"trial and error implies doing and undoing, implies as few strict rules as possible, as little precision as possible. Indeed, these are the characteristics of poetry."
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spare time hair time.

i've commenced face mapping, would love some pointers on new methodologies/abstractions. this seems a little too literal/reductive (let's map each follicle!). i thought it was sort of funny how cartoony things become when you take out flesh. weird.

i am excited about seeing all of these next to eachother!
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past genius...

^a willin' guilllen shed, spring 07
judging from virginia's face (below), you never would have thought this one would have been a hit.


^strikingly similar to the Barcelona International Convention Centre by MAP architects ('04).

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Collective Christmas

What are you doing for the Holidays? PP and Ted will be around for New Years. If you're in SC and want to get together in Clemson post-Christmas, RSVP to a yet-unplanned gathering. Secret Santa anyone?  Indoor forest building with salvaged trees? Let's start planning. 

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Task: Implode the Memory/Explode the Meaning

For your thoughts:

Because people just don't remember, especially in our culture, we have an explosion of information, but an implosion of meaning. It is like Casablanca where Humphrey Bogart said, "A long time ago, last night." People don't remember last night. -Felix Gonzalez-Torres

also: who has used uprinting.com? looks pretty useful.

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on our spare time...

so lets map our faces! i think some of us remember martha talking about this in class. i want to map and catalog my dreads. maybe these images could be our new photos on here =p
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the book of longing: model

Taking Dylan's suggestion, I decided to play up the underlying structure and extrude these three "shells" from the backdrop. Photos with better lighting to come. My critique is tomorrow/in seven hours.

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Things get done at Leaf mentally. I was working in my head, here. More *real* work to come! Continue

what is form

but the building

up of time

& space

around us.

like a string

tied to the balloon

in a child’s hand,

everything seems

connected to,

equal to,

everything else.

What’s your multi? poet, architect, teacher, student, critic, editor, lover

Local? Tallahassee, FL

Where were you born? Charleston

Where should you have been born? things are meant.

Which COLLECTIVE contributor are you afraid of? honestly I’m in awe of Virginia, and awe and fear share so much

Like? I love every damn one of them; Temples is my muse.

Dirtiest job? Wonder Wash Car Wash cashier and gift shop attendant. I wore Dickies. They were navy blue.

Define chaudy font? chalkboard is the new comic sans

What are you wearing? grey shirt, jeans, red mary janes, my mother’s opal ring.

Reading? The Troubadours an Introduction; Beloved; The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

Eating? beer cheese soup, pear & radish salad, red wine

Color penchant? black. & white

Most failed idea? “God’s Thighs”

Software vice? adobe suite, currently acrobat professional. (for highlighting and taking notes on all the PDFed journal articles. yes, I just made pdf a verb. )

Spice Girl of choice? Scary.

Spice? cumin

What did the most beautiful space you’ve ever been in smell like? earth

Sound like? hunger

Feel like to the skin? Early Fall

Worst client? Juan Carlos

Are you a visionary, shape shifter, haphazard, doer, scavenger, or thief? shape shifter thief who does

& grey.

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New collective assignment!

make a video (1-2 mins) of you working on a project in your natural studio habitat. These videos are supposed to be "fly on the wall" type things without a lot of editing. We are going to make them into something for the website :)




if ros and anita could do the cv activity, I will finish the poster and send everyone the file. also brian and temples can you post/ e-mail me your contact info? thanks...

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just for you, dylan!

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my local

This morning I went on a walk through my local.
It was, to borrow a Dylan phrase, "brokedownbeautiful."
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ambar afternoon

Ambar from kelly Pollard on Vimeo.

an afternoon sitting in the ambar window starring my cam, casey hands, and raval characters. complete with an ambar soundtrack. it was too good to edit for the time being. enjoy your 5 minutes back in ambar.

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SPEAKING OF MAYA LIN, LET'S CUT SOME EARTH!

midterm is tomorrow (today), so we're making some images!
the project is a simple cut through the earth, linking up with a previous group's design intervention. the cut is a pathway that inlcudes outdoor markets and nooks for babies (see drawing).

