By: Dasha Hayes
Camdyn Collins, walks toward the art building with a matcha in hand getting ready to work on her project for the day.” I cut across sweetheart because walking around is so much longer but sometimes I get grass on my shoes” said Collins
Collins enters her graduate studio in the art building, ready to start working. She shares the studio with one other person, giving her a space to work on her projects.
Collins sets up her couch in the studio, her usual spot for working on projects. She likes having a comfortable space where she can focus.
She is putting up a large sheet of white paper in her studio. She used it to mimic her blanket so she could figure out what size she needed for her project.
Collins checks the materials she bought to see if they will work with her frames. She’s making sure everything will fit before she starts assembling her project.
Collins is crocheting on her couch while making a piece for her project. She usually likes to watch TV shows while doing it, making the process more relaxed and enjoyable.
She is crocheting on her couch using the drunken granny stitch. It took her a while to learn, but as she kept going, it started to get easier and more natural.
Collins sits on her couch crocheting in her studio. She has the studio for five hours twice a week, giving her plenty of time to focus on her projects.
Collins is looking visibly overwhelmed by the materials in around her. This is Collins’ first project of the semester, marking an important start to the semester.
Collins carefully threads a small, thin metal chain through the loop of a photo frame, concentrating as she works to secure it in place. She must assemble and hang multiple frames, making this detailed task an important first step in completing the overall display.
Collins is bent down as she carefully tries to attach a small metal chain to the loop of a longer photo frame. Collins purchased these frames from Goodwill, repurposing secondhand materials for her project.
Collins reaches as she hangs a photo frame from the ceiling, securing the thin metal chain in place. “I am not sure if I am going to get in trouble because they told me not to hang things from the pipes before, but oh well,” said Collins.
She is studying how the frame looks positioned in front of the blanket behind it. Collins is proud of completing this project but she worries she may have overdone it compared to the simpler project displayed behind her.
Collins talks with a classmate while holding an additional metal chain for her hanging frames, discussing adjustments to her project setup. She is getting advice on how the display looks and whether the hanging arrangement feels balanced and cohesive.
Collins pulls at the side of the blanket behind her hanging frame, adjusting the fabric to straighten the display. Collins worries her professors might think the unevenness is unintentional rather than an artistic choice.
Collins moves the hanging frames outward to see if they look better pushed farther from the wall and blanket backdrop. “ I feel like it would be better this way but I am not sure how to get it stay," said Collins.
She adds another metal string and pulls it across the wall, struggling to keep the frame steady as she adjusts its position. “If I do this that means I have to put holes in the wall and that is so much extra work,” said Collins.
Collins smooths the blanket behind her hanging frames, making sure there are no wrinkles visible through the openings. Collins is focused on creating a visually appealing backdrop that complements her carefully arranged frames.
Collins takes a photo of her frame display to save it. She’s putting it in her portfolio to show her first project of the semester.
The frame twirling in front of the blanket as it hangs in her display. The project explores how colors fade with age, with the yellow frames acting as a metaphor for looking into a memory of the past and seeing a distorted or false perspective of reality.
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