/s320/typoe-confetti-death-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655579263034715698" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-20237763330276393422011-09-19T18:06:00.000-07:002011-09-19T18:44:00.109-07:00Bats and Bones<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueS7sb7ZWiCU0JjNiGSqcyocEuciNCYyNvgXe1szS8VT29TcNuCybcpi9f2NhH-Wm0PbNR2ONCDs6vnzYslobb1Yf8SJtY4O2KWza1k5lcYcHQkx17PzBQrixz3IUK7NeqxrTRtdjQBlZ/s320/IMG_1745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654245462297278754" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMeIbmW0D14t3kLjKJagpz2c-eUsOdlhyphenhyphenYBzKhQ2D6WmScc4y2_x1wnkZONWLHwHWBmUZMr0MMvnjqWe2xQrtDGYs5mI0fXFkiLmWburSrFnBI3XtBfAWlOCBXN6q75KDmOkoH2pXi-td/s320/IMG_1746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654245473951304098" /><div style="text-align: center;">This week I have been working on making a mold of a skull. The skull itself is a three part mold and the jaw is another two part mold. It was a bit of a challenge figuring out how this mold was going to work and how many parts it actually needed to be. All in all I think that the mold turned out pretty well, for my first three part skull mold :0)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZ-JU_nwzFgVuZIB46UpEWAdqZFeNS4SYR1mRQ02Dgaal12bU9qqP6sHgmQ2zQIP1gy1r7BqQDoyCjoi-ukcWIYyHZjhxqaFEop8BhAuVyLXV1VCXyl156ahvjYWf9iHxfjY-MN_atX5/s1600/IMG_1752.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZ-JU_nwzFgVuZIB46UpEWAdqZFeNS4SYR1mRQ02Dgaal12bU9qqP6sHgmQ2zQIP1gy1r7BqQDoyCjoi-ukcWIYyHZjhxqaFEop8BhAuVyLXV1VCXyl156ahvjYWf9iHxfjY-MN_atX5/s320/IMG_1752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654244936451110498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgslozyMmClY-ERzpDWEQdubuNWbjs_MykSxnEzRo2z0Nt0nFsHHWzKptjxqjSgCghPowhmdkZ3P2RmKLcaCTnW2M6Ua3UCMfaVAYtst4UG32TjA5u3fsAwxnerh7kEqLQKVr8qzUEPazy/s1600/IMG_1753.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgslozyMmClY-ERzpDWEQdubuNWbjs_MykSxnEzRo2z0Nt0nFsHHWzKptjxqjSgCghPowhmdkZ3P2RmKLcaCTnW2M6Ua3UCMfaVAYtst4UG32TjA5u3fsAwxnerh7kEqLQKVr8qzUEPazy/s320/IMG_1753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654244928635159010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the jaw mold for the skull. I just finished it today.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2uX4y3l6mdPOZuVDBXHDOw2kOHdxHC6GZfgPPQ3INAMuZUxWBkHrdM61YU4PgzEBNcxIk3NwNUVZ0VwzeIwyJ-4YuAO9pPnVHxZ_9jcUsJpYCkjN7-5V37qwvhBZ7dBi1Jha0uPVSDCH/s1600/IMG_1750.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2uX4y3l6mdPOZuVDBXHDOw2kOHdxHC6GZfgPPQ3INAMuZUxWBkHrdM61YU4PgzEBNcxIk3NwNUVZ0VwzeIwyJ-4YuAO9pPnVHxZ_9jcUsJpYCkjN7-5V37qwvhBZ7dBi1Jha0uPVSDCH/s320/IMG_1750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654244476814411794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I did the first pour of the skull mold today and I took it out of the mold a little prematurely. The cast needed to dry a bit longer and I got a bit impatient. Luckily it was the first pour and it really doesn't count anyway. Besides when they don't turn out it's not a total loss because you have learned what not to do. But what did come me out of the mold looked great to me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So my idea for the skull is to make it gold using luster and the title will be "Worth it's Wait." I am trying to play off of the saying "worth it's weight in gold" But also trying to say that death is worth the wait. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9zU8_LLuaj9ZRBCM6Zb54EcdvQa8mR1bmYEx15kij4KrmbvcWjegG6yb2vBqxtycaUJhPmUSi2n59Yqarsy9O739NOwQMIZ6f9zI4VUUxVVR5_aqUooKDKChIf10Wo_f7KEDhUbz-DBX/s1600/IMG_1748.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9zU8_LLuaj9ZRBCM6Zb54EcdvQa8mR1bmYEx15kij4KrmbvcWjegG6yb2vBqxtycaUJhPmUSi2n59Yqarsy9O739NOwQMIZ6f9zI4VUUxVVR5_aqUooKDKChIf10Wo_f7KEDhUbz-DBX/s320/IMG_1748.