**updated: a perspective of the market chaos + "education" wall for kids/stupid adults
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inadvertent advert.

Browsing through before-after photo retouches in magazines, I just knew that one of us was accidentally perfect for a magazine add.


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the book of longing: collage

My current scenic design project is "The Book of Longing", a book of poetry and song by Leonard Cohen with music by Phillip Glass. Phillip Glass selected the works that were put to his music for the project. From Leonard Cohen's book, he chose a series of pieces that portrayed the range of human emotion and put the final songs in random order. In a sense, he deconstructed the work and emotional life of the poet.

Through research, I discovered that the book is a result of over 20 years of work. Leonard Cohen said in an interview "I can hold in a great deal." My concept is based on this statement, and I created a collage to communicate my initial ideas.

In the foreground is a flower made of translucent fibers overlaying a dandelion. This represents the fragility of revealing emotional experiences, whether tragic, humorous, passionate, etc. The umbrellas in the background are the result of a need for protection. Finally, the overlaying image is an egg exploding in a hand (some of you may recognize it as the cover of the new YYY album). This is the moment when the work is released.

In essence, my scenic piece will be a deconstructed “cocoon”. Zaha and Maya Lin are my main sources for inspiration. Also, I am reading “Architecture and Disjunction” by Bernard Tschumi. More to come.

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s.o.s.

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wimmy.jihhhhmay

1.What is your multi? geisha gaga tree-illusionist
....Local? rock hill, sc
2. Where were you born? rock hill, sc
....Where should you have been born? bali
3. Which collective contributor are you afraid of? laws and her brain
....Like? temps in verbal contemplation...with someone else
4. Dirtiest job? tranny stripper
5. Define Chaudy font? Curlz ... barf
6. What are you wearing? navy shirt/sweatpants and loafers
....Reading? fitness and health forums
....Eating? healthy...with a conspiring grandma who insists on fried everything
7. Color penchant? earthy browns, yellows, oranges...thanksgiving?
8. Most failed idea? a sports museum in dt gville
9. Software vice? wizardly wands
10. Most likely to play you in ANTM the movie? naima
....10a. Spice & Spice-Girl of choice? curry & posh, who is the singing equivalent of michelle from destiny's child
11. What did the most beautiful space you’ve ever been in smell like? warm rain
....Sound? leaves in breeze
....Feel like to the skin? cold and smooth
12. Worst client? people who want something for nothing
13. Are you a Visionary, Shape Shifter, Haphazard, Doer, Scavenger, Thief? shapeshifter with visions
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waiting for godot: storyboard

My final version of "Waiting for Godot". The tree is the central piece of the design as it morphs throughout the play. More documents to come.

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A Call to Arms!

fUnemployment has made me restless, so I issue a call to arms:

What 5 blogs/techno-dumping grounds do you check everyday? (aside from SIC, natch.)

1. designboom
http://www.designboom.com/eng/

2. ontd (celebz)
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnT

3. the sartorialist
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com

4. gay gamer (no longer of the week)
http://www.gaygamer.net

5. what we do is secret (asian arch)
http://www.whatwedoissecret.org/madebyblog/
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80s Zaha

A goddess lurks behind the cut, lioness hair, neon tube tops, and talk of a new representation of the plan, and there fore new ways of living..

I HOPE THAT INCLUDES NEW WAYS OF DRESSING! tube top by Zaha, sash by Zaha, hair by Zaha, contemplative painting face by Zaha. If you have axcess to any old documentaries, especially one called Deconstructivist Architects by Michael Blackwood, check it out!>>>>>

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In Progress

It's a work in progress, but the video version of Coffee Calendar will include a little something to the left and to the right (along with other broke electronics). A printed calendar is in the works with Ros-writing and Soaking Lima Beans.  Coffee Calendar (version Beta) on display in Hendrix, Friday, October 16th from 10am until 5pm. 

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judgement

you guys dont have to watch this link but i thought the comments were interesting...

