Month: February 2022

Part 1: Clarifying Topic For this project, I want my shrine to focus on the aspects of freedom and tranquility in life. I associate these two words together and find that I feel the freest when I am calm and relaxed. I want to portray this sense together in my shrine by creating a piece… Continue reading Alec Freytag Project 2: Parts 1-3

Part 1: Choose, consider, and clarify your topic For the second project, I plan to make a shrine that symbolizes Vietnamese culture. Since Vietnam is a country that is heavily influenced by Buddhism, temples and pagodas have become an important religious part of many Vietnamese lives. I remember going to these sacred places every Lunar… Continue reading Luong Vu, Project 2: “Shrines”, Part 1-3

Part 1 For this project, I want to do a shrine for water. Water, both fresh and salt, has shaped my life. I love rain and snow, and watching streams. My family, due to our original home in Rhode Island, as well as our life on my family’s boat, were influential to the places I’ve… Continue reading Project 2 Research Parts 1-3, Danielle Porter

Moss Lady – Dale Doebert I intend to borrow the integration of natural items into a human expressing somber happiness.

My shrine will focus on immersing oneself in nature. This is a phenomenon that is important to me because nature is a place that is impartial to any observer. Nature is a place where the stresses and toils of society do not exist. Nature to me presents the truest forms of joy, the most gorgeous… Continue reading Michael Duncan Project 2