It's About Time Carving #2

Original

Step 1: Squished it so it looked as if it was melting.










Step 2: Painted Blue with acrylic paint.

Step 3: Placed in microwave for 1:30 minutes which soften it then folded it in on itself.

Step 4: Randomly stuck in raw spaghetti noodles.

Step 5: Made tear shape out of plastic bottle and stuck in on both sides.

Step 6: Dripped black ink over it.

Step 7: Cut Strips of wood and placed though legs.

Step 8: Folded up clear scotch tape and placed on.
 Final:

It's about Time Carving #1

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On Longing by Susan Stewart Response

"The souvenir is used most often to evoke a voluntary memory of childhood."

When we are adults I think that most people try really hard to hold on to their childhood. When we are kids everything is so magical, exciting and we are full of wonder. As we grow up we lose this sense of wonder and belief in magic.As a way to hold on to our childhoods we find something tangible that we can hold that will allow us to remember. Many keep their baby blankets and their favorite stuff animal.

"To have a souvenir of the exotic is to posess both both a specimen and a trophy."

Almost everyone who goes on vacation brings back souvenirs of the place the go to. People do this to have a tangible object to remind them of the trip. People also use them to show other people and to share with them their experience. The souvenirs can be used to prove to others that they have been to a specific place.

Momento

 For my momento I chose the memory of going to baseball games with my parents. My family is one of the southern sports loving families so i have a lot of fond memories of going to games ,mainly baseball games. For my materials i use wood, cotton and red thread. I used the wood to represent the baseball bats. I sanded down the wood to give it the smooth finish that the bats have. The wood was arranged into the shape of a baseball diamond. I incorporated cotton candy that I always got by pulling apart cotton balls. I threaded red thread through the wound. The red thread is to represent the red stitching that is seen on baseballs.

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