4D Magazine - Issue 7

Magazine

Four styles Fashion - Beauty - Health - Entertainment

Four dimensionsPhoto - Text - Audio - Video

Four traitsEclectic - Unique - Independent - Modern

For designers.

Staff

Sam SilverKate Bell

Mikah WrightChristina WhiteAmy SwensonAnthony Ayala

Table of Contents

Silhouette 1 Embellish 6

Composed 8 Broke & Original 16

Zeitgeist 18 Condition 26

Molten 28 Credits 38

Silhouette by Kate Bell

Statuesque:Many girls with yourheight have trouble finding dresses longenough, so err on theside of caution andgo longer than youordinarily would.

An empire waist will balance out the longer skirt to keepyou from looking stumpy. Gatheredtiers and a fun coloralso keep this look fresh.

Silhouette

Delicate:With your slight

figure, a good ruleof thumb is to keep

it simple. Your frameis easy to overwhelmif too much is going

on in your outfit.

A strapless dresswith a distinct,

natural waistlinekeeps you cute and

proportional. Youcan add some

interest with a subtleprint or texture.

Silhouette

Bodacious:If you feel insecurewith your curves,you can minimize them with a softlydraped knit dress.

The one-shouldersilhouette with a empire waist adds interest while lengthing your torsoand disguising yourwaist. The ruffle hembalances out thewhole look.

Silhouette

Lanky:If you are concernedabout your torso-to-

limbs ratio, try ahigh waisted dress

with a fun print.

The well-definedempire waist helps

lengthen your torso,balancing out your

long arms and legs.Keep the skirt tojust above yourknees, and theeffect will be

complete!

Silhouette

Powerhouse:If a feminine lookis what you are going for, but stillwant to combine it with somethingsporty, try a belteddress with a fun skirt.

Find a dress with a natural waist togive you curves, and metallic details tokeep the overall looklively. A tank-likebodice will give you some spunk while minimizing your shoulders.

Embellish by Sam Silver

Want a new variation on your typical French braid? Take a twist on the classic and try this new waterfall braid.

1. Begin by spraying your hair withhairspray and smoothing it out. This

makes it easier to begin thebraiding process.

2. Next, start by sectioning off part of your hair on the top right corner of your face. Smooth this with your comb and maintain flyaways.

3. Now, take separate the hair into three sections to begin French braiding. Braid across the back off the head going towards the left corner of your face.

Hair by Christina White Embellish

After you havemastered this

braid, trymaking different

patterns toadd interest!

4. Instead of adding more hair to the bottom piece as you braid, drop the bottom piece and pick up a new section of hair. This will result in the strips of hair appearing out of the braid.

5. After braiding around the head, bobby pin the end in place. To add something extra, pin a flower clip over the bobby pin.

ComposedHair & Makeup by Christina White

Broke by Sam Silver & Kate Bell

1. Start by gathering up your materials. You’ll need a pair of jeans, scissors, seam ripper, ruler, a sewing machine, and pins.

2. First, cut off the bottom portions of the pant legs. Leave about 10 inches of pant leg measuring from the crotch down. This will ensure that the skirt is long enough when sewn together.

Get a tear in your winterjeans? Salvage those pantsand prepare for summer

by turning them into a skirt!

3. Next, rip the inseams, the inner seam, of the

pant legs open. This means,using the seam ripper, tearthe threads connecting the

front of the leg to theback. Make sure to be

careful and only rip outthe threads, not the

actual fabric.

& Original

6. Finally, stitch along the pinned edges with your sewing machine. After the sewing is done, cut off the excess fabric on the inside of the skirt. You can also hem the bottom edge if you like. Or stitch a line at the bottom of the skirt all the way around to avoid accidentally fraying too high.

Make your skirt uniqueby adding embroidery

and fraying.

5. Lay the skirt flat on the floor to prepare for pinning. Overlap one front leg over the other and pin flat. Make sure to avoid bunching around the zipper area. Now, repeat this with the back of the skirt. The pants should now be in the shape of a skirt.

4. Rip the front center seam, starting at the crotch, up to the bottom of the zipper. Then, rip the back center seam up to the bottom of the belt loops.

Zeitgeist Designs by Sam Silver & Kate Bell

Condition by Anthony Ayala and Amy Swenson

Just as important as the exercise itself is thestretching that precedes it. With the dynamicstretches demonstrated here, you can increase

the effectiveness of your workout.

Knee StretchWhile stand you pick up your knee and pull it up to the sky. This stretch will stretch out the gluteus maximus muscle. While you raise your knee up, you need to roll up on your toes on the other leg.

Ankle RaiseWith this stretch you will cross your leg over the other and roll onto your toes with the leg that is not being stretched. This stretch helps work on the hip flexors. A lot of people sometimes have tight hip flexors, so performing this stretch can help loosen them up.

Condition

Check out Anthony and Amy’s video for a look atthese stretches in motion, and get ready for well-

warmed up muscles!

Tin SoldiersWhile walking, kick your leg up as high into the air as possible. While keeping it straight, reach with opposite arm and touch the toe. This drill works on stretching out your hamstrings. You are also allowed to use your hands under the leg that you are kicking up. Try to keep your other leg on the ground as you kick up the one leg.

