UPDATE Time…
After an
extensive amount of personal reflection over the past two weeks, I have decided
to go with some significant changes to my Honors Project. No worries, I am not scrapping the whole
project-I am just making adjustments that I feel will better benefit the
project’s outcome, the foundations involved and the intended impact I want to
achieve for the show J
First
change: I will be “editing down” the number of pieces that will be in the show
due to a few reasons. One reason is because I have realized that with the size
of the gallery and its layout-10 (or even 8) pieces will be too multifarious
and will most likely induce claustrophobia.
Second reason is I am striving for this show to have significant impact
and I fear with too many pieces the impact will be lost due to competition. The final reason is that if I no longer need
to do so many pieces, I am given more valuable time to do the research that
needs to be done without the possibility of leaving crucial information
out.
I have also
begun researching the possibility of fundraising opportunities for the
different research foundations respectively.
My steps for this include contacting the gallery director, the
foundations and clarifying any legality that may need to be addressed. J As for the fundraising, I would like to create
a couple of different types of products that would be for sale during the show
and donate a portion to each respective foundation. I feel that by doing this,
my viewers will be able to walk away with an even more astute awareness and
remembrance of the purpose of the show than to just walk away and forget about
the importance of being aware. Moreover,
I have found that when someone is moved by something they like to feel as
though they are able to contribute in some way, no matter how small.
So, it is my
hopes that my viewers will be able to be ‘moved’ by the pieces, donate to the
causes, and leave with a contribution memento and information to help spread
the word. J
Now for a
progress update. Unfortunately, two of
the pieces that I began during my last post did not make it to fruition. One collapsed and the other dried too quickly
for further manipulation. The one that
collapsed was the Breast Cancer that
I photographed for the previous post.
However, I was able to salvage a good majority of the work I had put
into it and it is now a beautiful piece for Gynecological
Cancer. (I have included photos of its progress before its demise and the
salvage redirection-Gynecological)
The one that dried too quickly is currently in stasis while I am trying to
figure out how(if) to salvage it. Nevertheless, I have begun my fourth piece! It is the very crude beginnings of my Bone Cancer piece and I am very excited
to be attempting this piece because I can see that it will be quite challenging.
(I love a good challenge!)
Until next
post-enjoy the photos and don’t forget to feed the fishies!
(Photos:
Breast Cancer before demise, Gynecological Cancer, Bone Cancer, group shot of
Autism, Gynecological & Testicular)
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