And the beat goes on...

Time really flies when you're a slave to the chipboard.  Midterm reviews were this week and so we were asked to reflect on the class and our progress.  I think that so far it's been a fun ride.  I won't lie to you, there were nights where I was asking myself why I was molding clay at 12am, but as a whole the class has been helpful to get my creative juices running.  For the rest of the semester I'm looking forward to building on my previous projects and trying to think outside the box.  I'm also interested to see what other crafty tricks I can pick up, whether experimenting myself or seeing other classmates' works.

Now going back to the project at hand, I'm liking what I have so far, but now I'm looking into some more decorative elements to the alter.  Like the symbols above the top.  How do I make it look carved stone, without having to actually carve stone?  I'm going to try pressing into balsa wood, it's soft enough and I can paint over it.  Photos tbd.

And here are a few pictures that gave me some inspiration for this assignment.

Initially I wanted to capture this scene somehow, but I could never resolve how I would, so I put it aside.

And then a classmate mentioned Indiana Jones to me and I googled some images and found that the set for the movie was exactly what I was looking for.

This is just an example of the kind of reliefs that I wanted to add to my display.  

Modeling.

Here are a few pictures of the model I made.  I am hoping to add a working light to this, using a light bulb, battery and some electrical wire.  7th grade science project all over again, but I'll switch the potato for a battery pack.

This is 1/2 scale.  The gold boxes are removable.

 

Thinking about lining the walls with the burgundy satin found in the packaging.  

Thinking about using stucco medium to make the structure look like it was built with stones.

I'm still thinking if this stepped pyramid thing is too redundant?  But it does unify my projects.  The proportions are also a little off.  Maybe I'll add a 5th box.

4th Assignment

Display.

Here are a couple ideas I came up with.

 


Initially I was thinking discovery.  The pyramid opening up to reveal the ring in the holder.  The gold boxes could be fit into the facade of the open pyramid.







The second idea.

A step pyramid again leading up to an alter.  Inside the top part behind glass will be the ring with holder.  On the second step of the pyramid will be 4 boxes in a row.

Final Product