Our 3D Design Final is to create an environmental (instillation) sculpture to place on campus. We did not however get permission to actually place such sculptures on campus, so we instead had to settle (and have a little more freedom) to create a maquette of the setting and the sculpture. We could use whatever materials we wanted (mainly it was foam core, mat board, bristol board, and sketchbook paper) as long as it was white (we also used a little silver wire).

One thing I discovered from this project: I don't think artists really work well with each other. We all had strong ideas about what designs we wanted to do. In the end it was a lot of compromise, and I don't really like the compromise, I believe it's too confusing.

Our sculpture was to be centered around a tree by the entrance to the campus. My idea was a dragon (since our school mascot is the dragon I thought that we needed more on campus) and this other girl really really wanted these weird abstract swirly things. Whatever.

So, the only thing I did on this project was make the dragon, which took all the group time. I spent the most time on the head, figuring out how to make it work. In the end I made it out of bristol board. It is about my arm's length...so maybe about 2.5 feet give or take.

Group project by Chelsey, Jenna, Katie, Melissa and myself. This girl named Bridgette only showed up to one group meeting...and so the only thing she's contributed was leaves.

Image (c) our group.