Object Documentation Log: Beach Glass

Object: Beach Glass (Worn glass washed up on the shore)

Dimensions: Approximately 1-5 cm in length and height 

Material: Broken Glass

Inventory Date: 1/15/2012

Location Found: Beaches back home in Hawaii

Differences:
1. Their shape
2. Height
3. Length
4. Thickness
5. Mass
6. Weight
7. Texture (Some were rough, some were smooth)
8. Number of sides
9. Some had writing or letters in the glass
10. Some had patterns such as stripes
11. The amount of scratches on the surface
12. Rounded corners versus sharp or pointed corners
13. Variations in the color
14. Curved edges versus straight edges
15. Location found
16. Some looked much older than others
17. How clear or transparent the glass was
18. Some had new chips out of their surface while other were intact
19. Some were chunks out of a curved section of a bottle while other were flat
20. Type of glass object they came from (small bottles, large bottles, glass floaters for fishing, ect.)

Potential Categories: Shape, Size, Texture, Age, Transparency,Weight
Fieldworker's Initials: NH

Found Object: Fallen Flowers

Object Documentation Log: Honey Roasted Sesame Sticks

Object: Honey Roasted Sesame Sticks

Dimensions: varies (approx. 2cm-5cm)

Material: wheat flour, soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, maltodextrin, honey, sugar, wheat starch, salt, xanthan gum, beet powder, turmeric

Inventory Date: January 23, 2012

Location Found: inside a can of Planters NUTrition Energy Mix

Differences:

1. number of sesame seeds
2. height
3. width
4. length
5. roundness of tips
6. curvature
7. mass
8. jaggedness of edges
9. size of sesame seeds
10. pigment of brown
11. some have broken tips
12. taste
13. density
14. location found
15. coated flavorings
16. location of sesame seeds
17. location of dark brown spots
18. size of dark brown spots
19. number of dark brown spots
20. shininess of oil

Potential Categories: color, height, length, texture

Additional Notes: some were consumed in the process...

Fieldworker's Initials: JK

Object Documentation Log: Pistachios

Object: Pistachio
Dimensions: Varies (1.1cms-1.4cms to 1.4cms-2.3cms)
Material: Seed, Shell
Inventory Date: 16 January 2012
Location Found: RLCR-7 Super Market, Sector 7-A, Chandigarh, India

Differences:
1. Some are long and some are short.
2. Some are full grown and some are really small.
3. Some are round and some are elongated.
4. Most are yellowish-brown, but some are whiter.
5. Most have openings; some do not.
6. A few have cracks.
7. Some have mostly smooth shells, but others have irregular protrusions.
8. Some have the openings on the sides.
9. Some have brown stains.
10. Some have white stains (looks like salt).
11. The insides of most are mauvey. But some have the skin off, and are yellowy.
12. The end, where the stem meets the nut, is positioned at different angles in all of them.
13. Some are pointy. Some are curvy.
14. Some have dents and depressions.
15. The openings of most shells are straight. But some have rugged openings.
16. Some seem easy, even fun, to open, but the rest seem not worth the effort.
17. Some look old, some look in their prime stage.
18. Some tend to naturally lie down on their sides, while the rest lie down on their openings.
19. The seeds inside some are split apart and have tiny holes.
20. Most look tasty; some do not look so tasty. The ones with closed shells should be tasty.

Potential Categories: Length, colour, shape, size, smoothness, pureness, age, position, attractiveness.
Additional Notes: The selection that was kept for observation was more tempting than the other eatable pistachios.
Fieldworker’s Initials: RK

Since we're being process intensive, here's a WIP composite of the "Jack in the Wong Castle" piece

And a morning, 1 hour speedpaint of Macklemore.  Surprised at how puffy it turned out.  Then again, the photo dependent more on "Instagram" colors and less on dramatic lighting.

Name: Brian Choi
Date: 1/22/2012 
Object: Boxes
Material: Trees, Plastic, Adhesives, and probably some skin cells
Location: An apartment
Potential categories: Color, Length, Width, Texture, Type
Fieldworkers initials: BC

20 Differences:
1. Moles of Carbon
2. Length
3. Width
4. Height
5. Designs
6. Some are direct commercial
7. Mass
8. Some are splayed open
9. Some have tape
10. Differences in hues of brown
11. Different values of brown
12. Age of tree used to create the cardboard box
13. Probably all not from China
14. Some are ugly
15. Some are pretty
16. Some have some Korean writing on it
17. Ownership of cardboard boxes vary
18. Age of the boxes
19. Past original contents of the boxes
20. Only one has duct tape on it.

Observation Exercise: Mic Cables

Name: Zach Fisher
Date: 1/22/12
Object: Cables
Material: Metal, Wire, Rubber, Plastic
Location: Video Symphony Studio D, Mic Closet
Potential categories: Color, Length, Width, Texture, Type
Fieldworkers initials: ZF

20 Differences:
1. Length
2. Color
3. Connection (XLR, TRS, TS)
4. Brand
5. Wire type
6. Texture
7. Wire Coating Flexibility
8. Some are old and rusted
9. Some are new
10. Weight
11. Some have kinks
12. Some have ties straps
13. Some are properly wrapped
14. Some are tied in knots
15. Some have tape on them
16. Some have white writing
17. Some have black writing
18. Some have black connectors (painted)
19. Some have nickel plated connectors
20. Some have exposed copper connectors