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C. Mike Auld Critique

Piece #1 working life-sized model head of African design-inspired playground equipment. The entire playground is to be constructed piece by piece, and used as prototype for future mass production.

Piece #2 The dimensions of the wood enclosed metal piece is 10 feet by 8 feet. The piece is modeled off of an African harp - redesigned in the form of playground swings. Other components include scale models of each piece of playground equipment, and an orchestrated scale model of the entire playground concept.

Donaldson - suggested color application to the basically plain wood-stained surface.

Henderson - suggested the use of decorative beads set in plastic for the purpose of indestructibility.

Donaldson - add baby swings so that all levels of children can enjoy the equipment.

Henderson - use the lost wax process idea for embedding beadwork in the wood body.

Auld - the idea is not just to be African only - but an ethnic identity move.

D. Michael Harris' Critique

Harris - "spirit series" dealing with African ritualistic concepts. The theme evolved out of the death of his father and other life events. Media used - acrylic paint, ric rac, beads, cords, fibers.

Male and female images are utilized.

Male - sharp or hard lines and forms
Female - soft and curved lines and forms

"Homage to Ollie" paper bags - rag content printing paper is used in his later work.

"Libation For Those Who Are Not Here"

"Tribute to Trane" - brown wrapping paper, ric rac.

His movements are getting more involved with presentations/visualizations of figural images. He is not just using floating heads. 

"Azania Will Be Ours" - 100% rag paper.

This tone is grayer - new color relationships have evolved. The number