Hurdler WalksFocus on moving your legs fast and freely, using

a big and fast arm action. Remember that thisexercise is as much about arm technique as legtechnique. Try placing white tape or arm bandsaround your wrists to you can easily see if you

are driving you arms up to your eye level. Keepan upright body posture throughout. All of theseexercises are good for your running action and

hip mobility. You can perform these goingforward or backward. You do not need hurdles.You can place anything from coolers to bags on

the ground, anything that will force to you step over.

Moltenwith Kelsey Draus

Moltenwith Kelsey Draus

Molten by Mikah Wright

Kelsey Draus has always had a knack forcreating different forms of artwork. Afterworking on a seventh grade science fairproject, Draus found an interest in dichroicglass and began fusing at the age of twelve.She was taught by an artist who made dichroicglass in his home.

Draus is from St. Charles, Illinois, a suburb ofChicago. She began her adventure at IowaState University two years ago and is now a sophomore in materials engineering. Draus began working in the Gaffers Guild at ISU and took a glass blowing class. “After I learned the basics, I was able to start doing my own thing and start experimenting,” Draus commented.

Before Draus can start blowing glass, she must wear safety glasses. This is for protection purposes and so that she can see the bubble being blown. As a precautionary measure, in the Gaffer’s Guild each artist must have a partner with them while doing their work.

To begin, she gathers the glass on an object called a punty. A punty is a solid, stainless steel rod. The glass must be distributed equally at all times on the rod and rotating the hot glass increases the size of the gather. It is heated in a special furnace or kiln to make it pliable. Once heated, a bubble can be blown inside the glass using a blow pipe. A blow pipe is a hollow, stainless steel pipe. A blowing piece may require several gatherings around the bubble before the process is over. Color and shape is then be gradually added to the glass. Shapes can be manipulated using tweezer-like tools called jacks and a sheet of metal called a marver.

Kelsey Draus reveals thebeauty of glass-blowing

through her small artbusiness.

Molten

Once the process is complete, the glass must have time to cool. It cannot be cooled at room temperature because it will shatter. Instead, it is placed inside an annealing oven where it can cool gradually.

One type of glass Kelsey works with is dichroic glass. This glass appears to have more than one color at the same time when viewed at different angles. For example, if you look at the glass from one angle, it may appear green. If you look at it from a slightly different angle, it will appear blue. The colors are simply created through a manipulation of light. It is reflective because there is a special coating treatment done to the glass. There are no paints, dyes, or other colors added in the process of making the glass itself and the coating does not have its own color attributes.

This type of glass can be used as an element in glass blowing, bead making and glass fusing. The process of creating it is complex and requires high-tech equipment. To make it, Draus puts clear or black glass into a pressure chamber and sprays it with different types of metals. All of the different metals are what you see in the glass. It is then fused between two layers: clear and a background color. The glass is then cut, fused in a kiln and can be made into jewelry.

Draus will also be teaching a class this summer at the Gaffers Guild. She does not know when it starts or how long it will last. She volunteered to teach the basics of glass blowing and safety measures. The classes are expected to hold eight to ten people and are open to the public to sign up.

“After I learned thebasics, I was ableto start doing my

own thing and startexperimenting.”

Molten

A One-On-One With Kelsey

4D: When you first started designing blown glass artwork, what was your biggest struggle?KD: I am left handed, which made things a lot harder at first. Lots of the materials in the studio are set up for right-handed people. It took time to get used to. Now, I am able to do shaping of the glass with my right hand and work on the design and small details with my left.

4D: Where do you draw your inspiration from? KD: I just go with the flow for the most part and play around with different colors and designs. After the first four or five weeks of the class, I learned most of the basics. From then on I was able to start experimenting.

Molten

4D: How much money does it cost to buy one of your pieces of jewelry? KD: It varies, but usually the necklaces range from five to twenty-five dollars, depending on the piece.

4D: Can you tell me a little bit about the necklace that you are wearing? KD: The necklace was made of glass that I fused, antique black glass buttons, parts froma 1960's vacuum cleaner motor, and a bunch of beads and wire mixed in with it.

4D: Do you sell any of your jewelry?

KD: Yes, I do. I have sold jewelry at places like arts and crafts shows, county fairs and flea markets. My jewelry was also sold in two stores in my hometown.

Molten

For an in-depth look at Kelsey’s process,check out our video interview!

To look at more examples of Kelsey’swork, or to purchase a piece, check out

kelseylynnkreations.com

Hair:Christina White

Make-Up:Christina White

Fashion Designs:Sam SilverKate Bell

Photography:Kate Bell

Karena Steir

Photo & Layout Editing:Sam SilverKate Bell

Fashion Illustration:Melissa Dillon

Credits

Artwork:Kelsey Draus

Videographer:Kate Bell

Models:Jane Anne Seagren

Kelsey PedersenMia Pierson

Gianna DeMarcoAmanda McBirnieChristina WhiteKatherina ThaiAnna Snyder

Katie McKinneyGaebrielle Mommsen

Credits