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signPronunciation: dznnoun1. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function orworkings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made:he h s just unveiled his design for the new museum2. a decorative pattern:. a decorative pattern:pottery with lovely blue nd white design3. [mass noun] purpose or planning that exists behind an action,fact, or object:the ppe r nce of design in the universeverb[with object]decide upon the look and functioning of a building, garment, orecide upon the look and functioning of a building, garment, orother object), by making a detailed draw ing of it:number of rchitectur l students were designing f ctoryas adjective, with submodifier designed)speci lly designed buildings


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If your daily life seems poor do not blame it; blame yourself tell yourself that youare not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty andno poor indifferent place.

Rainer Maria Rilke etters to a Young Poet


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PROJECT ONE LOST ND FOUND

To transform an everyday object consisting of three matieralsor less) into an entirely new object without the aid of adhe-sives or any additional materials other than the beginningobject itself. Both objects must have a strong conceptual

relationship.*

I was intrigued by the mousetrap as a mechancism on its own.was intrigued by the mousetrap as a mechancism on its own.Though simple in design, it was an object that carried out arather complicated task. I chose to create a birdhouse be-cause I wanted to tranform an object that is known to be

harmful and unwelcoming into something nurturing and ap-proachable. I was adamant with playing with the relationshipbetween class structure and homelessness.

alfway ouseSeptember 2013Mousetraps4.4 inches x 3.7 inches x 6.5 inches


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Sowing Anew Reshaping our Communities Through Urban Farming)October 2013Video and collage30 seconds

PROJECT TWO UTOPTo create a thirty second no more, no less) video that describes

ones ideal city. The images and soundtrack have to be completelyoriginal.*

With this project, I immediately gravitated to food because I truly dobelieve that we can improve many aspects of our societelieve that we can improve many aspects of our society, both on amicro and macro level, by rethinking how we grow and consume ourfood. I chose to play to my strengths by creating a stop motion filmby utilizing collage and photography due to my inexperience with

video as a medium.


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onfectionery for the MastersNovember 2013Mixed media7.5 inches x 2 inches x 1.5 inches boxes)

PROJECT THREE MO ILE HOME

To create a piece that portrays ones personal description ofhome through the assistance of twelve objects and containers.Inspired by Marcel Duchamps readymades. The objects and

containers must have a symbiotic relationship.*

Over the last few years, art has become a crucial aspect of myver the last few years, art has become a crucial aspect of mylife. I cannot picture living in a place that does not have a

flourishing art scene. All of the places and people I have feltcomfortable around value art highly. My piece is inspired byJudy Chicagos The Dinner Party and shows my admiration

for twelve different artists through three important periodswithin art history. I utilized either a technique, medium, orsymbol commonly associated with each artist in creating theirymbol commonly associated with each artist in creating theirmementos. The boxes are to be displayed stacked on top of

one another with the Renaissance men on the bottom and thepostmodernist on top in order to show the cumulative nature

of human history. They are to be interactive; the viewers are toopen the boxes themselves. I chose chocolate boxes becausemy family always has the tendency to give chocolates to showtheir appreciation to others. I am taking this unoriginal traditionheir appreciation to others. I am taking this unoriginal tradition

and alleviating it.


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