Etcetera PORTFOLIO
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DESIGN PHILOS0PHY
My style as a designer is defined as an elegant and sophisticated palette, layered with texture and character, all of which is balanced through symmetry and harmony.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REPEAT-PATTERN DESIGN
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Hammurabi Herringbone Fleur de Vie Punk Print Savannah, Georgia
WEAVING
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Hand & Computer Drafted Savannah, Georgia
PHOTOGRAPHY
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ArchiTEXTURE Lacoste, Lumieres, Goult, Bonnieux, & Paris; France
TWO-DIMENSIONAL
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Hand Rendering & Painting Savannah, Georgia
THREE-DIMENSIONAL Sculpture & Objects Savannah, Georgia & Lacoste, France
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REPEAT-PATTERN DESIGN • Hammurabi Herringbone • Fleur-de-Vie • Punk Print Savannah, Georgia
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REPEAT-PATTERN DESIGN Hammurabi Herringbone & Oariginal Ogee In 2012, King Khufu’s boat, which is dated to about 3,000 BCE, was found in an unusual condition: the wood was not only pre-cut, it was stacked in perfect piles, accompanied with miles of rope necessary for the king to assemble his boat in the afterlife. It was within this unique & innovative construction that I sought my inspiration—the joinery & fastening systems used by Egyptian engineers. I created these designs from scratch using a Cyntiq monitor & stylus, all drawn by hand. They can be either printed onto fabric, or used as a repeat-pattern design for various objects such as wall coverings, household items, backgrounds, etc.
Inspiration : Egyptian Boat
CONSTRUCTURAL Designed by Jessica Boyer
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Motif Design : “Oariginal Ogee”
“Oariginal Ogee,” motif design on a chair from the Stryde Collecton by Michael Wolk.
Recently, a team of Japanese and Egyptian archeological scientists began the
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REPEAT-PATTERN DESIGN Fleur-de-Vie
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Inspired by European floral Art Nouveau textiles & wall coverings, I designed this series called Fleur-deVie; It includes a motif, half-drop repeat-pattern, & border design. The pattern focuses on curvilinearity, symmetry, balance, contrast, & color.
Pro c ess :
• Hand-drawn & painted motif in gouache • Scanned into computer • Edited on a Cyntiq with stylus • Developed repeat-pattern
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REPEAT-PATTERN DESIGN Punk Print This is a collection of prints & designs which were inspired by the rebellious Punk movement of the 1980’s. The Punk movement was started by a group of antigovernment rebels who wanted to make a statement through their style, music, & demeanor. For these prints, I chose to focus on the bold, layered style of block printing, & how it attributed to the look of the punk style. Black, gray, & white, mixed with faded primary colors became my palette, all of which can be found in original punk designs. The collection includes a stripe, a non-prepeat motif, and a repeat-pattern design, all of which are based around punk icons. Inspiration : Punk Icons
Motif Design : “No Rules, Only Chaos”
Motif Design : “Block Head”
Stripe Design : “Zip It”
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WEAVING Hand & Computer Drafted Savannah, Georgia
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WEAVING
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Hand Drafted This is a hand-drafted & hand-woven textile which I upholstered onto my own Danish mid-century dining room chairs. The weave pattern is based on a traditional 1950’s print called an ogee, or undulating herribone. This pattern was hand-drafted on graph paper before measuring & cutting the yarns to dress the 4-harness floor loom. The fabric was then woven in the traditional manner, cut into 4 equal pieces, & adhered to the removable chair seats. There are 4 differernt yarns in the weave pattern: one taupe chennile; two mercanized cottons, one ivory and one navy; and one light, linen yarn. The mixture of these different yarns helped give the textile not only depth but an exquistite hand.
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WEAVING Computer Drafted These computer drafted & hand woven textiles were designed on the textile program Texelle, a digital aid for dobby-loom weaving. The designs are saved to a cartridge, then connected to a hydraulic floor loom; this allows for more complicated designs, as the computer delineates the pattern. All the fabrics were then woven in the traditional manner; first measuring & cutting the yarn, then meticulously dressing the loom, then hand weaving the fabric.
