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Extended Commentary: The Capitol Insurrection, Emergency Management and Mutual Aid Agreements: What Questions Need to be Answered?
Full text linkThis extended commentary examines issues surrounding mutual aid agreements—the standing emergency management policies focused around resource management, and the failure to enact them during the Capitol Insurrection of January 6, 2021 and what that means going forward
Quilling as a Tehuana
No full textThis quilling was an endeavor sparked by quarantine and a love for brilliant artists. Each slip of paper involved was hand-cut and shaped, requiring around six hours of work each day for an entire week. This work of art depicts Frida Kahlo\u27s Self-Portrait as a Tehuana, one of her most elegant and sophisticated masterpieces
Chess: A Cute Glance in Japanese Mythology
No full textThroughout my years at the University of North Georgia, I have always wanted to create a piece that people can interact with. Knowing we are surrounded by artwork all the time really fascinated me and has taught me to appreciate the little things around me. This is the key idea why I wanted to make my Japanese mythology chess set.
All of the mythology god and goddess are 3D modeled by me, and I used Makerbot printers to print each piece. The style of the pieces is closely related to my illustration character style; chibi-anime-based style. Choosing the theme of Japanese mythology over any other mythology was the easiest part of this piece. I’ve always been fascinated by Japanese art and culture. I want this piece to show my appreciation to the Japanese culture for helping me build as an artist, and as a person. Each piece was chosen based on the universal chess game most everyone understands how to play around the world. Based on the moves for each piece, I compared them with a personality. Some decisions were based on connection to each other through their stories. From there, I was able to assign a mythology god to each chess piece role.
Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and I think one of the most important goddesses, is the king;
Uzume, the goddess of joy, is the queen;
Kirin; Part horse, part dragon, part deer mythical creature as the knight;
Omoikane, the god of wisdom, is the bishop;
Raijin, the god of lightning, is the rook;
Kitsune, the protector of all sacred temples, is the pawn.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/seniorexhibspring2021/1074/thumbnail.jp
Postcards
No full textThe definition of a farmers market is “a food market at which local farmers sell fruit and vegetables and often meat, cheese, and bakery products directly to consumers.” Within this definition there is both simplicity and connection. In deciding to create branding for my market, Atlanta Farmers Market, simplicity and relational connection were the values I wanted my designs to communicate. I have grown up with an appreciation for the hardworking vendors at farmers markets and the community a market has the ability to create. Maybe it’s just the romanticism of the mundane in films, or maybe it’s a reality of the flourishing environment created when people come together to share their passions with each other. Either way, my affinity with this environment has combined with my desire to create things that look beautiful together. This is why I chose to create branding for both the market as a whole and individual vendors of honey, flowers, and bread. I wanted all of the logos, business cards, posters, pictures to speak to their own vendor’s talents and individuality, and work well together to make a successful group under the market’s umbrella.
Throughout most of my work I am interested in the human experience, specifically in relation to the impact we have on each other, and how we move through change and dealing with our past. I have used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in combination with photography to create my work, and I have an appreciation for both the practical side of graphic design, like branding, logos, etc. and the artistic side of graphic design like collage.
My concept for this body of work was to create simple and straightforward design that still had an artistic quality to it; I wanted the work to still communicate artistic effort behind it even if it was simple. I chose my color palette to be warm and inviting while also playing on colors that could be pulled from nature. These qualities both serve to emphasize the handgrown and handmade aspects of the products being sold in the market, and to create a simple path to connection with the company and vendors, therefore building trust. One of the most admirable parts of a farmers market is that you as the customer get to meet and interact with the person or people who have made or grown this product, are passionate about it, and are open with how they got here. This level of understanding people and why they are doing what they are doing is something that is easily accessible in the farmers market environment. The ease of getting to know someone is what I wanted my designs to communicate and make a way to happen.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/seniorexhibspring2021/1026/thumbnail.jp
[2] Being and Company
No full textA project exploring both screen-printing and graphic design. It is a tote bag company based on environmentally friendly practices and techniques. Being and Company was created to inform users of environmentally friendly practices.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/seniorexhibspring2021/1001/thumbnail.jp
[5] Rimba
No full textA story is an account of events that can be imaginary or true. Whether fictitious or not, stories are what connect all living beings to the past, present and to each other.
Encountering stories that provoke an emotional reaction have, in turn, motivated me to use my work as a vehicle for lesser represented narratives. In my body of work I desire to enlighten the average viewer on issues of environmental decline, social inequality, and overall life through animated tales. The emotional impact of my work is meant to inspire change throughout one’s life. Whether that change be large or small, I want the purpose of each story I tell to cling to the mind of any viewer.
Rimba is a 3D animated short film that follows a young orangutan’s day in the Indonesian jungle as he realizes the environment around him is being destroyed for the collection of palm oil. Palm oil is a versatile oil used in cosmetics, as a frying agent, and in pre-packaged food around the world. Since the 90s, the production of palm oil has increased by 600 percent and largely affects the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, which house endangered species with populations under 3,000. Although the palm oil industry benefits the global economy, the resulting deforestation and inevitable destruction of endangered species is a global concern.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/seniorexhibspring2021/1048/thumbnail.jp
[2]Rimba
No full textA story is an account of events that can be imaginary or true. Whether fictitious or not, stories are what connect all living beings to the past, present and to each other.
Encountering stories that provoke an emotional reaction have, in turn, motivated me to use my work as a vehicle for lesser represented narratives. In my body of work I desire to enlighten the average viewer on issues of environmental decline, social inequality, and overall life through animated tales. The emotional impact of my work is meant to inspire change throughout one’s life. Whether that change be large or small, I want the purpose of each story I tell to cling to the mind of any viewer.
Rimba is a 3D animated short film that follows a young orangutan’s day in the Indonesian jungle as he realizes the environment around him is being destroyed for the collection of palm oil. Palm oil is a versatile oil used in cosmetics, as a frying agent, and in pre-packaged food around the world. Since the 90s, the production of palm oil has increased by 600 percent and largely affects the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, which house endangered species with populations under 3,000. Although the palm oil industry benefits the global economy, the resulting deforestation and inevitable destruction of endangered species is a global concern.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/seniorexhibspring2021/1049/thumbnail.jp