Consulting DOtty abt internal final II

Hey LDW, it is starting to be fantastically realistic. Is that how you want it to be? I thought you planned to engage the other marks and elements?

Work all as one.
Well... If you are intending to do that now (since you said it is halfway), my advice is for you to work the other elements (like labels, writings, images, diagrams, etc) TOGETHER, WHILE you are building this body.
Else they’ll have the tendency to look separated and not intergrated.

As for the limbs as well, you should work them at same time as body, not saparated time.

Show process
Learn to let go and Show your process into your artwork. It’ll be richer and engaging.

Step back
LDW, I thiink you need to constantly step back and look at the drawing from far. Then u’ll see what next u need to do.

At the moment, the head is not merging with the rest of the body- your approach is different therefore they look like they are not talking together.

Avoid tunnel vision
React! And embrace PROCESS!! Avoid to simply execute what is in your mind and straight onto paper.


With our parents, avoid reacting emotionally towards them, (eg. Get more angry with them for saying those words).
Ya you might feel like they do not know what the point is and that you have worked so hard on it and yet they are saying that.
So I reckon you sit them down, and explain what the project is about. And ask their opinion about it. Just to bring them into your activity.

Try not to isolate them in this creative journey u are ready to set forth. This will be difficult, almost impossible, I know (my parents were not supportive as well..) to get them to understand, however, LDW, (I go by this belief and principles)

* we shouldn’t stop nurturing others. (grandma, parents, little brothers, neighbours, students, etc)

- just make sure you do this positively.

* if you want something bad enough, it will happen.

- so if you want people to understand you , YOU MUST work towards it, and so it will happen...eventually. But you must acknowledge and respect TIME.

* People in general feel repulsed by things they not familiar with.

- You should be nonchalant to their ‘negativity’ at the moment if you feel that you cannot deal with it at this point of time-near assessment.
- your parents’ reactions are normal. Really. Believe me.

This is what most artists have to go through. For some its forever, but for me, I try to solve it and thank god, I did. Now my mom supports most things I do and respects me. She believes that I am not doing bad and wasting my life. It took her 15 years. She only realised I was serious and good after 5 years i got involved in arts. Another 5 years to adjust and another 5 to really understand. Just about NOW, the past 2 years she’s brilliant with it. We are finally ok as mother and daughter. I am already 34 yrs old. (My dad passed away too soon, didn’t get to see that i’m not a waste. )

So LDW, have compassion and endurance and never give up to let people understand, BUT WE MUST PLAY A PART IN NURTURING THEM.okay?
Please please try not to fight them or ignore them. Breathe with them.

good luck, you can do it!! I know.
Dotty



On 4/14/07 11:42 PM, "LDW" wrote:

sigh... dotty this is halfway there. intestines and arms are on the way. but problem now is, my mom and dad wants to burn it, tear it and refuse me to hand it up. sigh

Consulting DOtty abt internal final

All these is very encouraging. Never emailed lecturers to ask for advice before. IT keeps me going on. but still, it won't help solve problems in HELL.




Seems ok at moment.
Just make sure you stick to the stanza you want to express.
Pretend you not LDW, and try guess which poetry. don go off tangent k. and remember what we discussed behind the staff room- ‘show off’ all your skills, LDW ok?

As you build the layers of newspaper for the body, put in other elements and react sensitively to them. Play with the material process.

Several things to consider consistently in your head as you make this artwork-

1. Application- bring in lessons you learned
2. Be sensitive always- react to the techniques and materials sensitively
3. Develop & consider ideas as they surface when making this- be creative and flexible and versatile as you put more things and elements (as you make, more ideas will surface so consider them. ) Don just work tunnel vision-ly, shutting off ideas when they come.
4. Relevance- cross check if concept and stanza still applicable.


Keep it up, LDW.
dotty



On 4/14/07 5:57 PM, "LDW" wrote:

hello dotty!

rmb u asked us to send u pics of our processes. this is just my starting portion. i'm workin on mahjong paper and then transferring it onto mounting board. the body is halfway done(intending to do something like an autopsy on myself-cutting myself up to show the intestines).

anyway i'm going back to work on it. cya in school!

LDW