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654242491778076322" /></a>This bat mold has taken a full week to dry out. I tried to pour the mold in the middle of the week but it did not work out because the mold was still too wet. I tried to pour another one today, and although I did not get a good cast of it I did learn a few things from the pour. I now know that I need to make these bats a bit thicker, and that they need to stay in the mold for a good while to dry. Tomorrow I will try it again, hopefully with more success. <div>I forgot to mention last week that the reason that I am making three bats is because the title of the piece is "Three Strikes" as in three strikes and you are out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank You Come Again<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-53708628678188399522011-09-12T19:21:00.000-07:002011-09-12T20:06:01.470-07:00Work<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXh_JutF814X159GPP-8yDEWAs-vmBk_1OYB7u-O0QjTKLeHnXaKtNWnH5woPLqY7cZGlq_Zi9w_8TyQEuGA8x11akClFPzyoEZwetPaciEb150fTLNqlQTLQY8CPSHS0C_4cH6OCj_MO/s320/IMG_1744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651664964861940562" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKshpMMLHvPuj4Y3O2aXPCECBSIn7kvA2MTF-XP_Brkt650jsFgWU6eylv9wYTGDKb3mDjVAU9RVsmHdl0xL1-ovGLevDNmwRJOSkAulvGkG0vNXcQ11xokgN00bTnQYpzjU98fDBuw_Sj/s320/IMG_1742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651664961365287042" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdDR_5nDKTtPrcPY4dUpCDZiGrjpdbqb5PRXYBOfxRb22lpEbMnkWCuAVvokgrsuFIbo1AUPNGlIczH2y6srp5NpTQTVCkjrLZQeDqfjQDio0lS8iIta3o2su-TUF9G29pPuCCOdxcCqY/s320/IMG_1739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651664961683847794" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64j-hGid_UlJsfmWGEYTuKi-_P3GHSmhCAXG1NDIGYDqQY1mHrP4eW6QsfAjMCDTM7jCR96fPSdmvg24gEYrbY_uGtrZJ69XE1MLlXA-Nf33H913me2B9RwgfidHOY1uO9KEfaPgMHTy2/s320/IMG_1738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651664970153537858" />At the beginning of the week I Rakued a few things that I had left over from the summer session. I am pretty pleased with the way that they came out, although they are not quite what I was going for. <div>I finally got a mold of brass knuckles to work, after at least four attempts. I am planning to use them in an installation with different weapons that would be used on people. I also might make them the handles for a few mugs. Then I can give everyone a nice "Mugging" for Christmas. :)</div><div>For the Rakued skeletons I was thinking that I would take them to a location and dig little graves for them, bury them, and leave them to be found. Photo documentation would be the art. But I do think that by doing this not only I will feel some emotions but the persons that find them will as well. </div><div>As for the bats I am going to make three of them for a piece. I plan for them to be white and have different "Blood Splatters" in gold luster on them. I like for my pieces to be white because it gives them a ghostly feeling. I want to use gold luster for the blood because it is worth as much as gold. It is precious, pure, and worth a lot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHjJcTBcWEpEjielpsjZilvUGdEOZN1K_VHzoV2V14JRxOePklCQd2bp7F5U8oASqq8FBd6bzlLb_iX_c73xMye9gn2KOTZDSXgWj1If6ntJ1U0QMGVFjp1UbPTS-XC2ariBbbnO76Lm8/s320/IMG_1736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651668548457060882" /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-24666442328217273292011-09-10T07:35:00.000-07:002011-09-10T07:37:57.288-07:00<i>Understanding death doesn't necessarily take away our anxieties or fears about our own death, or our sadness about other people's deaths, but it does help us find ways to continue on with our lives.