3D Materials & Concepts by Lea Hoddersen

This project was about creating a mask, that had something to do with identity, whether it was your own personal identity or identity that relates to you, that you can find in somebody else and combine that with Renaissance symbols. I found the aspect of identity, that is reflective of the people you surround yourself with, very interesting and I combined that with the self-reflective symbolism of the mirror. I used these ideas to create a mask that had all these ideas tied into it. I did so by creating the basis out of wire, followed by using tracing paper and gel medium to create a papier mache. I then spray painted the mask white and the face and "antlers" black. I then glued mirror pieces onto the front of the mask. I chose black and white, representing our bad and good qualities, and the mirrors to tie in the reflectiveness of personalities onto one's identity. The mask is about 60 inches wide and 70 i

This project was about recreating a souvenir for a memory out of only three materials. I used a piece of wood and painted a strip of black-blue paint. Out of that wood, I carved out forms that are similar to the shape of the mountains in monument valley, which is part of the memory my project is linked to. The memory I built this project on is connected to the road trip I took last summer with my boyfriend. We were driving from Utah's Arches National park to the Grand Canyon. On our way there we were driving through Monument Valley. Although we were very late, so we couldn't really see anything of the valley anymore. All we could see were the black and dark blue shapes of the mountains, or whatever we were able to catch without camera that night. It was a remarkable experience that I will never forget, which is why I chose to base my Memento project on this memory. This project is about 1.5 x 3 x 1.5 inches in size.

This project was about recreating a map of something that relates to an experience or a place that you have very strong connections to. Our research entailed readings about maps and things related to maps, and one of the readings that stood out to me was about the significance of topographic maps, how they were important for war strategy and how they become an important witness to our changing environment. I wanted to explore that particular idea further with my map. I wanted to explore my memories of my hometown in Germany and how the city maps out topographically, as far as i remember it. I specifically did not explore maps of my hometown, other than to map out the river, so i can fully work from memory. I used foam board cut in squares for creating architectural relief that resemble buildings. I used the ribbon method to create the more organic form of the river. I also used tracing paper, combined with gel medium, to create the field on the other side

These three Balsa wood sculptures were based on the effort to create something non-representational. I enjoyed coming up with the concept for these, which were largely based on geometric forms and different textures combining to three small sculptures. I am very interested in exploring textures in combination with architectural concepts, such as geometric forms. This is why I chose to use many different materials, like masking tape and clear tape, wood and wood chips, wood glue, paper and pins. The cube formed sculpture is about the size of 8x8x8 inches, the Tower is about 3 inches x 9 inches, and the pyramide shaped sculpture is about 5x5x3 inches.