Inspiration : Art Deco
THE WEAVING PROCESS Design Pattern
Cut & Dye
Prep the Loom
Dress the Loom
Check the Threads
Weave!
Weave pattern is designed using Texcelle, a CAD program for textiles.
Yarn is measured to 3 yds length, counted, cut, & wrapped into skeins, then hand-dyed.
Skeins are organized by color, then yarns are organized by number–1 through 3,400.
Yarns are pulled through 3,400 small holes (heddles) in a specific order, allowing the machine to lift each thread individually.
After all yarns are in order, they must be checked - & double checked for imperfections, as one mistake can ruin the entire design.
Once the loom is checked & the reed is added, it’s time to weave!
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CAD WEAVING SAMPLES
Woven Pattern Design
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PHOTOGRAPHY ArchiTexture Series Paris & Provence, France
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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ArchiTexture Series Ernest Hemingway described the city of Paris as “a moveable feast;” these images are intended to conjure the senses, as ingredients of this feast. The following is an extensive collection of digital photographs I took during a study abroad in Lacoste, France. These images focus on the natural & manmade textures that truly capture the essense of Provence & Paris. These photos were taken from around France in the cities of Lacoste, Lumieres, Goult, Glanum, Moulins, Bonnieux, & Paris.
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
- from “A Moveable Feast,” by Ernest Hemingway
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LES PORTES DE PARIS “The Doors of Paris”
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL Hand Rendering & Painting Savannah, Georgia
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T WO-DIMENSIONAL
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Hand Rendering My foundational curriculum was based heavily in traditional art & design methods, such as hand drawing, rendering, & painting — all defined by the principles & elements of design. The following is a sampling of drawings in different mediums, such as graphite, colored pencil, oil, & watercolor — displaying still life, photo recreation, & architectural drawings perspectives.
Photo recreation of interior perspective
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INTERIOR
DETAILING
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL Sculpture & Objects Savannah, Georgia & Lacoste, France
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL
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Found Objects & Photography This three-dimensional piece, entitled ArchiTexture, was conceived & created while studying abroad in Lacoste, France. I was assigned to “capture the essence” of the medieval village based on Representational (top), Real (Middle), and Abstract (bottom) viewpoints. Focusing on the intrinsic structure & texture of the city, I created a tri-tryptich of photography & found-object sculpture epitomizing the fleeting beauty of time spent in a enchanting place. These pieces were displayed during the village’s seasonal Vernissage Exhibition, in which eight of the nine were sold to private collectors from around the world.
REPRESENTATIONAL
REAL
ABSTRACT
T HREE-DIMENSIONAL
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Origami Lighting For my watercolor class, I chose to bring the two dimensional realm into the three dimensions by means of a sculptural but also functional piece of artwork; I chose to execute this process through origami. This pendant was designed to showcase the structure of origami, balanced with the irregularity of watercolor. The form was based on the japanese origami of creating spherical structures called kusudama. My form is an abstracted version of the lotus flower kusudama ball. After seventy-seven laser-cut squares were painted & hand assembled, the structure was fitted around a hanging MR16 lamp. For an in-depth view of the process, please refer to the fold out page.
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THE PROCESS
Laser-Cut Folds
Watercolored
Fold & Crease
Assemble Fours
All Together
Illuminate!
Pattern for the small pieces were protoyped, then lasercut for symmetry.
Seventy-seven laser-cut squares were hand-painted in three colors; each one is completely unique.
Once dry, squares are folded into shape, and creased to stay in position.
Shapes are then assembled into fours by interlocking the folded flaps into the slits.
The interlocked shapes of four were attached to one another in the same flap/slit fashion.
After the shapes formed a cylindrical shape, I placed a MR-16 lighting fixture into the central hole.
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connect 407.697.4013 jessica.lm.boyer@gmail.com Jessica Lynne Marie Boyer
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Thank you FOR YOUR TIME
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