"Finding Our Sweet Spots" >>> Inflatopia Process

**all photos courtesy of theresa**

our inflatable seems to be going as planned still. we have more work than i was thinking we did, but our team is working very well together, so we should be fine!! And everyone on the team has found at least one thing they are the master at. I guess mine was creating the logo, but definitely not ironing...irons and plastic don't seem to like me very much :(

team xxit while working on the last seams of the inflatable

turning it inside out....well right side in i guess it would be??

the plastics melted into each other, so amanda dove in to save the day

ironing the plastic together is taking a very long time!!

And we were done for the day!! many more days to come!

"Where The Caged Bird Sings" >>> Visual Haiku Process

I began thinking how I want to do my books for this project, and I decided to end up with a total of three. Heres some of my black and white doves using form and gesture drawings. I made a whole bunch of dove gestures in class a few days ago, but there is nothing like doing my work at home. I came up with many different ideas, and was able to use many more objects to make marks. Its nice and quiet and I don't get distracted, which is why i think home is the best place for me to work!!

and speaking of home.....while I was on a trip to hobby lobby I came across this painting. I loved the idea of painting. Its burlab on canvas. I am thinking about using this idea somewhere for my haiku projects! :)

the dove i am using on ALL of my paintings

And here are some of my new gesture doves. And yes i know the picture is not rotated. I had to upload these pictures onto my home home computer and forgot to rotate them. PCs are much more confusing now that i always use my mac, so I left them sideways, its adds some flair! And I got to use a variety of kitchen supplies!

Here are some of my freshly made doves again. Just planning out what I am hoping this book will look like.

"Cuts and Measures" >>> Inflatopia Process

Our inflatable project is coming along very good. We have cut out every wall and ironed together just about every seam. We only have a few things left to do, probably about half way done so far. We still need to flip the inflatable so the seams are on the inside, and iron together some more seams to make the actual walls.

We also began the layout of our flyers, and the 3D logo is next on the list!

"A Cut Closer" >>> Inflatopia Process

Theresa and I cut all of the sides down to the right measurement and also rounded every corner on each side. And Amanda and Ashley began working on the tabs with grommets. So far, our project is going just as planned. Hopefully it will keep going this smoothly.

"Girls Do It Better" >>> Inflatopia Process

Team Name:

XXit

Team Members:

Theresa, Ashley, McKenzie, Agnes, Amanda

Team Logo:

The final choice was one of my logos.

Team Inflatable:

Our inflatable will give everyone a nice, relaxed, and refreshed feeling upon their xxit. There will be green tea available as well as free henna tattoos. Inside the inflatable will have inflated pillows, chairs, and hand fans. THe outside of the inflatable will be double sided with no roof. This will make the inside of the inflatable much more relaxing on a hot summer day. It will have five sides that are twelve feet long and ten feet tall. We will use steaks to pin down each side to make a "circus shape". The rope will attach to a grommet that will be hammered into the plastic. The sides of the inflatable will also have five buttons on them. This is to keep it from bulging into a huge blob. We will simply iron the two sides of the plastic together to for a button. And this will make a wonderful float decorated with floral designs with a similar warm color palette.

"Painting Doves" >>> Visual Haiku Process

I began some of my dove painting studies for my haiku. I had to do more than ten until I finally got my form down. I have been using some methods from previous projects to develop my sketches.

my haiku:

a swaying tree branch

swirling wind breaks the silence

the dove tightly clings

-mckenzie smith

Drawing Studies:

Form studies:

"Back To The Drawing Board" >>> Inflatopia Process

I refined our final logo for XXit and this is what it came out to be! The spacing between the letters are a lot more equal to our eyes. I also made the arrow congruent. So this is the logo we will use and construct a 3D model.

We are also running into many problems with our inflatable. We went back to the drawing board and refined our model. We are taking a different approach to it now. I feel like we are behind since the other groups have already began their inflatables, but we are running into our problems now instead of during the actual inflatable. So tomorrow in class we should be beginning our inflatable.