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Formulating Stains for use in 08 Temperature Salt Firing
I developed twenty-three stains to use in low-temperature salt firing for my work. The stains that i made were compared to the commercially made stains to determine the similarities and differences. I felt that after much experimentation using a variety of different oxides in different amounts and calcining these amounts together in an electric kiln (heating the oxides up to about 1733 degrees Fahrenheit) that I was able to produce stable and consistent stains.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Brady, Kevin J.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Artists' Books: An Investigation Into Another Genre of Artistic Expression
For centuries, books have been a traditional way to display prints. Contemporary artists' books have become more than simply a method of displaying prints and have, in fact, become a relevant medium for artistic expression. It has been important to my work that each of my artist's books have functioned as a unified whole, all parts of complementing each other and strengthening the overall concept.
Date:
August 1995
Creator:
Zipfel, Karen K.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Reconstruction and a Deconstruction of the Visual Equivalents of a Personal (Myth) Language
Questions that arise are: 1. How will the form and content of my current work be affected by a more implicit narrative form? 2. How will the work be affected by: a. source of imagery? b. scale of images and overall works? c. materials? d. intent? Will the intent of my current work change because of a more linear narrative format? 3. Assuming the narrative will change from one piece to another, what will be the effect of placement of images in each work and how will the placement of each work in relation to the others be affected?
Date:
August 1984
Creator:
Floyd, Richard Rhodes
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Exploration of the Concepts of Ambiance and Nostalgia in Mixed Media Works
The question addressed in this project is as follows: How, if at all, are nostalgia and ambiance created in my work through the use of the following: 1. color 2. repeated patterns from textiles, wallpaper, and quilts 3. dimension 4. text 5. personal and nostalgic imagery 6. art deco motifs 7. fixed media/found objects. Each of these items will be discussed as it relates to each piece.
Date:
August 1982
Creator:
Carson, Cecile M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gum-Bichromate Photographic Printing as Applicable to the Ceramic Process
The questions answered by this investigation were as follows: 1. Will a clay surface accept multiple emulsions and multiple development processes with little or no loss of detail? 2. Can a gum-bichromate print be accomplished using a normal 35 millimeter negative in an enlarger? 3. What is the effect of different oxides and fluxes on the emulsion? and 4. What is the effect of firing on the experimental emulsions?
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Glover, Tom F.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ikat: The Combination and Rearrangement of Simple Individual Dyed Patterns into Complex Designs
Ikat is a technique used throughout the world for the surface enrichment of textiles. In Ikat, patterns are dyed into the warp, weft, or both by the use of various resists such as twine or plastic wrapped tightly around a group of yarns. The dyed yarns are then unwrapped and woven into fabric. Instead of stretching an entire warp or weft on a frame to apply resist, yarn can also be measured into small groups for tying and dyeing. These small groups of yarn can be dyed with simple patterns and later rearranged and combined to create more complex designs. In order to investigate the possibilities of the above mentioned methods, a series of Ikat fabrics was developed.
Date:
August 1981
Creator:
Erickson, Jeanne M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Building a Personal History With Layered Symbolic Images
Since I was a young child, I have had a deep interest in all facets of the cultures of early humans and more modern primitive peoples-- in particular, their art and their mythology. It was my proposal, therefore, to combine these interests with the styles of my earlier works by using images drawn from the various aspects of my ancestry in several pieces of work in which the layering of those images-- similar to the layers of my heritage-- was used. My choices were limited to a set number of images listed in a "dictionary of symbols." I continued to engage in on-going research of these symbols to determine if there were relationships in their meanings between the various cultural elements of my ancestry.
Date:
August 1990
Creator:
Blair, Teresa A.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Developing an Efficient One-Man Potter's Studio
The problem I proposed to explore involved making changes in personal work practices in the studio as well as studio organization. Using advice and practices that I have gleaned over the past few years, I made changes in the areas of studio organization, wheel production, and the glaze decoration process with the goal of adapting to a limited studio space and becoming more productive.
