Tyler's Portfolio Blog

CHANGE OF PLANS😬   I've been stuck for quite some time trying to figure out what i'd create. I felt so committed to my idea that I was unwilling to change it even though I was unable to produce anything that connected my art to my original idea.  BUT... I have finally nailed down my concept and have realized that my body of work will reflect the outcome of my "grief". This outcome I am referring to is an outpouring of love from all of the women still physically here. With that being said... LETS GET STARTED! 😎

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  For my installation I will be creating two large hearts formed from nails and string. I have not quite decided whether or not I will be strictly creating a wall piece as seen in the video or creating a more three dimensional standing figure. I struggle with the idea of how long a more three dimensional standing figure will last in comparison to a wall piece. 

Elizabeth Commandeur and Mark Starmach, Intangible Goods Commandeur and Starmach's,  Intangible Goods vending machine   is not your usual vending machine. Instead of unhealthy snacks, Intangible Goods provides people with healthy mindful alternatives that fuel the mind instead of the body. Each "mind snack" provided in the vending machine is color coded to provide its visitors with prompts, ideas, maps, pencils, etc. to help level up your emotional health based on how they are feeling that day. I absolutely love this installation! I thoroughly love the idea that visitors leave better than they came. I love that this installation doesn't remain an installation but is used as a tool for exploration. This work, I believe is successful and a cool, interactive way of dealing with what we are feeling. 

I have decided to expand my definition of grief by exploring loss on every level. Covid has not only effected our family dynamics with the loss of loved ones but also through loss of jobs, homes, businesses, social interactions and experiences, etc. The UCSF Department of Pschiatry breaks down the various levels of grief and validates the varying experiences of COVID-19. On this site we can find a variety of tips and strategies for coping and reducing stress levels https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/copingresources/covid19

                                                                                                                                           Nick Verstand, Aura Aura  is an exploration of light as a medium. The installation explores how the visual perception of emotions influences the understanding of the self as well as others - fostering meaningful interactions. I think this installation was such a powerful way of getting participants to interact and respond to their emotions without having to say a word. A lot of today's interaction as been reduced to social media. Even though it is still an outlet that fosters e...

Shelley Klammer, a Counseling Therapist & an Expressive Arts Therapist Her resources can be utilized in the comfort and privacy of your own home. https://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/expressiveartinspirations/100-art-therapy-exercises.html https://www.expressiveartworkshops.com/ On Shelley's wonderful site can be found 100 art therapy exercises that will have you exploring various emotions. There are free online art journaling courses that promote emotional healing and writing prompts targeted toward healing. Her objective reads, " Are you dancing around your emotional pain, trying not to touch it, feel it, or see it?  I invite you to dedicate yourself to your emotional healing process for a short, concentrated span of time, in a way that is encouraging and enlightening."