Haleigh Finucane's Digital Imaging Blog

  For this project, I have been taking scans of my room and editing them on top of each other with iterations and distorting effects. I am still working on improving the concept, but I have been trying to add on to my theme from the last project.

  During the past few weeks, I have been trying to make a routine of drawing when I am not in a good mood, which has been more common than not when dealing with moving and bad roommates. I decided to scan some of my drawings and blend them together and I think it is creating a pretty cool effect. I am thinking about incorporating this into my project, and placing the lava lamp in the room.

My original idea for this project involved hand-me-downs and the movement of my sister in the poncho. After reading through my comments on my contact sheet, I decided to do some iterations of the poncho inside the lava lamp. It is still very much a work in progress but I like the texture inside the lamp. Currently, I am stuck on how to improve on this concept and emphasize the cyclical nature.

 

  For my final product, I did another Lapis Lazuli iteration on RBG to completely destroy the icon. I then added the Moon Crown of Isis, which the High Priestess wears. I am pretty happy with how this turned out, and the unexpected turn the symbolism took. Overall, I think every part of this piece has strong meaning which lifts the composition.

  When diving more into research, I was looking up the symbolism behind specific tarot cards. I found that the High Priestess card very well represented the message I was trying to convey with this project. One quote I liked describing the High Priestess was, " The High Priestess is a woman who’s already lived a lot. She does not represent a young girl. To become the High Priestess, one has to go through many experiences and different phases of life, love and health." I think this card helps portray RBG and her essence.

  After playing around with a few iterations, I have added some more color to my project. I added Venus around RBG as it is the planet that represents femininity. I also added an overlay of a close up butterfly's wing to represent metamorphosis in a woman's life.