</i><div style="text-align: right;"><i>-Penny Colman</i></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-30179556629375512832011-09-05T13:03:00.000-07:002011-09-05T20:47:47.859-07:00A Little Insight<div>It took me so long to realize why I was making the things I have made in the past. I felt so pressured to come up with this great reason and concept to tell everyone at the critiques that I overlooked the true reasons and concepts. It is also possible that I did not want to seem psycho. None the less I want to make art about what I find interesting and fascinating. I am a curious person and death is a very mysterious thing that I am reminded of all too often. </div><div>A few times a week I clean at a funeral home, so I see dead bodies all the time, which isn't really a problem for me until there is a person lying in a casket way before their time. I am always plagued with the questions, Why are they here? and What happened? It is always nice to think that the situation was just out of our/their hands, but what if it's not?</div><div>Forensics and figuring out murder mysteries has always interested me, which is another reason I find myself fascinated by this topic. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>My work this year will consist of a body of work that shows the different ways that we (as humans) destroy ourselves.<div>Although the content of each piece will be different, ie: murder, suicide, drugs, food..ect., the over all theme will be the same, and the way that they are approached, and the finish will be similarly executed.</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-47243985959776010652011-09-02T14:25:00.000-07:002011-09-02T15:11:35.493-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitLKVdfihQgUOD0MWAwJa5G3Ttk0MdCHpPIfVvzZv35nvIUY3knEgTa0ODzk65nR373kX8x1tKyzpTbaNm39fXuF4wo1IUShaOtO6NJ9mtBq4XaZ_krLfolQoyuxopMoJHrIcqLxQYUsD/s1600/The-Sculptor-Inside-the-Conservatory-With-the-Baseball-Bat-Art_bB-hC_0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitLKVdfihQgUOD0MWAwJa5G3Ttk0MdCHpPIfVvzZv35nvIUY3knEgTa0ODzk65nR373kX8x1tKyzpTbaNm39fXuF4wo1IUShaOtO6NJ9mtBq4XaZ_krLfolQoyuxopMoJHrIcqLxQYUsD/s320/The-Sculptor-Inside-the-Conservatory-With-the-Baseball-Bat-Art_bB-hC_0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647876813046400002" /></a>I thought that this photo of a murdered ceramic flower urn is quite appropriate and funny after the discussion that we had about my work on Thursday. Not quite the same but funny none the less.<div>
<br /></div><div> </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087828062257309898.post-59859997583333195082011-09-02T14:09:00.000-07:002011-09-02T14:18:35.931-07:00Some Thoughts<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Here lately I have been thinking about all of the things that have been said in critiques, in artist lectures, and about my art over the past years. In just about every artist lecture they talk about the things that they are interested in, and how their work reflects these things, and how it has grown and evolved. I have been thinking about my work and trying to figure out what interests me and what my common thread is. I have made work about the war and how that affects the people that are involved (mainly the death of soldiers and innocent bystanders). I have made work about murder, for the verb project, one murder by knife at the hands of someone else, the other about abortion and execution by the hands of a mother. I have made work about guns, and only guns that are specifically made to use in self defense, guns made to shoot other human beings. I have made work about Jesus and religion, and although I made it light hearted and some what comical, the object that I chose was a cross that was used to aid people that were/are on their death beds. People try to wash away their sins, confess, pray and go to church so that when it is their time to go they can die at peace. I have made work about the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. And work about taking care of the environment before we single handedly destroy our selves. I realize now that my work is not about the topics themselves, but the results of them. All of these things are very political topics and what makes them political is the fact that they kill or are about death in some way. My common thread is about how fragile our lives are and how we do things that contribute to our demise.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <!--EndFragment--> Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09771243613190440349noreply@blogger.com0