DILLON SLADEN BUSH

_ARTWORK

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INTRODUCTORY PRINTMAKING

SUMMER 2024 / PROF. JULIANNE HUNTER

This introductory course provided a robust introduction to printmaking techniques including woodcut, cyantoype, stone lithography, screenprinting, and etching; the course culiminated in my exploration of an experimental print technique-mokulito.

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ADVANCED PRINTMAKING

FALL 2024 / PROF. ELISABETH MEYER

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ASSORTED INDEPENDENT WORK

2021-2024 / INDEPENDENT

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_ARTWORK

01

INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING

SUMMER 2024 / PROF. JULIANNE HUNTER

This introductory course provided a robust introduction to printmaking techniques including woodcut, cyantoype, stone lithography, screenprinting, and etching; the course culiminated in my exploration of an experimental print technique: mokulito.

The stone lithograph of Georgia O'Keefe was rendered on the stone with litho crayons and tusche. The color woodcut used two different layers and two opposite blended rolls.

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LIVE + WORK + GROW

FALL 2024 / PROF. MUSTAFA ALI FARUKI

This housing proposal for the village of Trumansburg in Upstate New York focused on creating commercial and residential opportunities for prospective residents of Trumansburg to combat the increased dependancy of Trumansburg upon other larger cities, in particular, Ithaca, NY.
In essence, we designed a future for Trumansburg that emphasizes self-sufficiency through communal design of living, working, and growing spaces, so as to bring back the character of Trumansbrug that residents expressed feeling very fond of and connected to. This was done with residential avenues with residential and commerical units that patchwork to create a larger hierarchical framework for developmen, protecing private space and creating exciting public areas for residents and visitors.
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This was a group project in conjunction with Saniah Adams (B.Arch ‘27)

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ITHACA LIBRARY (INTEGRATIVE STUDIO)

SPRING 2024 / PROF. MARTA WISNIEWSKA

The task for this project was to design a secondary library in Ithaca, given a specific site. I designed a library that responds to the extremely steep geography of the site, connecting the important road as well as the creek area into one cohesive building.
This project also focused heavily on the logistics of municipal building with a broad range. This included the structural design, environmental anaylsis, acessbility, zoning and ode considerations, HVAC system design and analysis as well as material, formal, environmental, and experiential considerations.

This project expanded my understanding of the scope of architectural design, and gave me a greater deal of experience in the engineering, environmntal, and structural design aspects of architecture. The final model was constructed at a 1/2”=1’ scale to showcase the actual structural system, which in this case was cast concrete and system of steel beams.

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ASSORTED INDEPENDENT WORK

2021 - 2024

Pieces here include my RISD application piece (accepted), which, per the prompt, explored the dichotomy of the words "ephemeral" and "tangible." I focused on the conception of the self, and the ways we view ourselves externally and internally.

Other work includes paintings and drawings created for IB Art HL as a part of the IB Diploma, and samples of sketches.

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HOUSE WITH A VIEW

FALL 2023 / PROF. MAGGIE KIRK

On a hill over a waterfall, this home design in Ithaca rests on the location of an abandonded gun factory. I chose to work with the existing structures on the site, an old factory building and the smokestack, creating a building that directs the inhabitant towards specific views of its setting. The building is separated into three sections, containing specific programs and coordinating their views of the environment in accordnace to privacy and comfort.

In essence--this project was an exploration into manipulating how inhabitants view a specific landscape, drawing attention towards specific viewpoints and hiding others, creating a strong sense of hierarchy that is experienced as one circulates the space in the manner directed by the design.