Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Journal Entry "African Zombie"

I was researching the origins of the term "zombie" and found the ancient definition of the term to be quite interesting. In Africa a dead corpse can be reanimated by a Bokor (a sorcerer). I thought about the implications of such a power on the corpse of a mixture of creatures, in this case a hyena.

Monday, July 11, 2011

"Atlantis Lives" Journal Entry

Atlantis obviously survived the flood by making their city on the back of a giant crab...

"Tiki Turmoil Tiles" Journal Entry

Concept sketches for a board game Mary and I are designing based on the pacific pantheon.

"Hanging Gardens" Journal Entry

The legendary Hanging Gardens.

"Zeus" Journal Entry

A more elemental interpretation of Zeus.

"Sword in the Stone" Journal Entry

Based on the ancient legend of King Arthur and the sword in the stone. Drawn with Copic Markers

"Naturally Dyed Cloth" Journal Entry

In response to Chad's class challenge I dyed cloth using natural navajo coloring techniques. The process included boiling the cloth with brown onion skins and wild flowers from Colorado. They mostly turned out to be a tan color with subtle variation but was still a fun process.


The Chart I used and the ingredients


Cloth cooking with Brown Onion skins


The finished Cloth


Finished piece based on Colorado landscape