Mental Health Introspect

Photography 1 class project: Capture 5 images on a topic that concerns you.

The challenge of this project was to capture images in a none traditional introspective way. Mental health issues are the bumps in the road, the feeling drained and deflated. It means reaching out to a friend, a therapist, doctors, anyone that will listen and help. It takes being resilient in wanting to persist through the darkest of dark, to fight until you see the light, and come out on the other side of it. It can be a battle that is fought over and over. Just keep reaching out till you find the right person that can help.

Sinkhole

Drained

Call for Help

Deflated

Resilient

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Sculpture Assignment 1

For this project the criteria was to use an eight foot 2x2 piece of wood to create a formalist sculpture. When creating this piece I wanted to a work of art that had a topsy turvy aesthetic. The bottom 2x2 is resting on a hard edge, while the other pieces connect off each side. I cut and sanded out divots into the corner edges all along the interior angles of the wood. Each piece was sanded down to remove blemishes and to create a relatively smooth surface. To fasten the pieces together I used a countersink drill to make the initial holes and then drilled in two screws for each piece, creating stability. Once completely together, the divots were painted white and the remainder was painted black with acrylic paint. After drying, I made a design decision to scratch off the black layer to reveal the white underneath. Reminiscent of old country style, which goes against the more modern look of the overall piece. If you look closely, one of the side pieces is attached diffe...

* Touch - The Hand

Hugging Oneself 8 x 11 1/2" drawing, pencil and charcoal Inspiration: "Touch is so important in emotional situations that we're driven to touch ourselves in the way we'd like someone else to comfort us." Ackerman, Diane. "A Natural History of the Senses." p. 118. Statement: The physical need to touch and be touched is critical for survival. When your thoughts overwhelm you it is easy to seclude oneself and have self doubt. Those feeling are the only things you can think about. Often you may find yourself sitting in a quiet place, rocking back and forth, hugging yourself... wishing that there was someone out there who would care enough to hug you back.

Intertwined - Grief and Hope

2D Project - create an image using 2 objects in various sizes to simulate foreground and background fading out of view. For this project I used two Willow Tree sculptures created by artist Susan Lordi to compose my project. As a military widow these two sculptures hold significant meaning. The foreground is composed of more Hero statues as it signifies more of the immediate grief after suffering loss. As you move toward the middle there is hope and grief mixed together. The background contains more hope then grief as you begin to find yourself again and move forward in your journey. Willow Tree Sculptures Hero and Soar Hero sculpture shadowed from various angles

Susan Williams

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