Archive for December, 2008

stratification

December 8, 2008

i have had this blog sitting around since september.  thought i’d post it anyway….

stratification

wikipedia: In sociology, social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of social classes, castes and strata within a society. While these hierarchies are not universal to all societies, they are the norm among state-level cultures (as distinguished from hunter-gatherers or other social arrangements).

merriam-webster: :  to form, deposit, or arrange in strata: a bed or layer artificially made2 a: a sheetlike mass of sedimentary rock or earth of one kind lying between beds of other kinds b: a region of the sea or atmosphere that is analogous to a stratum of the earth c: a layer of tissue <deep stratum of the skin> d: a layer in which archaeological material (as artifacts, skeletons, and dwelling remains) is found on excavation

The first thing that came to mind was the body worlds show where human bodies were plastinated then dissected or basically flayed for the rest of the world to view.  this reminded me of the old encylcopedia’s that we owned which had diagrams of the human anatomy printed on acetate in layers so that you could see the layers of the human body. 

(the following photos are new):

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pulling it all together

December 5, 2008

the end of the semester is nigh! Here are my works in progress from the State Fair Series. The fountain is my favourite so far…..

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thanksgiving

December 3, 2008

i have a lot to be thankful for this year.  our family was able to spend time together this weekend to not only celebrate thanksgiving, but to commemorate what would have been mom & dad’s 50th wedding anniversary.  what better way to say congratulations than by sharing a home cooked meal and playing a rouring game of wii rock band (we’re not giving up our day jobs).


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