Learning Portfolio

Maria Luisa Jauregui Spring 2013

Ice Breaker Week1

The above images were my actual dedicated inspirations for myself depicting: Continuously Strong

Bravely Pushed Emotionally Intertwined

The Materials that I used was Metal Flat Lined

Wire and some rounded thick wire both in silver

because I feel that my foundations as a person

are represented with such since I have solid similar characteristics and mannerisms that are plainly

and equally shown. My ideas are curvilinear in the sense that I think in a broad equal spectrum in

situations both physically and emotionally and I do so thoroughly. I Associate linear aspects with straight

narrow minded point of views, which I have some of in my iterations yet not that much. I also chose this

material because its reflective as am I in reflecting peoples dislikes and likes both in themselves and

myself.

Week 2 In this version it’s shown that I have expanded the width and

height of my iteration and I have also altered the texture of the material because I am not completely smooth and always

realistically reflective of my surroundings. I hammered the front bottom loop to create a troubled scenery. I loved being able to see

that this represented me in a very good way. I’m me no matter what I go through and still keep my posture and integrity. I also

incorporated a thin copper wire that I wrapped around one of the slightly curved thick wire because that shows minor aspects of

myself that wrap around my ideas, actions, motives at times that don’t contaminate or alter my character yet enhance it or limit it. The wire is thin and mutable yet fixed on my core foundations for now, until I learn to unwrap and remove them completely for the

purpose of pure solidarity.

My next Iteration incorporated materials that were inspired my nets, because I tend to always have a barrier around me that encloses me yet not completely

because ill catch information and knowledge regardless. There is room for growth and expansion yet its limited and filtered. I chose to wrap it around the curves

that I did simply because I thought it flowed together best in that way and there were certain aspects and views that I did not want to cover, those were some of

my challenges. I also changed the color to white to show more purity and combination of materials and the white also represents the fog that blinds my vision, potential yet thankfully remains pure and untainted by the beatings and

challenges of my environment, people and overall life experiences. I lack color and that’s because I was so indecisive about what to contrast it with that I just chose to

show the contrast with the background environment instead, this was another horrible challenge. My colors depend on my state of mind and mood,

indecisiveness and confusion are influencing a white out; a Clean Clear Slate.

Week 5/6

This an inspiration because the changing elevations looked beautiful even with different colored, preserved and textured materials. The piece has integrity

My initial Iterations where these two with

a curvilinear blob type of base shape and using

Asymmetric triangles to make the walls and divisions of the layered floors.

There’s some fluidity to my linear aspects which I had to incorporate

because flat, fixed. My spaces aren’t completely closed here yet there’s

many openings to it, showing just its framework yet without clearly divided

layers which would be the floors, walls, doors and such.

Gradualism: This concept is a beautiful one because

it depicts how a single repetitive shape can create

something simply beautiful and eccentric. This piece below inspired

me by its thin chair design that when repeated makes a long structured type of couch - chair. Its

useful and inviting physically and visually.

•The structures base that goes from

narrow to wide. •It has 3 proper

entering and exiting possibilities shown

in white in a Y form. • The meaning I give

it though is peace because this would

be a structure that’d promote peace, inspiration and

tranquility with the potential of

independently chosen actions additions and alterations .

• I added a triangle on top to close the roof of it, I didn’t want to completely block the potential of nature incorporating itself with and or within the building so I added something that would just hold it together and in a sense “closing it up.” The base also has a white mesh type of floor. • The sides don’t extend out further than the base outline itself because I wanted to maintain a set form to it regardless. • I’m not content with the excessive view that it has right now because it doesn’t clearly portray sections and divisions also though because of the asymmetry its composed of therefore I using transparent materials doesn’t look smooth or beautiful.

Here its seen how the look, and framework of my iteration changed. Its still being made of sticks both with round edges and sharp linear edges and I incorporated paper as well for walls that were cut into triangles, squares and rounded over the frame of what I wanted walls to be.

Week 5: Nature and Space

•I added rounded tipped sticks to the walls on the second level of the structure to show the makings of walls and floors. •The vertical bars making up the walls are also asymmetric with gaps between them because light would be going through it from the main space which would be the floor reflecting light through out the spaces and depending on the usage of the space natural forces such as wind and water as well. •Main color is silver and white because it’d be white colored solar panels that would also provide light all around, minimizing the need for extra street lightings. •I see the foundation connecting Metal Rods wrapped with Preserved Tropical Vines defining this building. Thus having an ever present visual of the amazing beauty and immense possibilities of connecting two different things. •I had many challenges with making, keeping and liking the makings of spaces with abstract framework with secondary linear accents, completing it. •I love the noticeable contrast though shown with the floors which are vertically placed as shown on the (right sided) picture and the division it makes on the middle protruding triangle under, the Top Look out point. This was my last iteration.

Week 5

How do you shape space to stimulate the senses and evoke memories to create experiences?

• I created a smaller space that wasn’t completely enclosed within the space I created. I defined the space within the space in a rectangular form, differentiating from the overall base form which was curvilinear. I feel that smaller spaces give a more comfortable feel to a person because it encircles them and space is clearly defined. With big spaces there’s much freedom and versatility both in actions and reactions.

Can space be so flexible that anything can happen there? How do you achieve this?

• Yes it can be very flexible in what it evokes, produces and contains within the space. If its open both by being open to nature; light, trees and wind and in the design of the walls and openings in the walls, it has much more free form potentials.

• I believe you achieve flexibility in space by having openings and solidarities in the walls and divisions. Layers and gradualism are nice clean ways of developing height and abstract shapes of divided enclosed or open space.

Conclusion • Unfortunately I must say that it took me so long to turn this in because I had not done any physical

models throughout the class that I thought were worthy of showing or representing myself. With it being too late I realized that had I actually kept them and truly listened to what you had said about just going for it, I would have been successful this past term. My doubts were truly self destructive for me yet thankfully I have learned my lesson and dedicated myself to these projects as I should’ve from the start.

• Completing these brought me feelings of accomplishments yet pensive, disappointing and self beating emotions because I realized how much better these projects would have been for me had I done them on time and received the feedback from you and my classmates. I used those around me yet learning and improving from those with experience is much better for success.

• I didn’t have the experience either of being able to use sketch up because of my lack of experience yet I have worked on it and have gotten better at it which will help me do much better this coming semester. I hadn’t addressed all my hindering aspects of myself and hadn’t fully used my will power for my benefit yet that all changed after this process.

• My perspective has changed for the better, I don’t ever want to feel the feelings I felt of ungratefulness and stupidity for having had such amazing opportunities and misused them. This second term will be different and other aspects of my life already changed for the better.

• I cant change the past yet I changed my present and my future has been improved because having something so good be so difficult because of my choice to do it alone is horrible. Using the appropriate resources is essential for success was the lesson I also learned

• I sincerely apologize for turning this in so late and not even having much of the work. I did my best and unfortunately a healthy balance in my life is not yet achieved, yet this class has become a priority and I will enjoy it to its fullest potential for my ultimate benefit.