Various Line Drawings

Various Line Drawings

C Melisa Christensen

Great Idea: a project by Ali Alvarez

I Love My Life the Way it Is

Orange Tree

Here is my Orange Tree project. Actually sort of a prototype because I want to expand the idea... more trees and bigger in different seasons.

Love as Wheel 2008

Our Film won Best Editing and Best use of line in the 48 Hour Film Festival. A much higher quality version can be viewed here

One Year in the Making

When I began making this last year, I would have never thought that it would have taken me an entire year to finish this project. The reason it has taken me so long is a combination of the size of the sculpture and being distracted by other projects. After I had the structure built, it sat up on the loft for a few months as I figured out how I wanted to paint it. I put so much time into it that I was sort of scared to ruin it. I started painting in in April and I finished on Sunday. I think I probably put 100 + hours of work into it but I cant be sure. It is a replica of a couch that we own. We got the original couch of off craigslist for free but had to carry it down 4 flights of stairs. It was really heavy. The woman who gave us the couch is a writer. She said, "Someday you guys are going to laugh about today when you remember being young and hauling this old couch down these stairs." The fabric was orange soft velvet with hideous brown flowers... from the 60's, not cool 60's but puke 60's. This is sort of a 2007-2008 version.

It's 5ft by 3 ft by 5 ft and completely hollow.

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LOVE

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FOOD CRISIS... Yeah it's worse than I thought.

So there are a lot of people being affected right now by the high food prices. I sort of haven't been paying attention to it, I have been thinking about the ethanol vs food issue but it's much worse than that. READ UP

ARMORY SHOW

Oh yeah. I went to the Armory Show. It seemed like it was the same as last year, except less exciting. I probably wont go next year. But I will check out some of the other art fairs next year. I don't feel like going into details about the Armory Show. You know how it is. I do applaud myself for getting in with a student discount though. I am slowly reimbursing myself for my college through the saving that my now two year old ID continues to bring me.

Patriot Bombs

These have a creamy peanut butter filled center and a three chocolate medley coating. They are enjoyed by starving artist and millionaires alike! Each costs 1 percent of your daily income Coming to a city near you.

Yum

This video makes me feel weird. I don't really know how to describe, like if a stranger on the subway began smoothing my hair.

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