PRE-COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE: ALICIA

2/1/14

Project 1.1: Body | Action :: Points

1. Organizing grid

Rules
Step 1: Origin point is the intersection in the right corner of real lines of our plane already drawn when we set up
Step 2: Extend a x-axis and a y-axis
Step 3: Across the x-axis mark every 2 inches
Step 4: Extend vertical lines from each increment marked on the x-axis
Step 5: Down the y-axis, mark every 1 inch.
Step 6: Mark 1/2 inch from each odd mark. So after the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and so on increment will be another increment of 1/2 an inch.
Step 7: Extend horizontal lines from each increment marked on the y-axis.
Step 8: Ideal points are represented by the intersection of 2 short dark lines that are perpendicular to each other (+ sign). Starting on the horizontal line after the x-axis, plot ideal points on the 2nd, 5th, 8th and so on... intersections. On the (3n -1)th intersection, where n is which vertical line you are at starting at 1, there will be a point. Do on every line that horizontal line that has the 1 inch increment.
Step 9: For each 1/2 inch increment, plot an ideal point at every intersection.

2. Target Practice
No picture since it was a rather quick process. My grid was lay horizontally on the floor and I aimed using a dropper with India ink and water to hit all my ideal points.

Neologism:
SuspendSwirl

ink :: REAL marks

2/8/14
3. MAPPING

1. Map out the midlines of each drip (4H)
2. Drop vertical lines touching the right side and left side of a drop. Also, create horizontal lines touching the top and bottom of the drop. This should form some sort of rectangle or square. Connect corners that are not adjacent to each other. In other words, draw out the diagonals of the rectangles. (2H)
3. Repeat Step 2 for all the drops on the page
5. Extract point where the diagonals intersect and plot the point using an X symbol. (HB)
6. Extract an endpoint by dropping a line tangent to the rounded end of a drip and the midline that passed through the drip. (HB)
7. Where 2 drips or more meet and their midlines intersect, trace over 2 cm the beginning of 2 lines that begin to intersect and the resulting single line.