Ashlynn Meyer's Art Portfolio

Bird Bear. Buff Clay with Acrylic Paint. 2017. When making this piece, we had to use two different animals and their features to make a whole new animal. I chose to use the body of a bear, wings of a bird, feet and beak of a bird, and I added a scaly tail to add something different to the sculpture. I wanted the piece to look dark but beautiful. I chose to do a dark body so the wings and feet stand out and look colorful and alive. I had this piece in a sitting position to give it a more friendly appearance, instead of a dark scary look. I also painted the eyes the same color as the wings so they would pop away from the dark fur of the body and face. 

Tree Waterfall. Corrugated Cardboard Sculpture. 2016. For this piece we had to create an abstract piece that tells a story, or that symbolizes something in real life by using cardboard. I chose to do trees that are growing in a waterfall-like effect. I would also say the trees look like some sort of Japanese buildings. I had used a razor to cut out the shapes and hot glue to glue them together. I wanted to add texture to the trees, so I removed the first layer of the cardboard to show the middle, wavy layer. I also built a fence around the piece to symbolize the protection of our society and nature. Finally, I cut out a small pond next to the trees and a small garden of flowers next to them as well.  This piece to me symbolizes a growing society and the beauty of nature.

Bubbles. White Earthenware Clay with Glaze. 2017. To make this bowl, I had used little pieces of clay, rolled them into circles, and pushed them flat to mold them into another bowl. Once I had the inside of the other bowl filled with the clay circles, I waited a day for it to dry then took it out. I wanted to outside to stand out, so to emphasize the circles I chose a blue glaze. I carved a heart on the inside of the bowl and painted it red to add more to the piece.

Vine Bowl. White Earthenware Clay with Glaze. 2016. For this piece, the main objective was to carve away parts of the bowl so other parts would jump out. I chose to have design as vines wrapping around the bowl because I thought it would look realistic. I decided to use a green glaze for the vines and a blue on the inside to look like water. 

Bird House. White Earthenware Clay with Glaze and String. 2017. For this clay building, I used white earthenware clay with glaze and string. I wanted to make something a little more challenging and outside my comfort zone. I wanted to the bird to be the object that was attached to the building by string so it would have some movement. I painted the house with reds and browns so the bird would stand out. This piece was challenging, especially in the building process. I wanted it to have an animated appearance instead of a more realistic one. I gave the roof texture with a needle to make it look like shingles. I would compare my piece to a koo koo clock.