Date:
August 1990
Creator:
Bailey, John Scott
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bernhardt/Campbell: A Collaboration
The idea for this creative project evolved as the result of communication between myself and Cathie Bernhardt during the first half of 1977. Both of us had been dealing with similar concepts such as reliquary-like containers and the objects contained within them. We also had a congruent approach concerning the use of materials and the manner in which they can be fabricated. These two things resulted in a mutual respect for each other's forms and imagery. We, therefore, decided to explore and combine specific aspects of our talent and, in collaboration, produce a series of pieces. Our project became one of collaborative art, and we defined that as follows: One, the process of discussing ideas for pieces; Two, the act of working on pieces together, Three, the completion of pieces wherein both artists have contributed significantly to the final products.
Date:
August 1980
Creator:
Campbell, Frank M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Evolution of Symbols Generated In a Body of Work
In order to discover more about the nature of my work, I conducted an investigation of the evolution of symbols generated in a body of work. For the purpose of this study the term symbol was defined as something that represents the term symbol was defined as something that represents another entity by association, resemblance, or convention, specifically, a material object or image used to represent an idea.
Date:
August 1987
Creator:
McKenzie, J. Michael
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Interpretation of Facial Expressions by Drawings: Problem 1
This study deals with an analysis of facial characteristics and expressions and their interpretation through drawings. Through the past several years of teaching in a Dallas school where so many nationalities are represented and where the various peoples of the lowest privileged groups are segregated, the writer has become deeply interested in what is to be seen in the faces of children. The second problem of the study features an analysis of facial characteristics and expressions and their interpretation through drawings, modeling in clay, and papier mache.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Best, Alytiabel Johnston
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Microcomputer as a Tool for Pattern Generation in Fabric Design
After practicing Interior Design professionally for ten years and concurrently watching the rapid expansion of the use of computers in the business world, the problem of incorporating the use of computers into the field of interior design became increasingly important to me. Many designers seem to be rather leery of "the computer" and they are reluctant to accept it as a valuable tool in their design process. One aspect of applying the use of the computer to the interior design field is in the area of pattern generation for fabrics and wallcoverings. It is this area that will be explored in the following project.
Date:
August 1987
Creator:
Wakeland, Cathleen A.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Revolutionary Traditionalism
My intent in this creative project has been to further explore the transcendence of reality in my work in seven still lifes. The body of work done for this problem was reviewed and analyzed after completion rather than during the process.
Date:
August 1984
Creator:
Linder, Marilyn S.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Non-Heat Joining of Metals
The concern in this project was the utilization of metal joining processes which used no heat in the construction of sculpture. The problem area was motivated by an attempt to avoid some of the inherent problems and limitations incurred when welding, brazing soldering are employed. Specifically, the following questions were considered: 1) Can the non-heat joining process be utilized as a design element? 2) Does non-heat joining allow the use of lighter (30-16) gauge metal? 3) Are distortion and bracing problems reduced by use of non-heat joining processes? 4) Can more diverse metals such as aluminum, copper, brass and bronze be utilized in these processes? 5) Do these non-heat processes make allowances for manipulation of the metal prior to the construction of the sculpture?
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Donahue, John Joseph, Jr.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Execution of Woodcut Prints Utilizing Photographs as Source Material
The purpose of this study was to investigate the personal success of using photographs as source material for woodcuts or other relief prints, and to determine how my selectivity, editing, and execution would enhance the content of these works. I proposed to create a body of woodcuts whose subject matter would be based on photographs dealing with the scenes and legends of Texas.
Date:
August 1994
Creator:
Hagard, Ernestine
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Amalgamation of Three-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Processes
Although drawing had offered me many avenues for image exploration and mark making, it lacked the actual physical relief surface that was a natural part of the printmaking plate process (i.e., intaglio plates or relief surfaces). Sculpture allowed the images and marks to be realized dimensionally in the round; therefore, the images became objects.
