for the first project in body, i turned a 2d painring into a 3d model.

i first made sketches and drawings with tracing paper over the painting to make a scale for the model.

i separated the lines into sticks and boxes that i modeled with basswood.

the sticks represent streets as does the string.

the boxes in my sketches represent the buildings or hot spots i saw in the painting.

i came into some difficulties with this project.

first, there was the glue. i still haven't figured out what glue will work with wood and metal.

and then there was the metal i was not supposed to use but did as to represent color.

from this project i learned i need to put more dimensionality into my art.

i need to think less about a base or plane to put my art on, and more about making things 3d.