I really enjoy your placement of the words you used, especially "euphoric" I like how it almost sinks into the photo you chose. Have you tried to use other fonts or is there a reason why you used the current font on the photos? - Brenna 

I am a... Child's Lovey

I used to be held, loved, and was always at their side. I was their comfort in sadness, and in sickness. My child would squeeze me tight as they fell asleep. As they grew older, I wasn't as needed, they were starting to be able to do and handle so many different things.

 Eventually, as the years went by they forgot about me. I was put in a box for "Memories", which is basically purgatory for stuffed toys. Sure, being in this box means I won't be thrown into a donation bin, but it's dark, boring, and there is no good conversation. The stuffed bear they got at the carnival is in here, but man, carnival bears are a different breed of teddy bear. Those balloon dart bozoz think they're the best, just because my child had to "win" them (They're still in denial about carnival games being rigged). 

I had lost track on how long I had been in the box, when unexpectedly, I saw light peaking through the folds of the box. It's Open. A hand that seemed familiar reached in a pulled me out. As soon as I was out in the open my "child", who is now almost an adult, wraps me in their arms and gives me the biggest, warmest hug I ever experienced.

I now live with all the pillows on their bed, it's a lot more comfortable here. Now, I do love that my child is independent, and can take care of themselves. Though I still wish I could take care of them or just be there to support them. They are still, in fact,  my child. So I will sit here, under these pillows and blankets, waiting. Waiting for the moment, hopefully not in the too distant future, that my child will need me again.

The first piece I put together is a mini recycling can, and some plastic Lei's. I wanted it to speak on pollution, and how much plastic we use/waste. I had the plastic overflow out of the container, to represent excess.

The second piece is a candle with chess pawns taped to it to resemble a rocket ship. The grey stand it sits on represents the smoke, and the bottom is the explosion. For the smoke I taped around an object and then cut said tape off to create the shape. The "explosion" is a taped picture frame with a hole, cut intentionallly, to seem as like the rocket "blasted" through it.

The last piece is a tea kettle with a top hat on it. I thought the hat made the kettle look like a very distinguished British gentleman. But it can also describe how people see tea drinkers as more "sophisticated" or "fancier" than coffee drinkers. 

Yarm.

This was my groups site installation, I had a lot of fun with this project. I came up with the idea of finger knitting, it's a fun craft that is easy to learn and produces a lot quite quickly. Our original idea was to string the "ropes" between trees and a trash can outside. To bring awareness or visibility to pollution and our environment. The snow in this location ended up melting, so we changed it up a little bit. Instead, we hung the "ropes" off of the cieling in a little sitting nook kind of like a curtain. We wanted this to portray a sense of calm, an escape from the stress and anxieties of school or life in general. I think we accomplished that pretty succesfully, the curtain gave whoever sat there a little bit of privacy. The use of yarn made it seem warm, gentle, and homey.