Abstract Plaster Sculpture

This is a small piece I completed in my 3D art class. For this assignment, we were grouped into pairs. Together, we were supposed to used wax or plaster to create an interesting coupling of items. My partner, Vicki, made a tiny, heart-shaped, wax perfume bottle. I cast plaster in a handmade cardboard box to create the initial shape of my piece. I rounded the edges of the piece and carved the spike-like shapes. I created a mosaic pattern on the front surface of the piece, using a pin tool. The hole in the front is octagonal. The overall piece was meant to resemble broken, fragmented glass of an item that was once intact, such as a perfume bottle. The satin surface treatment was accomplished with spray paint to portray the idea of reflected light. 

Value Painting

This is a value painting I did on canvas, using only black and white acrylic paint. I completed this piece quickly in the art program Towson holds for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I work with the Center for Adults with Autism in this program every Thursday night as a part of my service learning for my honors seminar about the life spans of Autism. The instructor, who is also on the sprectrum, handed everyone canvas paper, black and white paints, and several brushes and told us to create value in a painting. By the end of a long day, it was to use this exercise as a stress relief and make big, uncontrolled strokes on the canvas with my brush. I had no direction with painting when I started and when I finished. Taking a step back, and looking at the painting, I do see some recognizeable shapes . I see two feathered hearts, two femurs, and what appears to be two sets of rib cages.