Project 2: Serial Planes

Phase A: Altered Book

Phase B: White Serial Planes Sculpture/Object

Research

Sketches

Photographic Documentation

Reaction Paper:

                  Project 2 was a great project in my opinion. For phase A: Altered Book I chose to go with something abstract and I really love how it came out. I thought the book was easy to work with and the results came out great. I understand where other people were coming from though when they had a specific plan and had trouble getting the outcome they desired. I think for the book phase of this serial planes project it was better to be more abstract and not have a plan to get results that you were happy with. I think that people had more trouble with cutting the book as well, but I didn't end up cutting mine that much. The parts that I did cut though were tough and didn't come exactly the way I expected.
                 The second phase of this project was also really interesting. I made a design based off a hotel that I found when i was searching through architecture while doing my research. I found a lot of great research images to spark some ideas for this phase of the project. I came across other students work which was really interesting and unique. Personally I think the foam core used for this part of the project was more challenging to work with because it didn't come out great after cutting.
                  I learned a bunch of things from these two phases of the serial planes project. I learned about using these different materials and how to work with them well. It was really interesting, in my opinion, to work with a book rather than a material that one would normally use to create a sculpture. It was an interesting way to use an old book. I think I also learned about the difference between having a planned out idea and a more abstract thought as to how my project would turn out. The results can be very different and it was very creative and unique.