El Blog de Madeline

New Photoshop Class

2012-01-18T13:58:00.001-08:00

This is from my newest class. Don't laugh...I know it's very simplistic but it's just the first one. I have never really used photoshop before and I realized that it is crazy difficult. These are my black and white shapes. Some are symbolic, while others are more obvious.

Christmas Cards 2010

2010-12-20T16:12:00.000-08:00

hello everyone! i havnt posted anything in a long time so i thought id post the christmas cards i made this year. i was going for a harriet goode style, because i absolutely adore her. but also they have a madeline twist. the cards are 4inx6in. they were made from ink and old texture/patterned papers. i had tons of fun making them! :)

Christmas Card 2010 - continued

2010-12-20T15:59:00.000-08:00

Homemade CD

2010-10-06T10:05:00.000-07:00

Hello all! I am visiting a friend soon and we are exchanging cds. The inspiration for making the entire case from scratch came from my lack of case yet abundance of bristol board. I designed the album art all by hand, wrote all the names of the songs on the inside by hand, and created the cd sleeves too. You can see how I created enough space to allow myself to attach a sleeve. It took a lot of thinking but I finally got the design down pat. The full demesions are 5.5 inchx 5.75 inch (when closed) and colored with pen and prismacolor. It's entitled "The Album" to be boringly humorous.

Doing Paint

2010-08-15T21:48:00.000-07:00

This is the first piece ive done since school let out. i needed to paint or create it was crazy how much i missed it. but the canvas i used was an old one that i had painted about 7 years ago. I used basic acrylic paint and i loaded it up on the canvas and propped it up overnight so it would drip and do its own thing. then the next day i had filled in places where i wanted more color like the blue parts and white parts. then i cut squares (3 of them) and painted them in the same style as the background. i load a circular sponge up with paint and dabbed it in the wet paint of the canvas and on the dry parts. i painted on posterboard the same way as the canvas then cut it into strips and pasted it on the board. the LIQUITEX the whole thing to give it a finished shiny look.

2010-04-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

image transfer on paint and stuff of the sort.

2010-04-29T18:08:00.000-07:00

Concentration piece to take the place of a crappy one

Barbie

2010-04-26T05:45:00.001-07:00

This is a piece inspired by my barbie calender. I used gold and silver leaf as well as spray paint. it's "high fashion".

Photography

2010-04-26T05:43:00.000-07:00

These are some altered photographs for my breadth. I took both of them over the summer.

Last AP Piece

2010-03-31T18:28:00.000-07:00

This is my last official concentration piece. which i am more than extatic about. It was inspired by the levi jean tag i found in my car. yet another one for my concentration!

Desolation

2010-03-23T06:09:00.000-07:00

This is an image i took myself AND photoshopped. i know, i know, im ingenious. I needed to add some more images toward my breadths because i dont quite have enough. I thought that editing this photo would show all my abilities as an artist.

Concentration 003

2010-03-23T06:07:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite pieces. I found the bicycle image on the cover of a Gourmet magazine 6 months ago and couldnt let it go in hopes that i would one day use it. This piece is also part of my concentration.

Emma

2010-03-23T06:05:00.000-07:00

This piece was inspired by my little sister Emma and one of my favorite cities ever; Paris. I dont usually use pink in my work so this was a big leap of faith for me. Overall, i think the usage of the oversized button really worked.

Comporium Illistration

2010-02-15T06:07:00.000-08:00

This was the piece that won for the short story "The Scream." I am super proud of it and i think it is quite adorable, not to toot my own horn. I used magazine clippings, lace, and string to create it. She is running from the beast btw. The demesions are 10 by 10.

Urbinization

2010-02-15T06:04:00.000-08:00

This piece is one of my favorites. This is a continueation of my concentration that was demonstrated in my woman's suffrage peice. This piece focuses on westword expansion, the rise of the "cowboy", and settlement the rise of manufacturers in rural areas. I used liquitexed images, newprint/images, thread, and tissue paper.

Women's Suffrage Piece

2010-02-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

This was the piece I entered into the SC art scholarship i want. This, to me, is the first piece for my concentration. I used liquitexed images, tissue paper, magazine print, thread, hook and eyes, lace to create it.

Stilll Life

2010-02-15T05:58:00.000-08:00

This piece was created from layering thread, newsprint, spraypainted paper, and tissue paper as teh background. I India inked the drawing on the background. I've never used India ink beforeand I think it turned out to be pretty successful.

Window

2009-11-11T15:31:00.000-08:00

This is created from oil pastel and foam board. There are 5 different layers. Layer one (bottom right square), layer two (bottom left square), layer three (top left), layer four (top right), and layer 5 (frame). Each layer has its according amount of foam board making a 3D piece. I really loved doing this piece.

Fashionistas

2009-11-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

These are characters from my imagination that I have wanted to do in a piece for ages. They are made from found paper and found images. I was going for more earthy tones and "flower power".

Old Hollywood

2009-09-21T18:57:00.000-07:00

This is my acoustic piece made from wax, paper, tissue, buttons, and lace. I went for a old hollywood theme because of my love for old things!

Tatoo Lady

2009-09-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

This is my paper cut. It is originally of Elizabeth Easler, but may not look like her now. I'm calling it the Tatoo Lady because she looks like she has extreme henna tatoos all over her body.

The Little Ones

2009-05-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is my polytych and it was inspired from the orange flowers that i found in my closet. i wanted everything thing or every color to surround about the flowers or be in some way related. i tried in all of te pieces to show some sort of motion or pattern that could be represented by buttons, fabric, or card paper. this was my favorite to create and it took the longest. BUT it was most rewarding.

Fashion Icons

2009-02-18T09:45:00.000-08:00

This is my altered book. My favorite person is the black woman with the really curly hair. i used card paper and colored pencils. i don't really like how the blonde girl turned out. She looks like a man.