Kaytlin's Creations : Memento

Monday, October 21, 2013

Momento: Process Pictures

This assignment allowed me to work with any 3 materials that I wanted. Because an oppurtunity like this doesn't arrive often I chose materials that I had never used before and wanted to try: Neopreen, gold leaf, and epoxy.

Small mishap with superglue

Token: Personal Responce

This article was about the items that were accompanied unwanted babies when they were left at the hospital. My first thought was that it is sad how many babies were unwanted in the 18th century. These tokens were used as identification if the mother ever returned for the baby. I think it is very interesting how important these otherwise meaningless objects were. When I look at pictures of them, I think of all the stories and people connected to each one. I find it very overwhelming.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Momento: Completed Piece

For those that don't know me, I became a certified scuba diver at I the age of 11 and have been hooked ever since. I spend most of my time wishing I could be under the sea. That is why I incorporate diving into my school work whenever possible. Needless to say, the memories that inspired my memento piece where those of scuba diving. I used only 3 materials--neoprene, gold leaf, and epoxy--to create a small sculpture that represents those memories. Neoprene is the material that wetsuits are made of. They provide warmth as well as protection. When I dive I am able to escape reality and feel totally safe. The smell and texture of neoprene are also comforting to me and are always present in my diving memories. The gold leaf represents the great wonder and amazement I experience during every single dive. I used epoxy to create small circles that represent the air bubbles created by exhaling underwater as they float and expand towards the surface. Epoxy is two liquid monomers mixed together to create a solid adhesive. The fact that this is possible is quite astounding. Just like it is astounding that humans are able to breath underwater. I stacked the circles in a vertical line to represent the process of descending into the depths of the ocean and ascending back to the surface back again. No matter how much I wish it wasn't, scuba diving is a two way trip--a brief visit to a whole new world. I chose to create my memento as a hanging piece so it can sway and move with air currents; similar to way I float and move with the ocean currents while diving.

Grade: 92