I make it seem like less of a push over than it really was, but this final project really killed me. Design 3 has been my weakest attribute to my Design series.
We started off by watching Everything is Illuminated, and in contrary to the trailer, the film was pretty silent. It did have some premium dancing. (haha) *Speak in Alex's accent*
We came up with 8 still shots from the movie, of course manipulated to our concept's ideals.
My concept, with the help of good friends in my classes, came to be "Alex picked up the torch his grandfather left behind". This evolved into the idea that the ever-meshing bonds of generations upon generations truly can create a new prospective.
We then started turning all of that into a model. My first model was bland. The wax additive was apparently the best in the class when it came to craft, which is what a lot of us were struggling with. That comment was the only thing that kept me going that last month and a half. My concepts and model space SUCKED, and I wasn't confident at all. So that kept me going that my wax mold surpassed the rest.
The process is always the easiest. 
Once the model was finalized, I could focus on the bulk portion of the final. Which was an Exploding Axo with a human scale, 4 Sections in Negative/White Space, 4 photographs of your model, our semester drawing, and finally the main collage drawing.
All in all, I think my work came out very great for the mind set I had early on into this project. My conceptual thoughts come slightly easier now, where as now I need to work on crafting simple drawings and models with critical ideals. Wish me luck.
Thanks for keeping up with me!
-Michelle C. Harter
