Okay. So far I have gotten together most of the materials I need for this final project.

Ceramics:

I found a bunch of green ware and broke it, then I drilled holes in it for the twine I'm going to used to suspend it. They've already gone through their first fire, and I plan to glaze then with a clear coat to give them a more polished feel. I am a little conflicted about whether I should glaze them or not, so I did a few tests and they are waiting to be fired right now.




Printmaking;
I collected a bunch of used zinc plates and drilled holes in them tonight. I also collected some more ink rags. There was somone working on their printmaking final so I should have more materials
to work with tomorrow. I still have to email physical plant about whether I'm allowed to expose the pipes above the ceiling tiles and suspend these plates from them--I hope I can since It will add to the industrial feel of this installation. I also need to buy some thick fishing wire or actual wire. (I'll probably try to get the latter for aesthetics). Stanely, the man who runs the wood shop, told be I could melt the nylon in the wire so it will expand a hold the objects I'm suspending--which would save me a lot of time not having to tie everything.


Painting:
I tore up strips of canvas and left one in the workspace of each of my classmates. Tomorrow morning I'm going to ask them to wipe their brushes on them, or throw them under their easels to catch the paint. In our studio, the defining characteristic is the floor, and I want to use the same chaotic beauty the floor holds from years of painting classes and draw the viewers attention upwards. The installation will reflect the floor in it's last days, both literally and symbolically. Again, I'll suspend them over the floor of the painting studio.

Photography:
I ran into a hitch with this installation--I fully intended to install everything tonight, but when I went to staple the negatives into the wall, I discovered the wall was actually painted glass--not dry wall. I talked to Stanely, and he said to get the design I want without having glue from a hot glue gun show through, I'd have to get gummy apoxy. I'm going to stop by Granville lumber tomorrow and see what they have.
(You'd think I would have checked to see if the space on the right was glass.)


Sculpture:
I took a bunch of pictures of this area today. I don't really know what I'm doing here yet. There aren't a lot of scraps, but we start rubber molds soon, so maybe I'll become inspired.