Although the project was a set, this picture only shows one piece of five. This is because I've already mailed them to my grandparents. I can doodle incredibly accurate representations upon request though

Kate Doody is an American artist born in 1978 that creates large scale installations, sculptures, and works on paper.  She makes gret use of multimedia materials and has received acclaim from all over the world.

#17

1. I think more multimedia projects should be encouraged in ceramics III. For instance, wind chimes or mobiles would require students to think outside of just clay; preparation including relative weights and contrasting materials would be necessary.

2. I don't think I do have a personal style. If I do, it's one that a real artist would laugh at: maximum efficiency. I can imagine you right now reading this and shaking your head and chuckling but it's true.  Efficiency is king, and all my pieces were wrought trying to maximize effect while minimizing difficulty. Each piece that I made either plays to my strong suits or doesn't require a strong suit at all, just an interesting idea.

3. My art work has shown minimal growth over the year (sorry). Conversely, my interest in art has grown exponentially.. I recently visited the Art Institute of Chicago, and, for the first time in a very, very long history of museum going, I wanted to stay longer than my father.  Bear with me as I get philosophical but I think it's because of a loss of imagination.  Growing up, I was never starved for aesthetics simply because everything was so incredibly interesting.  Now I find myself searching for scenery, in walks and pictures and exhibits. If this new interest continues to grow I feel as though I will certainly grow as an artist.

4. The blog experience wasn't all that bad. It was a little bit annoying but it gave me space to say things that otherwise would have been left unsaid.

FOTA

The Festival of the Arts was much more than I expected. I have attended before, but was still not prepared for this year's.  Maybe it was the graduation goggles, or maybe it was the praise and pride I received and felt over my work, but it was definitely a special day. I signed up for a full day as a sort of joke; "Availability: ALL DAY ERR DAY" was what I wrote on the sheet, I believe, but once there I couldn't imagine leaving.  It was a fun day.  I was surprised at the attention that my kinetic sculpture gathered, especially from adults. It was exciting to see how people reacted.  Some children were hushed, and some parents impressed that a ceramics student would have such a project idea.  All around it was an excellent experience. I even met Paul.

nikola tesla

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer, born July 10, 1856. He was a major contributor to the widespread success of commercial electricity. Although he is best known for developing modern alternating current, his theoretical work was the foundation of modern day wireless communications and radio. Tesla was a very recognizable figure in his day, but towards the end of his life he became more reclusive and eccentric, epitomizing  the "mad scientist" role. He died January 7, 1943 alone and in poor economic standing in a New York City hotel, and his fame died down - so much so that an overwhelming majority of RCK or any other group of students probably couldn't tell you who he was. Another interesting bit: he resigned working for Thomas Edison after redesigning Edison's inefficient motors and generators because Edison welched on the pay.

tesla coils and stuff


tesla chillin


tesla chillin by tesla coils and stuff


there are not many photographs available of Nikola Tesla