Sequential Narrative

By rmurphy17.

Date Completed: December 2021

Medium: Crowquill pen, colored pencils and water colors

The goal of this project was to develop a sequential narrative (comic strip) where I am the hero. I wanted to share my adoption story by making myself a hero of communication. I always thought it was wonderful I stayed in contact with my family in Vietnam for the past 25 years. It wasn’t always easy from the beginning because technology, social media and ways to travel to Vietnam weren’t as advanced as they are now. The hero in me, didn’t let anything break my connection to Vietnam when I left in 1995. 

Hodgepodge of Failures

By rmurphy17.

I consider myself a perfectionist. My relationship with perfection has been overall positive. I see this trait as one of my strengths that has driven me to excel. It has pushed me to meet my goals and live up to my standards. I think this constant striving for excellence is a critical part of my identity. It is difficult for me to imagine being any other way and maintaining my self esteem. When it comes to artwork – it’s been challenging for me to not let my perfectionist tendencies stop me from creating because the vulnerability has the ability to stop me in my tracks, making it nearly impossible to make anything at all. This semester I have learned to love my work regardless and by being gentle and accepting of my progress. It was taught for me to focus on making more work instead of endlessly picking apart each project

3 Drawings Project

By rmurphy17.

Date Completed: November 2021

Medium: Quill pen and ink

For this project my goal was to develop three drawings of places that could be in my story, using the tools of linear and atmospheric perspective and to explore a variety of media and processes as specified in the assignment.

Date Completed: November 2021

Medium: Water color

Date Completed: November 2021

Medium: Colored Pencils on black paper

Compassion Posters

By rmurphy17.

Public announcement poster for child car seat safety.

Date completed: October 2021

Medium: Magazine and Google Collage

The goal of this project was to encourage compassion for new parents who want to move their child’s car seat forward facing. I completed this by seeking outside resources to expand my knowledge, interviewed my mother-in-law to gain a better perspective and worked with materials using the elements and principals of design. I combined hand cut collage with computer graphics to help develop my poster. I chose this topic as my public announcement because as a parent, it can be tempting to move your child to a forward-facing car seat before they are ready. Experts say keeping your child rear facing for as long as possible, up to the limits of the car seat is the best way to keep your child safe because it absorbs most of the crash forces and supports the head, neck and spine