Project 1 Critique

Reflections following critique:

It was interesting to me to contemplate the idea that I had made a domestic, functioning piece, as one reviewer mentioned. I think that there is something inherent to the subject matter that is fitting to the domestic realm, but it has had me revisit some of the decisions of simplicity. I am considering taking the chandelier in one of two directions. 1. Creating an object that focuses on smell, including some of my favorites like coriander, cocoa, coffee, and cayenne 2. Attaching the third tier that I had made and using fabric and paint to include images of past experiences in a bleached out, faded form.

Any thoughts or ideas?

Project 1

It has been a while since I have given myself the freedom to reflect and journal about major events that have occurred in my life. As an incredibly introspective adolescent and teen, it is a road that was too well-worn to journey down. Since becoming a mom, especially a single mom, trying to survive in the midst of school, parenting, and working to make ends meet has necessarily taken over the energy that was once spent in self-evaluation. Interestingly enough, this made it very difficult to accomplish the many pages of journaling. The end of the matter is that all of life, whether past, present, or future, is now seen, as a result of choices that I have made, through the lens of motherhood. Thus, I have chosen that as the main touchpoint for my identity project. I wanted to incorporate the baby food jars that I have been collecting as my daughter began eating. Combining these with the idea of how motherhood now sheds light on everything that I see about myself, I decided to created a chandelier. The process was interesting as I tried different techniques, christmas lights v. candles, chains v. wire, paint v. clear, two tiers v. three, etc. In the end I settled on a very simple form with two tiers, held together by wire, and lit with tealights.