Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Week six was full of invention and trail and error. I wanted to create some of the furniture for this model from scratch but this has taken so much of more time than I had anticipated. I also continued working through my interior design book focusing this week on chapters 3 and 4. These chapters focused mainly on planning your design, building components, building materials, lighting, colors and interiors. I had already planned my design with my floor layout in week 5 so I began thinking about my building materials, I used my knowledge from my last model and decided to continue with foam board because in this scale it is easy to cut and work with. I wanted to cover my walls again because I loved the way the scrapbook paper looked and felt in my last model but thought that I might change it up by focusing on lines and textures by giving my walls a border.

I then began working on my interiors and colors. I wanted my bathroom to look clean and minimalistic so I choose to design in white and a stainless steel feel. I chose to make white as the main color in my bathroom because it represents purity and cleanliness. I decided to make the stainless steel color as my accent color because it is a dramatic contrast with white while still representing cleanliness and strength and not being to overbearing. I knew that these colors would reflect light well and were unisex enough that they could work for everyone.

I started by making my bathtub, I knew from my planning that I wanted a claw foot like tub with a wrap around shower curtain rod. I wanted it to be the main focus of the bathroom and it was going to be placed right in front of a window. I sanded, sculpted and painted my basswood then glued on smaller pieces of basswood that I made for the feet. I constructed my shower curtain rod from a wire hanger by cutting it with pliers and forming it into the shape I needed. I then drilled holes in the side of my tub as a place to secure it. I needed to make my spigot and knobs for the tub so I used clay to construct them. I wanted a standing shower as well as a moveable hand held shower head for my tub so I not only made a shower head from clay but also a cord and nozzle for the bathtub. It was then time to make my shower curtain, I decided to use a silver cloth the accentuate my stainless steal accents.

The next step was to create the toilet because that and the tub are the two most important things in any bathroom. I decided to use clay to construct the base of the toilet and use basswood to construct the seat. I created the bottom of the toilet (the bowl) first and then separately I created the tank. I struggled with the shape of the toilet so I used my own as representation. I then attached the seat and the lever giving it a real feet. I painted the toilet all white except for the lever as well as the plumbing that will be attaching it to the wall. I used clay to create the plumbing attachments to make it more realistic because I could shape them however I wanted. This is my first experience with clay and I have to admit it is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be but I have enjoyed learning.

I then wanted to focus on my accessories, the things that would make my bathroom individual. I had decided that I really liked the look of bowl sinks that sit on top of the counter. I loved the idea of the sink looking removable so that is what I decided to do. I shaped white clay to make my bowl sinks, I then added a hint of silver clay for the drain. I created the faucet from silver clay which will attach to the wall and created knobs from basswood. I painted the knobs white to offset the sink and faucet. I also wanted to make some things that you would find in any bathroom to give it a lived in feel so I made a few towel racks and hangers using silver clay and a small plastic circle.

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.

Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the  impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work  well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.