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Heirloom : An Examination of Value, Family History and Personal Identity
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This document is written in support of the creative body of work entitled The Art of Remembering-A Genealogy Project. The focus of my graduate research is the collection and preservation of my own family stories. This ...
Stations In Life : Visual Understandings of Travel, Exploration, and Self Discovery
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Through my fine art photography, I create an understanding of how and why I explore new environments. My photographs allow me to ask a series of questions about myself. What motivates me to do so? Why do I choose a particular ...
Combining Ceramics and Metalwork to Explore the Relationship Between the Industrial and Humanistic Elements of the Modern World
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This written report supports the creative thesis entitled "Combining Ceramics and Metalwork to Explore the Relationships Between Humanistic and Industrial Elements of the Modern World." In recent history the spread of ...
Celebration and ceremony through life
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This written report supports a creative thesis investigation about objects used for celebrations and ceremonies. My work in precious metals and textiles symbolically represents significant transitions in a human life. ...
Organizing Desire
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This thesis investigates how American culture internalizes, processes, and acts on data received through mass media.
The Growth of Form
(East Carolina University, 2010)
My sculptures are influenced by the forms and forces of nature. Certain natural forms captivate me: seed pods, bursting with potential life energy; branches and vines that reach and grasp in anthropomorphic ways; textures ...
Hidden Interiors
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This written report supports the creative thesis entitled "Hidden Interiors: An Investigation of Containers and Their Hidden Compartments". The body of work that I am presenting for exhibition consists of containers ...
Articulation of Balance
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This is my report on my creative research. It is supplementary to my thesis exhibition of works of sculpture, images of which are included in this report. These sculptures explore the idea of balance through articulation ...
Organic Structure
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This supplemental report is based on my thesis exhibition and is an investigation into the influences that drive me to create sculpture. The work stems from a fascination with nature's ability to deconstruct what mankind ...
Surreal Worlds : Sculptural Forms and the Architecture of the Unconscious
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This written thesis supports the creative thesis entitled Surreal Worlds: Sculptural Forms and the Architecture of the Unconscious. This thesis is an exploration of the role of the found object in my creative process as a ...