layering

texturing

trailing

interlocking

Scattering

Action

Building as a verb, not as a noun.

Typology diagram and relationships

collage in photoshop

Collaging

Traveling

Most sediments, including sand, are made up of the fragments that result when rock is broken down by wind and rain (weathering). Generally, they start as larger fragments (gravel), which are broken down as rivers carry them down stream; the finer the particle, the further it has traveled. In other words, large bits of gravel are plentiful on the banks close to the head of a river. As you travel down stream, gravel becomes finer into cobble, pebble, granule, and eventually turning into sand, and finally flowing into the ocean, where these sediments deposit. That is why, by carefully analyzing the mineral content and chemical composition of sand on riverbanks, beaches and ocean floors, we are able to determine which formation, indeed what kind of rock, it originated from.

non linear thinking

An arenophile (also called psammophile) is one who collects sand samples, the interest of the hobby lying in the variety of texture, colour, mineralogy and location.

This hobby may include sand deposited on coastlines throughout the world.

The rarest sands are found at the sites; Pitcairn's island and Easter island.Some collectors have included sand from rivers and mineral deposits if they meet the criteriaaccording to diameter and physical properties, ensuring that the samples have met proper sand definition. Only three places on earth have green sand, recently a supply has been found in Brazil

Black & White images

matrices

physical

today

In class we had a mini tutorial with the photoshop program. We cropped and sharpened the brightness of our images and put them on 11" x 17".

> if you are thinking about it; it's a part of the process

Researching sand:

*a naturally ocurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles

*the study of individual grains can reveal much historical information as to the origin and transport of the grain

setting matrix

Researching -ing words

texturing

Definition:
charactertistics of a surface

Synonyms:
arrangement, balance, being, character, coarseness, composition, consistency, feel, flexibility, form, framework, grain, organization, pattern, quality, roughness, structure, surface


interlocking

Definition:
-fit together closely: to fit things together closely, especially by means of parts that mesh, hook, or dovetail, or be fitted together in this wayv

Synonyms:
mesh, meshing, engagement, interlacing, interlinking, interwoven

trailing

Definitions:
To follow behind, To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface, A marked or beaten path, as through woods or wilderness, A term used to describe the most recent time period

Note:
Most often you will hear the term 'trailing twelve months', and, from time to time, 'trailing three months' or 'trailing six months'.

Synonyms:
behind, crawling, creeping, dawdling, falling behind, lagging

swirling

Definition:
To move with a twisting or whirling motion, To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist, To cause to move with a twisting or whirling motion, To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist

Synonyms:
coil, curl, eddy, purl, roil, roll, snake, surge, swoosh, twirl, whirl, whirlpool, whorl, wriggle

scratching

Definitions:
To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface, To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface, A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching

Synonyms:
abrasive, attritive, erosive, rasping, raspy, rough,

crossing

Definition:
a place where lines, streets, tracks, etc., cross each other

Synonyms:
bridge, cloverleaf, crossroad, crosswalk, crossway, grating, interchange, intersection, junction, loop, network, overpass, passage

layering

Definitons:
A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment, A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum

Synonyms:
cover, covering, film, lamination, overlap, overlay, ply, row, sheet, slab, story, stratum

monday 3/2

The lines I've drawn have a different feeling than what I wanted. When I freehanded the swirls the line had a playful feeling. With the French curve my drawings look creepy and amoeba like.

The words I used to describe my elevation:
texture, interlocking, trailing, paths


We watched "Powers of Ten" which zoomed in and out of an image until you couldn't recognize what you were looking at anymore.

Words that describe the movie:
magnifying
moving
unrecognizable
layering
timing
surfacing
detailing
relating
focusing
observing
constructing

"-ing" words that describe my drawings

texturing
interlocking
trailing
swirling
curling
scratching
crossing
layering

Investigating sand