Date:
August 1992
Creator:
Gentry, Larry Allen
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Order and Disorder in my Sculpture and Painting
For this project, I explored the relationship of order and disorder within ten pieces of mixed media works. For the purpose of this paper, "order" is defined as the unity of all parts and details of a whole, standing in their proper relationship, each playing its own role without interfering with the functions of any other part. "Disorder is a force or combination of forces that unsettles or disarranges.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Ross, Gloria J.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Artbook: A Synthesis of Literary and Visual Imagery
In order to more fully explore this problem and to uncover important aspects of my work and work processes, I posed these questions to be answered after the completion of the five books: 1. In what ways am I able to synthesize the traditional concerns of the literary and visual image into an Artbook format? 2. To what extent am I able to develop this synthesis into an aesthetically valid and personally satisfying expression of my own artistic philosophy? 3. In what ways does this development represent and/or reflect what appears to be another major shift in my art, toward a more conceptual, two-dimensional or cognitive expression? 4. What does this attempt and the resultant image symbolize for me?
Date:
August 1980
Creator:
Gaddie, Melinda A.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Implied Texture in Figural Imagery
This study explored how implied texture was used to give meaning to figural imagery. Several questions were answered in proceeding with the creative project: 1. Did implied texture abstract the figurative image? If so, how was content affected? 2. Did implied texture act as an obstruction to content? 3. Did implied texture act as an integral part of content? 4. Did implied texture exist as a separate entity from content?
Date:
August 1986
Creator:
Bowman, Taylor Rask
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Decision-Making Process During the Creative Act
The purpose of this thesis project was to explore my decision-making process as it took place during the act of painting. I was interested in how my paintings evolved, either naturally or through a critical stage. Resolving a work which was in a crisis between success and failure was an important part of the creative process and required definite purposive action on my part. In this connection, I explored the nature of the decisions which either redirected my work toward a successful conclusion, or toward its abandonment.
Date:
August 1984
Creator:
Braden, P. Virginia
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mutation of a Fiddler Crab
For a year I have tried to be as far away from painting (painting in a strict sense, i.e., two-dimensional, canvas, glazes, washes, etc., as possible. I successfully built a quality body of work that was formally sound and conceptually sophisticated, far surpassing my original "fiddler crab period." Now, having grown my other claw I wanted to approach painting in a comparative relation to my other body of work. Specifically, I wanted to show the valuable visual possibilities ready to be investigated in my paintings. For this reason I did not want to completely abandon painting, nor did I consider halting production of my three-dimensional pieces.
Date:
August 1991
Creator:
Daleo, Andrew L.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Problem of Embarrassing Red Pimpled Bang Caps, Among Others
At the time of writing the proposal, one part of me wanted to move ahead and explore the new territory, while another part wanted to understand what I was leaving behind. I proposed to examine the following questions in order to resolve this dilemma: 1. What common personal themes or ideas are behind my work? How can I clarify and refine these themes to make them more manifest in my work? 2. Do I need to investigate new materials in order to express and explore my concerns? 3. Can I form a relation between my use of imagery and materials? Could new materials or objects replace this imagery? 4. Are new formal strategies needed that would link the use of my materials, objects, and imagery?
Date:
August 1989
Creator:
Szafranski, David T.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A View of the Sensually Suggestive Feminine Imagery in My Work
In the past few years it has come to my attention, via comments and overt responses, that sensual suggestiveness is present in the imagery of my work. My interest in the female figure goes back to the initial years of my undergraduate work and the anatomical study of the female image. I have since found that adding certain types of feminine attire to specific and idealized female attributes has, in turn, increased the sensual, rather Pavlovian responses of the spectator. This is accomplished by creating commonplace images such as the stockinged leg, the slit-skirted waist and thigh, and the female foot in a high-heeled shoe. My problem was to investigate the fetishism and iconography of selected popular cultural images of the feminine-sensual type in order to discover how i could make my images more sensually suggestive.
Date:
August 1980
Creator:
Laswell, Jenny Lewis
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Comic Book Style as Stylistic Meaning in Painting
I Investigated the use of unpremeditated and reactionary methods of composing to arrange the landscape and figurative elements in my paintings. Though it may not necessarily be the case, these paintings may appear to have a narrative structure. The media, graphic imagery, and figure/ground relationships have given me a feedback loop, a guide by which I pictorially arranged the remainder of the developing composition. The painting revealed its identity and direction in this way to me. The application of a comic book style was the other consistent form with which I composed.
Date:
August 1997
Creator:
Scroger, Chris
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library