By taking what I have learned in class and applying it to the real world I am finding out that many more opportunities are opening up. Just recently I ran into an artist around my age who needed help creating a mural and wanted it to be a form of collaboration.                  


Because it was so large she chose to get a crew of 5 to 6 other artists who had a background in painting, or drawing. For the last month and a half we have spent time on making this a masterpiece of our own. 

We chose to go with a "flat" look since the mural is in a school with a younger audience. My first thoughts were doubtful but the more we developed the flatness, the better it turned out.

In order to draw attention towards a specific audience I began searching for popular symbols or messages that could be conveyed within a simplistic design. While he was still here "Tebowing" was on the rise and thus there was no reason why not to use this towards my advantage. Instead of making it in table form, I chose to branch out in terms of orientation and projection. Therefore, made most sense to hang these murals on the wall and shrink the size in order to make them more 'wall friendly.'

New Idea's with Multiple

Breakfast of Champions- Hank Willis Thomas & Ryan Alexiev

Ryan’s artwork explores the ramifications and effects of consumerism, globalization, and the ethos of technological progress upon traditional social-cultural values and symbols. Under this context, he is particularly interested in examining the emerging complexities of identity formation in an increasingly optional world.

Finished Product!

Just finished my first project and this is what it will look like with several hours of dedication and care! Stay tuned for more ideas to come. :-)

Like every one else who has seen Eric’s work, I was moved in one way or another. Me personally, I see a unique technique in the creations of his work. Not only was it unusual at the time but it has inspired millions of artists after him to break out of the box also. Alongside his persona, his work is odd and apart from the norm. He reaches his audience by shocking and awing. To do this he allows himself to create pieces unlike any other, but instead of his ideas being utterly awful, a lot of them tend to be aesthetically pleasing. On the other hand, many choose to side with a pessimistic attitude and consider his artwork to be immature and childish. I for one enjoy his work for that reason alone due to his attempt to be one of its kind. Like Eric chose thumbtacks as a material, I too have ventured from using a common material to create these murals. When looking at his work I am even more inspired to dive into the concept of the multiple and hope that better ideas continue to arise.

Process and Material:

Ever since I started to collect caps, I've had a sudden aspiration to make something of it. It wasn't worth it until my collection had expanded from the hundreds to thousands, but with time ideas slowly came together. I started to make murals- mostly from previously discovered logos in order to advertise with art. As my collection has grown more pieces have come about and I will briefly described to you how these pieces of are are made:

1) Wash all of the caps with water and rinse thoroughly. Once washed lay them out and allow them to dry naturally in order to prevent rust.

2) Sort the caps into colors and labels in order to make the placing much, MUCH easier!!

3) Once sorted, separated them into boxes and prepare your canvas by putting plywood on a flat surface.

4) Buy a desired color of spray paint and layer the plywood 2-3 times until a fine coat is apparent.

5) Then draw an outline of your image upon the surface and begin identifying what colors will be where.

6) Later place all the caps in a caddie-corner style where the caps are in rows one way, and a diagonal formation the other.

7) Over time the image will come together and once you are finished you must begin to cut your wood.

8) Make 3 (2x4's) into 2 (8') sides and cut one into 2 (4') sides. then bevel the inner edge with a 1/4'' section and 1/8'' section right above that. If cut correctly, each side should be able to simply fall into place on the plywood like a puzzle piece.

9) Only place three sides on as you will next slide the plexiglass into you 1/8" cut allowing it to lay right on top of the caps.

10) Lastly, you can place the final side onto the table and drill holes for each side allowing the screws to latch on and pull your table together.

11) To finish the table correctly you must now fill your holes with wood-filler and smear silicon into the cracks so that nothing will creep in post-production.