A project for conservation

I am currently a senior at The Savannah College of Art and Design.  My concentration is in Metals and Jewelry,  enrolled in the course  (Innovations in Studio Practice)  we were asked to develop a highly  conceptual "statement piece"  for the quarter. Through many series of sketches, critiques, and extensive research,  I am now ready to begin the construction for final installation. This project is for an innovative studio assignment. To inform and engage people in the conservation of land. By folding donated $1 bills I will construct an abstract bird wing. The final product depends on the amount of donations received during the duration of my assignment, growing wider and longer through communication. How far can we take it?

  

The First $80

Pennies!

Thanks to SCAD Dyson House Residence Life and Housing for raising funds for conservation.  They held a penny war amongst the residence advisors.  This week long event was organized to see which advisor could receive the largest amount of change.  In the end they raised $76.12, and will be sending a check to Conservacion Patagonica.
Thanks to Olivia Norton, a fellow classmate for her collaboration.

Donate $25

Using art as a way to inform and engage others, to change views.
This project is a way for more people to become involved in the act of preservation;
To influence my supporters and in an effort to collect more, I support my notion by producing a necklace for each pledge of $25.  The bronze pendants are casted into a form that represents the free flowing of rivers and each is one of a kind. They are made from recycled metal.

Ideation Sketch

After a series of sketches I have came to my final design.  The wing will be constructed with folded $1 bills.