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Images from my week

Uploading the postcard front in progress because my printer sucks! And some images from the Drawing Center’s show Torkwase Dyson

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What Lies Beneath – Week 6

This past week I’ve tried to evoke the sense of the weightiness of the earth and added heaviness and textures to the bottom segments. The clay and shale segments have added particles (soil enhancements), which drip with the water, and … Continue reading

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week 6 update

On Wednesday, I finally sent my model to be printed! I visited NYU’s LaGuardia studio and it was amazing. I’ve done 2D printing there but never 3D so it was great to see their facilitates. The model in total is about … Continue reading

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March 4

  Gosh. Almost done with drawing. Taking a break to make food for our last meeting. More work to be done on the sculpture. Maybe can hand sanding for palm sander, then ready for opalescent surfaces. I’m trying to use … Continue reading

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In my backyard – Week 6

Here’s the video intro: I’ve continued revising the text: In My Backyard The magnolia has been in my backyard since before I can remember. We grew up together over the years. It was an early bloomer, showing some the first … Continue reading

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Progress on the garbage patch

This week I have been focusing on my papermaking. Currently I have the last of 100 sheets drying in the studio. Once they are dried I add external size, and will start marbling the papers using the suminagashi process. I … Continue reading

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Bonding with plastic

The effects of ecological interventions.  a new presence become an expression of culture I introduced leaves, tree barks made with plastic material. I treated both in the same way that natural plants  host plastic in contaminated areas. The new created … Continue reading

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WWXI Week 4 photos

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WWXI WEEK 5: gwen process

This week I was able to work with some of my new footage from last week. Although my plan was to continue to work on the silver mylar melting icebergs piece, I also took videos with the pink & gold … Continue reading

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The forest of shadows and memories

PHere is some latest work- feeling like these new stumps don’t take paint as easy as the last because of their extra rough texture. I would like to add in some sort of white line besides paint…thread? Continuing to think … Continue reading

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