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The Recruitment Office of Interdisciplinary studies
(East Carolina University, 2014)
My work has always explored discarded material. I am also a passionate amateur of multiple disciplines. I call myself an amateur because of my curiosity for other disciplines not measured by a degree. The Office of ...
Fear & Opportunity
(East Carolina University, 2014)
This report of Creative Thesis examines the links between childhood memories, the joy of opportunity, the fear of decision-making, and the struggle for identity and belonging. The concept is represented by two opposing ...
Creating Wearable Jewelry Using Experimental Enameling Techniques
(East Carolina University, 2009)
My thesis explores the topic of creating dimensional enamel forms through the use of experimental enameling techniques. While the pieces are based on the foundation of basic enameling, I pushed the material's limits to ...
THE RETURN
(East Carolina University, 2012)
"The Return" investigates how culture shapes our understanding of the natural world. The life process of death is the key to this understanding. Culture has interpreted, compartmentalized, or rationalized this process in ...
Relationships Between Art Education and the Workplace
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This study undertakes the challenging and imperative task of making connections and finding trends between what art education teaches and how these skills, abilities and thinking patterns translate into the workplace. The ...
Offerings
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Offerings is a sculptural body of work which conveys my personal experiences and emotional modes of being. The meditative and cathartic nature of the process of making these works along with their fetish and shrine-like ...
Vignettes of a Family
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This written research document supports Vignettes of a Family, a mixed media art installation that examines memory and identity formation. Additionally, the transformative value of communication is explored through narrative ...
Growth Patterns
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The presence of formulaic growth patterns such as fractals and the divine proportion in the botanical, animal and physical landscape inspire and intrigue me. Fractals are characterized by self-similarity, in which the ...
Formed By Desire : An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Playfulness And Design
(East Carolina University, 2012)
My personal development and professional training have led me to believe that playful attitudes help people cope, problem-solve and can offer emotional lightness. The Formed by Desire collection is comprised of three ...
Formal Elements, Wearable Jewelry
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In my master's thesis and exhibition entitled Formal Elements, Wearable Jewelry, I explore the creative influences that inspire me to work in this medium. Texture, surface, line and movement contribute to a personal ...