In this project I was really working through a process rather than looking for a particular outcome. I worked with recycled materials: cardboard, newspaper, and fruit packaging. I started by creating the base of my project using paper-mache.

The keyboard went well but the computer face itself started to warp because of the moisture from the paper-mache. It was here that I decided I really needed to push the idea that this is not meant to be realistic but lives in alternate cartoon world. I started the painting process where I painted the whole thing black and then used pink to outline the edges but this did not give the effect of a 2D cartoon in a 3D world so I went back and repainted the whole thing pink. After everything was painted and the outlines were drawn I was still unhappy with it. It didn’t give any of the imagination that I wanted it to and it fell flat. I then decided to add fur to the inside of the computer. Once that was done it began to come alive; with the animal print inside I thought to make this into a living thing. It was then that I started to paint eyes onto the keyboard keys but even then it fell flat. I then started making 3D eye lids to put atop the painted eyes and it started to feel better. It was after our final crit that I spoke about wanting a large tongue exiting the spacebar mouth. So in the final hours of the project I made a 3-4 foot tongue. This was a hasty decision but really brought the piece together in my opinion. It allowed for a more experiential piece, one that you have to interact with as you walk around.

As I was working I also decided that to made the leaning seem purposeful I would create a furry arm that looks as if the monster is propping itself up and possibly about to start dragging itself forward. This was incredibly fun to work on but if I were to redo it there would be several things I would change. Firstly, I would work to make the main screen more structurally sound as I intended. I would also double it in size so that people could walk through it maybe even sit in it as if they were being eaten by the monster. I would also add the 3D elements into the eyeballs, making them different shapes, and really working on a realistic paint job. Overall I am very happy with the work and hope it makes at least a few people uncomfortable.