A Story is Not a Tree

Angela Ferraiolo –> aferraiolo (at) sarahlawrence(dot) edu

Drawing Machine Attempt 1 This was the beginning of my journey. I started off by creating the base with the dining hall’s plastic cups with sticks. I taped the cups to stabilize the base and put a mini ketchup cup…

I have serious issues with sleep and energy, and suffer from chronic fatigue, which I have unsuccessfully tried to remedy with a caffeine addiction. For the week of February 20th, 2023, I collected the container of every caffeinated beverage I…

I’ve always been drawn to the idea of documenting daily life- feelings, phases, friends, hobbies, places, food, fashion, slang, humor, and the specific culture that exists within it all. I love the idea of keeping a written diary, but I’ve…

My conference work this semester was an experiment in depicting my difficulties with intrusive thoughts. To catalog this diary form, I began by noting every intrusive thought I experienced on Sarah Lawrence’s campus for a month. I put them all…

Throughout our second exploration of diary form, I was interested in taking on abstraction in a way that differed drastically from my first work. I knew I wanted to talk about the intricacies of hierarchically understanding independence and interdependence and…

Over the past semester(Spring 2023), I began to collect as many items from the trash I produce as I could salvage, until I was able to construct this giant pile of it. Rising out of it is a snake, made…

Lizbeth’s breakfast buffet is an installation that highlights my On the Go experience with eating breakfast. Food I ate On the Go (left side): Tamales (Tiny tamales inside the tamale cart), Classic “It’s our pleasure to serve you” NYC cup,…

Before returning to school for spring semester this year, I spent my time converting 15-year-old home movies to my computer. I knew that these videos would come in handy for this course since my favorite works of art focus on…

Dirty Laundry is an installation consisting of three main parts: a photo wall primarily detailing damage done to the skin of my chest from the use of trans tape (which I am unfortunately allergic to); a clothesline made of leftover…

For our first exploration of diary as an art form, I chose to record all of the makeup I wore for a week. My method for recording this data was characterized by a chart I made wherein I charted the…

Aroma diffusers have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’m someone who strives to create a peaceful oasis throughout my spaces, for example, my bedroom. In an effort to construct the calmest and…

After seeing this machine that projected pure happiness on a wall go viral on social media, I knew I needed to have it. The sunset lamp, a contraption that supposedly “cures depression” for just $20, was instantly added to my…

My trash monster was created with only gut feelings. I went into the creation with specific aspects already established (the spiked tea bag weapon, the long, hammerhead-esque beer can head, and the belt of wrappers) but with no experience in…

My project started off as a simple series of pictures taken by me or ones I found that I thought were representative of me, along with a few short sentences describing things about myself that I wanted to share. My…

My motivation for creating this machine originated from when I first took this speaker apart to repair it. Since I was already comfortable working with this machine I was interested to see if I could do anything further. Once I…

The final form of this project is a hand that can maneuver similarly to an anatomical hand. The hand is made of paper that is rolled into cylinders to make parts of the fingers. The movement of the hand is…

If you see a lightbulb, what do you think of it? An idea? Light? Me too. To me, lightbulbs symbolize two things, vision and mindset. Lightbulbs are a globe-like object that produces light, thus giving you clear vision as it…

Community Garden is a miniature garden made from collected trash/unwanted objects. I wanted to collect something from my friends, and the easiest way to do that was to ask if they had anything on their persons that they didn’t want…

My project is in the form of audio recordings on a computer played out loud on speakers. There are three separate audio recordings of me reading passages from three Jewish novels and one article on community psychology with the choruses…

I created a DVD player, TV, and remote using foam, push pins, a silver paint marker, string, and construction paper. Initially, my project was a disc ladder showcasing the discs designed to depict the movie without giving away the title….