A Slowpoke’s Diary

Paintin’s

annela89 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:44:27 +0000

Lymph Node: 30″ by 40″ Oil on Canvas

Glomerulus: 24″ by 24″ Oil on Canvas

Logo Design

annela89 — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:38:33 +0000

Annnd last but not least, the logo design. That wraps up all of my assignments for Design. We did a lot in the class…as you can see from all the new artwork on the blog! Let me know what you think!

Warning Symbol for Design

annela89 — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:25:57 +0000

Scientific American Redone

annela89 — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:21:25 +0000

(Most text is from the April 2009 issue of Scientific American, and photos are from stock photo websites.)

Final Design Project

annela89 — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:05:42 +0000

This is a selection of posters I’ve made exploring the philosophies of objectivism and atheism. Let me know what you think! The quotes are by Thomas Jefferson, Emma Goldman, and Ayn Rand.

The Final Stretch

annela89 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:47:21 +0000

Heyo. The first thing on the updating agenda is the most recent Design project. Here is another picture (left) of my small stellated dodecahedron, off of which I based all of my following design experiments. One of my final results was this thing, which could perhaps be used in some architectural construction. Perhaps. It’s a little baroque-esque for my taste.

So, the quest for a final design idea continued. Finally, I began playing with little linear paper five-pointed stars, and something came to mind. Tents! I came up with a space which is collapsible, but sturdy when reinforced at the joints.

On the left you can see that structure. When the top of the model is pressed, the structure inverts itself, which is cool. Its fun to play with. I made a final version of the tent…my idea of what it would look like in actuality.

Only about a month left of school. I’m excited for summer…it’ll be the first extended period of time where I will not be living either with my parents or on a school campus. And my first experience living with a boy. Yep. Exciting! But it’s scary to think that it’s the last summer between years at Luther. Let’s not think about graduation though!

Photo Updates

annela89 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:03:38 +0000

On the right is my first crease-folding attempt…it’s a bit abstract. We are supposed to be thinking of these as architectural sketches or other such three-dimensional things.

The picture on the left is my second try. I like this one…it’s surprisingly stable and strong as well!

Right: Here is another view of the second piece.

Here is a hat I knit over Christmas Break. The pattern is my own. I like how it turned out. I lined it with fleece. It’s nice and warm!

Left: My first mittens! I’m proud. Mittens have been eluding me for a long time. I’m bad at making things match, because I have a tendency to be a little lenient with my patterns…

One of the roses Karl sent me after the last weekend he was visiting. Hooray! I have a lot more pictures, but they will be up on caedes.net (I’m DrPepper89) in a while.

And lastly, a picture of me and my roomate’s new fish, Teefer. We miss our last fish, Burrsky, but this one’s a bit prettier! He doesn’t have Burrsky’s spunk…but he’s still entertaining….well, as entertaining as a Betta can be…

Design Project

annela89 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:37:34 +0000

From korthalsaltes.com.

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Next, we have to come up with a way to modify the polyhedron using the methods of crease-folding, pop-up folding, etc. that we have learned in class. My first attempt is shown below. I’m thinking it could be applied to some sort of tent or other temporary shelter. (We also need to come up for an application for our model.) I might make my next model differently…with larger openings. And it will be much more exact!

Some Doodling.

annela89 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:44:51 +0000

Some doodling.

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Knot " data-medium-file="https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=768" class="size-full wp-image-56" title="022509_2229001" src="https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=300&h=400" alt="Knot" width="300" height="400" srcset="https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=300&h=400 300w, https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=600&h=800 600w, https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=113&h=150 113w, https://annela89.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/022509_2229001.jpg?w=225&h=300 225w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />: Knot

One of my knots! Sorry about the blurry image…I’m using the camera on my phone, which sucks.

annela89 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:06:27 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve written!

Things that have happened in the last year…
1) Worked with the Upward Bound program over the summer which was challenging, but now I miss it!
2) Fell in love with Michael Jackson’s music
3) Went to Colorado for a long weekend with Karl and had a blast
4) Finished my first marathon in October
5) Decided that maybe the art world is not for me…I’m rethinking the doctor thing. Being a surgeon would be sweet…!
6) Got a new work study job working in the natural musuem museum on campus…the other day I got to stitch a stuffed magpie’s wing back into the proper position. It was interesting.

That’s all I can really think of. Right now my life is centered around classes, homework, applications for summer internships in the Twin Cities, and wishing it were Spring Break.

Speaking of homework, I should probably go do some.