Wall Model

Dorm Room

This map was fun to draw to be able to look at my room from a bird's eve view and also looking at the wall from straight on. 

Mind Map

This sketch was difficult for me. Coming up with words that relate to each other on the spot is hard for me. I ended up coming up with some random words and words I never thought would have come to my mind by starting with the word 'shape.'

Fruit

The fruit sketch, being the second sketch of the year, I knew a little more about sketching. We were asked to use cross hatching for this sketch, which is one of the types of sketching I like to do the best now.

Keys

This key sketch was the first sketch of the year. Having never sketched for a class before I did not know how to shade at this point.

Geometric Pattern

This pattern derived from many different images that were warped, distorted, and contrasted to a totally new form and color. I picked pictures with a lot of texture so there would be more to work with when editing. Putting them together created this geometric patten.

Textile Pattern

This pattern originated from my Norwegian heritage. The background consists of a textile design from a present day Norwegian designer. The Norwegian shield represents the strength and honor of the Norwegians. The circular flower design is a plate decorated with rosemaling, a Norwegian type of painting.

Concept Statement:

Although I am many cultures, the only cultural practice my family participates in comes from our Norwegian heritage. This design portrays the Norwegian  culture because throughout my whole life, my family and I make a dinner called lefse. We do this every year on Christmas Eve and eat it together as a big happy family just as our Norwegian ancestors would do. The Norwegian Rosemaling on the plate shows the culture of the people and what handcrafted arts they worked on and was a good focal point of the design. The shield was a good element to connect the multiple tiles together which gave the over design its form when all elements were combined. Norwegians specialize in a unique type of painting called “rosemaling,” or rose painting. It is decorative folk art that originated in Norway that displays flowers on wood  ornamentation in geometric flowing patterns. Connected to the rosemaling are the Norwegian crests which are coat of arms with a golden lion holding an axe, a blade, and crowned on top. Textile designs were also a strong aspect of Norwegian art. For the background, displayed in the yellow and gray textile is a design done by Norway’s Sari Syväluoma that is eye catching and has changed the idea of textile designs forever.