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Rigid Detail
Get PDFThis is a sculpture and it is of you. More precisely, your emotion. Rigid Detail is a paper sculpture built out of multiple folded forms. Standing 20 inches tall with a width of 18 inches, an interior form of wire holds these angled features together. I created this work by first, designing a template that I would fold into the repeated shape. When dealing with a repetitive action such as folding paper into the same shape over a hundred times, my goal became not about the folding. It was how to simplify this task. Instead of tracing the new individual templates, I opted to cut each by hand. This would quicken the process and give variety to each form and a result was varied dimensions. This subtle detail alluded to the emotional aspect of this composition.
The parameter of this piece was themes of nature and I chose emotions that can be found in nature that would also mirror human emotion. Such as anger, but also tranquility. This would guide the flow of human emotion. Forever changing and adapting, and reinventing itself. In this art, you will understand your emotion
White Dragon
Get PDFGrowing up in China, I have always been fascinated by its culture and artworks. With this year coinciding with the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar, I decided to make a 3-dimensional sculpture of a Chinese dragon in celebration of its revered symbolism and cultural significance. The sculpture was crafted from foam board and card-stock paper. It depicts the dragon standing upright, mouth open, with one claw clutching a red ball. Inspired by the intricate artistry of Chinese craftsmanship, I incorporated the traditional paper cutting technique when creating the exterior of this piece. Through this piece, I want to not only capture the essence of Chinese cultural heritage and tradition but also showcase its enduring influence and beauty
Formal Education and the Ferrars Brothers in Jane Austen\u27s Sense and Sensibility
Get PDFCritics have long recognized Jane Austen’s interest in the education of her characters, identifying it as a theme present in all of her works. Though all of her heroines receive some level of education during her novels, their desire and access to academic learning varies by character and situation. In Austen’s day, boys’ education was far better established on a social and institutional level than girls’, making the education of her male characters informative for a discussion of formal learning in her works. Notably, Sense and Sensibility links the Ferrars brothers’ divergent personalities to their educational backgrounds. Edward–serious, dutiful, and retiring–received a private education from a tutor, while his flashy and vain brother, Robert, studied at a public boarding school. The direct consideration of public and private schooling, unique to Sense and Sensibility, can contribute to an understanding of Austen’s vision of education in its more formal sense, its value and limitations. While Austen concludes that private education is better suited to develop active and virtuous minds in its students, further experience in the world is needed to develop judgment and enable the learner to act rightly
No Longer Silent
Get PDFMy name is Sophia Tonti and I’m a senior Studio Art Major at Cedarville University. I am submitting an artist talk that I wish to present at the Symposium. I will speak about my artistic journey throughout my time here at Cedarville and how I’ve grown as Christian artist.
I struggle to express myself. Thoughts, feelings, hopes, worries--nothing escapes my mouth the way I wish it would. Creating art has not only taught me how to express those feelings that I’m unable to capture with words, but also how to find a sense of peace with myself. I’m able to accomplish this using various 2D and 3D mediums including oil paint, ceramics, and printmaking. My hope is that my work represents my personal story in a truthful respect. I will be addressing my techniques and my finished pieces throughout my presentation.
A common visual theme across my art is abstraction. The best way I can describe my desire to create non-objective work is similar to learning how to talk for the first time. Sure, none of us remember speaking our first words; but I imagine it was a huge feat to the people who were around to listen. I have a similar relationship with my abstract art. I feel like I finally have a way to voice the feelings I can’t describe with words. My work is not meant to be understood by everyone who views it, and that’s okay. From the playful animal sculptures to the somber abstract oil paintings, everything I create represents a part of me that I’m finally able to outwardly express
Successful Transfection of the pC9T Plasmid into Tetrahymena Thermophila Using Liposomes
Get PDFTetrahymena thermophila have been used as a model system for decades, due in part to the fact that they are inexpensive and easy to grow. Cells can easily be grown in large quantities if protein or nucleic acid extraction is necessary. However, transfection of Tetrahymena thermophila with plasmids has traditionally been accomplished either by using electroporation or a gene gun, neither of which is particularly inexpensive or efficient. We sought to transfect Tetrahymena with the pCas9T plasmid using commercially available liposomes in order to present a simpler alternative to the classical transfection methods. Both DNA electrophoresis and RNA sequencing indicates that our plasmid is entering the cell
Morton Hall
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