toe jam @nma”

Blog 3d toe artist statement by Victoria vallis Since I had never heard of maya before my digital media class, I had a new program to discover. Wow three dimensional (3d) objects from drawings in this program! A whole new world of creation presented itself to me. As a beginner (newbie) to the format, I had to come up with something simple for my first project that was to be printed out in 3d. The first thing that came to mind was my cousin chris’s recently amputated toe, which used to be next to his big right toe. Well I had heard of 3d prosthetics being used in the medical world. I wondered if chris would appreciate a replacement toe. The idea of “toe Jam” popped into my head, since chris is a bass player with lots of jams jammed into his musical career. Okay so now my concept required research and I accumulated files of toe related images and jokes. Additionally I studied hours of maya format. Once at the drawing board the placement of a globe onto a cylinder was not too difficult with a little help from my friends. A toenail was added, along with some shaping for definition, and wala! The maya form was sent to the printer! Okay now the waiting process, like the birth of a new baby. At last… heaven and earth moves… creation!!! Clap clap, there was chris’s toe waiting to be sanded and painted. Flesh tone paint was easy to mix and a white toenail to stand out for definition. The toe had arrived and just in time for Nevada museum of art (nma) first Thursday, again Clap clap. So I loaded up the new appendage, proceeded to nma and began filming (after asking permission). This was fun, hand a person a toe and film their reaction. to move things along, I suggested they each say, “I got in a toe jam at nma.” As you may guess the more people that arrived and began partying, the livelier the result. This little piggy did not stay home and had a great party as an ode to cousin chris’s lost toe. After another ten hours of editing the raw film, “toe jam @nma” came into being. The ah ha moment ready for cousin chris to treasure as an ode to his lost toe from me, better than a get well card!?!