This is my final product for Micro Project 2. Although it kind of looks like I just threw a bunch of crap together, I actually had a pretty complex system for how I decided to layer my objects. I took into consideration both physical size as well as how much I interact with each object. I also included repetition of each object in an average day and its level of importance. To explain as clearly as possible, I will start with the furthest layer and work forward:
1. The first layer is my Radiohead poster copied over and over. I chose to include this object because what I put on my walls is very important to me. It's the backdrop of my life. Thus, it is the backdrop of my project. I like my walls to be completely covered.
2. The second is my compost bin. My compost bin is very large so I depicted it as such in my project. Although it's very important to me, I don't interact with it much. I go out probably once a day to empty our kitchen waste but other than that, it's not something I think about a lot. It's in the back of my mind.
3. The third is my polymer clay oven. I love making beads but it's not something I have much time for anymore so I chose not to repeat it. I did however make it a bit larger than most other objects because, when I do use it, I usually go crazy and make a ton of stuff. It's also the first medium I ever worked with and got me interested in art in the first place, so it's very sentimental.
4. The fourth layer includes my wooden spirals. I exaggerated their size and made it to look as if they're hanging on the hammock. I wear them every day and love them a lot, but they are not something I interact with much, other than the fact that they are in my ears. I think they're something other people associate with my personality even more than I associate them with myself.
5. Fifth is my hammock. It's winter, so I obviously am not using it now. However, in the summer I love to go camping and lay around all day. I put some of my favorite things in it to symbolize this cozy comfort I find while laying in it.
6. Sixth is my iPod. I use my iPod all day long but I don't necessarily 'think' about it a whole lot. I made a lot of them to symbolize this. It's just a small thing that fits in my pocket but I use it all the time.
7. Seventh is my book. I love reading but my reading habits are very erratic. I don't sit down for long periods of time to read. I'll read a couple chapters over a course of a day, maybe 20 or 30 minutes at a time. I tend to be a bit spacey so I am constantly switching tasks. Reading pops up all through my day.
8. Eighth is my chapstick. Now, I kept the chapsticks small because they are small in real life. But I think about it a lot because I find chapped lips extremely uncomfortable, which is why it's above my iPod and book. I'm very conscious of it.
9. Ninth is my mug and teapot. It starts to get a bit confusing here because I have two different layers for these. One being ninth and the other being thirteenth (frontmost.) This is because I do love tea a whole lot, but sometimes I don't drink it out of enjoyment. Sometimes I drink it for the caffeine or simply because one of my roommates made some and why not. Thus, sometimes it's at the top of my list and others it's somewhere in the middle. Regardless, I use these items quite regularly amongst my other daily activities.
10. Tenth is my TOMS shoes. I love these shoes so much. Unfortunately they're not very winter friendly but I still look at them every day and wish I could wear them. I put them in a stepping pattern in my project.
11. Eleventh is my hula hoop! I repeated it a bunch of times not only because I play with it all the time, but I put it in a sort of spinning pattern that it often emulates while I am doing tricks.
12. Twelfth is my laptop. I do almost everything on my computer. Research, school work, movies, etc. Thus, I repeated it in my piece a lot, but didn't want to make it very big because it's another thing I don't consciously 'think' about a whole lot. It's just always there.
I tried to create sort of a surreal account of my daily life in thought. I really wanted a sense of space, though I feel like it may look a bit flat. Or maybe I've just been staring at it for too long. My Photoshop skills aren't that great but I think it looks alright. I like this piece because I feel it shows the sense of whimsy and surrounding of fun things in my life. However, I don't like it because that's all it shows. I, like everyone, have a lot of dark parts of my life that this piece does not reveal at all. I also feel kind of uncomfortable when I look at it because it's so materialistic, which I try not to be too much. But nice things are nice.
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