ASHLEY RICKETSON

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I am a first year environmental design student at Texas A&M University. For this studio I was required to choose a word that describes my personality. I chose tenacious.

TENACIOUS Persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired. Not easily discouraged.

Each of the following projects is based off of this word.

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I CREATED THIS 20” SQUARE COMPOSITION BY USING A GRID SYSTEM AND TWO SHAPE POS-SIBILITIES WITHIN A SINGLE SQUARE. WITH THIS SYSTEM I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE WITH SHAPES DRAWN BY A RAPIDOGRAPH PEN.

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CREATE AN ABSTRACT 3-D COMPO-SITION WITHIN A 10” CUBE. I PLACED A CUBES IN BETWEEN RECTILINEAR FORMS HELD UP BY TENSION TO CRE-ATE TENACITY.

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USING GRAPHITE I CREATED A INTERPRETATION OF THE PREVIOUS CUBE PROJECT. I DREW THE FORMS IN THE CUBE THEN GRADUALLY DECREASED THEM IN SIZE AS THE COMPOSITION CONTINUES TO CRE-

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THE MAIN FEATURE OF THIS LIVING ENVIRONMENT IS THE SECOND AND THIRD STORIES SLICING THROUGH THE HEAVIER MAIN STRUCTURE. THE HOUSE IS COMPLETE WITH BUTTERFLY ROOF AND RAIN WATER SYSTEM. IT IS ORIENT-ED FOR MAXIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENY. CACTUS GROWING INSIDE THE HOUSE ADDS TO THE TENACIOUS ASPECT. THE SETTING IS EQUIPPED FOR ENTERTAINMENT WITH A LARGE DECK AND A SMALLER GRILLING SPACE.

LOCATION: BRYAN, TX

CLIENT: WOMAN AGE 30 RIGHT HANDED 5’5 CACTUS COLLECTION SHAKER RESEARCHER