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A Button's Day Out

Blade Vavzincak

Undergraduate

As my college experience comes to an end, I fear the future when I will need to take on more responsibilities and enter the workforce. The thoughts of adulthood conflict with my inner child who wants to push back on this idea of rigid schedules and professionalism which has resulted in a work that blends my adult self and childhood self in a visual form that reminds viewers of the child inside all of us. A Button’s Day Out follows the journey of a button coming to life and exploring a town through the medium of stop motion animation using sculptures created from wires and buttons and provides the viewer the opportunity to connect with their inner child and take a moment to remind themselves that just because they are an adult it does not mean they need to abandon the creativity and imagination they had as a child. By intertwining my practices of metal work and laser cutting with childhood creativity, I aim to reject the feelings of responsibility from clothing buttons and the rigidness of metal which remind me of the nervousness I feel towards my upcoming adult life.