Touch Assignment

 

                                                       Swaddled

                                                   Digital Collage

     "As the fetus grows in the womb, surrounded by amniotic fluid, it feels liquid warmth, the heartbeat, the inner surf of the mother, and floats in a wonderful hammock that rocks gently as she walks."

A Natural History of The Senses, Diane Ackerman, p. 78

Statement:

I was inspired to create a digital college of a baby in the womb, but I thought of twins in the womb which adds more of a first touch than anything since two beings are together in their mother's womb before they are born into the world. The original photo was photographed by Anne Geddes and then I added the white blanket to show the warmth and how these two babies are swaddled together in the womb as it's like their first touch before they enter the world.

Express Uniqueness

Graphite Drawing

8" x 10"

"These days to shock the burgeoisie and establish their own identity, as every generation must, many young men and women wear their hair as a freeform sculpture, with lacquered spikes, close-cropped patterns that resemble a formal garden maze, and colors borrowed from an aviary or spray painted alley." 

A Natural History of The Senses, Diane Ackerman, p. 85

Statement:

I was inspired to do a drawing of a man and a woman with hair that is unique almost like a freeform sculpture described in the quote. A freeform sculpture has unique shapes that are different and special. I wanted to create a drawing that emphasizes how a man and a woman express themselves through their hair with colors, textures, and the way the may style their hair. The swirls I incorporated in the woman's hair was inspiration from a freeform sculpture I saw, along with the man's beard and his hair on top of his head. Touch is very unique when talking about hair and the different textures each person has.