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The Homebrew

After not really doing anything all summer and thinking that i have nothing to post i remembered i started a hobby. I have started brewing my own beer. I have made 2 batches (approx. 50 beers each) this summer and starting on a third soon to get ready for the fall season. I will document the process and post once it is complete.

First Beer made- a pale ale, naturally since it is my favorite

it actually turned out decent for my first time ever

second beer- amber ale

still not too bad for just starting

I am trying to decide what to brew next. I am taking suggestions...so feel free to weigh in here. My instinct is to go dark, like a stout or porter.

Anyways, know that i will always have homebrew for any visitors/passerby's. drop in, drink with me, be merry

The pic is of the pale ale.

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more befores and [almost]-afters

The larger image is still in the works and nowhere near finished - But I'm hoping my Vertical Farm will stop being a creepy swamp creature [at left, complete with weird swamp plants hanging on it...] and something more along the lines of ... Water + Chicago winters + architectural utopianism = dramatic iceberg. At least, that's the goal.

Also, I keep thinking about what Heine always said: how our projects should never be represented in a gloomy way. That through the colors, the lightness, the playfulness or beauty of our images, we should instill hope in the minds of our viewers.

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no wonk eye, but a similar spirit.

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CV squared.

kelly. casey. because currently we have the same local.

1: What’s your Multi? grain cereal. also mom, currently touring europe, us tour dates coming soon. analytical romanticism. Local? nowhere. barcelona.

2: Where were you born? greenville memorial. virginia (not black). Where should you have been born? cincinnati, but i would prefer europe. southwest suburb of madrid.

3: Which COLLECTIVE contributor are you afraid of? everyone. wimmijimmi in heels. Like? everyone. dylan when the moon is waning.

4: Dirtiest job? au pair for a hot week. oddly, not panera, fogle fine art. i could go on about the estrogen level in that gallery.

5: Define Chaudy Font? saved by the bell font or any other 90s tv show. ask debbie gibson and or tiffany.

6: What are you Wearing? some goodwill t’s, jeans, rainbows, and a new nose piercing. hodge podge art studio semi-chic and topo faces.

Reading? everything is illuminated. tres cuentos peregrinos.

Eating? a not quite ripe spanish peach and drinking san miguel. beer. (xibeca)

7: Color penchant? lime greens with shades of grey. i also have a thing for red. every yellow imaginable and pink and purple.

8: Most failed idea? my ideas never fail. blue styrafoam terd martha vertical farm model.

9: Software vice? there are too many love-hates when it comes to technology. either my own hands or text to speech...judge accordingly.

10: Most likely to play you in America’s Next Top Model the Movie? joanie. definitely. jade!

10a: Spice & Spice-Girl of Choice? garlic. sporty, but only because some people would be pissed if i said otherwise. cumin. (not unlike dylan, i like it hot) baby.

11:What did the most beautiful space you’ve ever been in smell like? chocolate. your mom. Sound? pure bliss. your mom. Feel like to the skin? warm and cozy. ask her.

12: Worse client? miller (and best). norman.

13: Are you a Visionary, Shape Shifter, Haphazard, Doer, Scavenger, or Thief? i’d like to think i’m a doer. scavenger diva.

14. If you could have any superhuman power what would it be? flying. see through laws’ clothes.

15. What Glee character are you? rachel. mercedes.

16. What is your biggest studio sweat moment? mini-museum. too many to rehash. saying fuck it and making my vertical farm out of paper.

17. Favorite season? happy fall y’all. i’ll be yours in spring time when the flowers are in bloom.

18. I could have and or have been in trouble with the law for the following... sneaking into the police concert. urinating on the royal palace in madrid.

19. When not in Lee Hall where did you find solace in Clemson? the parking lot because it meant i was out of the building. horror story-esque daniel square ravine.

20. Paper or Plastic? eco-friendly bag. plastic (only to recycle afterwards).

ps. grey

kelly pollard

9 arcadia dr.

greenville, sc 29609*

klpolla@gmail.com

*i won’t reside there until sometme in november

casey stanberry

198 av madrid 6 2

80028 barcelona

casey.stanberry@gmail.com

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