Process Poster

As ideas grow in the mind of Dale Chihuly and gradually find definition so does the bloom of the orange lily. The lily draws interest into its center and warms with adaptable, curvilinear lines. The values of the orange and yellow colors unify with repetition while the contrasting, crisp new green provides striking emphasis. The seat and shelter originate from the natural curves and veining growth of the petals. The asymmetrical weave creates its own identity and value at each veining juncture. Where a simple relationship between lines and shapes remains innate between organisms of nature, the human organism implies special meaning to the orientation of shelter to environment. To bloom is to die and at this pinnacle is the height of beauty that should be shared and sheltered. An interchangeable definition of space and meaning forms the art of interpretation making this seat and shelter an apt structural element of a hospice.

Sample of Other Sketches

1-Point Perspective and Tonal Value Sketch

This is 1-point perspective sketch with the manipulation of tonal value. The sketch image on the left was done with a flair pen and graphite on the right.

I sketched this image I retrieved from Architecture: My Ninja Please . The picture is a hallway at the Nisha-Bar Lounge; designed by Pascal Arquitectos .

Perspective Sketch

This perspective sketch is of a chair at six different angles. I experimented with Picasso's drawing style, but it leaves an observer wanting.

Napkin Apartment Sketch

This sketch is of my apartment. With a flair pen, I quickly traced the floorplan and elevation. The loose paper fibers made it difficult to be exact or tenative. This was good practice for the hit-go-hit line technique of drafting.

Man-Cave Hybrid Drawing

This is a rough sketch of a small imaginary room with rudimentary elements such as the door, window, couch, and coffee table. From here I scanned the picture into Adobe Illustrator.

While in Adobe Illustrator I traced the key elements using the Wacom tablet and included the walls without the drafting grid.

This is the actual trace, minus the grid, that I used as a template in Adobe Photoshop and placed found images.

I retrieved different images from the internet based on a triadic color scheme of red, green, lt blue, and warm lt orange brown. The result is the hybrid drawing with a man-cave theme; notice the unicorn in the background?

From 2D Abstract Thinking to 3D Modeling

Model 1a:
The model kept the radial center of the drawing, but curled into space asymmetrically. Quick Descript: Curly-q shape with strips of sheet metal following the lines of the chipboard.
Model 1b:
This model mimicked the two-dimensional abstract drawing by displaying more concrete symmetrical balance. Quick Descript: Curved cross with crescent propped on top.
Model 1c:
Centrally located in the model were the beginnings of radial balance broken up by random length chipboard strips making the piece asymmetrical as a whole Quick Descript: Horizontal and vertical lines attached at the axis and fanned out to imply radial balance.
Model 2a:
The model is composed of three-dimensional curvilinear lines with an asymmetrical sheet metal object that lay across the inside. Quick Descript: Emphasis on curved lines, circle and leaf shaped.
Model 2b:
The movement of the curved lines creates an organic flow in the asymmetrical model. Quick Descript: flat, looping, paisley shaped petals.
Model 2c:
An oval wrap created dimension and an interesting negative space. Quick Descript: Cuffed leaf-like structure.
The geometry of the arch in the sketch was modified by creating three crescent shaped belts of chipboard. Quick Descript: Three vertical prongs recessed into half globe shape.
Model 3b:
The geometry of the model contained rectilinear and curvilinear shapes that served as the building blocks of the controlled angles and lines. Quick Descript: Sternum and rib shape with curled sheet metal at the top.
Model 3c:
Four three-dimensional views mimicked the geometry from the drawn abstraction. When looking at each angle separately the illusionistic space implies actual space. The metal swirl and wave-like lines breaks up the radial and symmetrical balance. Quick Descript: Oval globe with horizontal cross-sections.
More information about the mass of models as a whole:
Each nonobjective model had free-flowing, curved lines that give this overall project a more organic feel. Tactile and visual textures built in actual space and the protruding sheet metal shapes broke up the drab brown of the chipboard and created variety through contrast. The asymmetrical drawings and models are 3” x 3” and under 6” x 6”, respectively. Strips of sheet metal took on a curved orientation at varying widths. A variety of negative spaces set against a black background created interest around each model.

Scrapped model 1 was the first model I made and it was too large. Also, most of the interest lay inside the model and was difficult to peer through. Scrapped model 2 turned out to be a jumbled mess, so I kept experimenting with it for ideas on other models.