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Sensoryforms consists of individual and group artworks and one wall installation by the entire class. Each piece considers one or more of the exhibition’s themes: Nature, Gothic, or Music. The themes were brought to life by combining the artist’s interests and imagination about life.

JUMP AHEAD TO THEME

Organically drawn N which is swirly.

NATURE

Organically drawn G in a blackletter style

GOTHIC

Organically drawn M that is swirly

MUSIC

A combination of the first letterforms of each theme: Nature, Gothic, and Music.

CLASS PIECE

NATURE

Square tactile print with the shape of a wolf's head in the center. The contours are white and its fur is fractured and sharp in appearance. The background is black.

Fractured in the Moonlight

Ink swell print

Cleo Birch

Using a script font called Banshee, I compiled mainly a, l, and z letterforms to create the shape of a wolf’s head, which floats in the center of the canvas. More letters were used to slice into the shape, creating a fractured texture. The negative space is raised while the wolf’s head sinks in, inviting people to experience a more mysterious tactile trail.

Art print with a brown wood board texture background. There are fish made out of organically shaped letterforms that appear to be hanging from the wood.

Bone Dry

Ink swell print

Grace Burski & Ava Moroz

Ava and Grace together created fish inspired by the quiet beauty found in nature. They decided to incorporate both death and under the sea into a visual piece that helps viewers take a new dip into sea life. Each letter is carefully positioned to suggest the rigid outline and suspended posture of a fish that has ceased to swim.

Tactile art print showing a hand drawn chickadee made out of letters perched on a branch over a dark green background. T and u can be seen making up the body.

Resilience

Ink swell print

Grace Burski

This bird illustration, built with bold and minimalist strokes, reflects a harmonious fusion of type-inspired forms and nature’s delicate intricacy. The graceful curves mimic feathers, while sharp angles create structure, embodying the quiet resilience of a bird perched in stillness.

Tactile art print with various sea creatures made out of letterforms. Most prominent is a whale flapping its tail and a fancy jellyfish over a dark blue background gradient.

Jellyfish Jam

Ink swell print

Jenna Armentrout

I used the Baskerville typeface to create a dreamy underwater scene. A few years ago, I created a jellyfish composition and always wanted to make friends with them, so I took my chance! The piece features a jellyfish, a whale, angelfish, and bass. It also includes some sand dollar patterns made with an &, waves made from the lower curve of a Q, bubbles made from O’s, and kelp made from chains of asterisks. I hope this piece transports you to a world of undersea magic and mystery!

Tactile art print with a light green background and black outlined snake skin texture with letterforms on the inside of each module in the middle.

Cold Blood

Ink swell print

Parker Aultman

This is a type and nature based illustration. Using snake scales and letters to create a pattern.

Tactile art print with various sea creatures made out of letterforms. Most prominent is a whale flapping its tail and a fancy jellyfish over a dark blue background gradient.

Whale Watching

Ink swell print

Jenna Armentrout & Jake Hamlin

We created a mountain landscape submerged in water and flanked by two portals. Where do they lead? Who knows! Jenna’s whale makes an appearance in the lower left blowing off some steam while a sailboat floats peacefully nearby, its red flag fluttering in the wind. A mountain ridge looms in the background with some pine trees beside two large portals against a partly cloudy sky. Inspired by the flat yet vivid colors of pop art, we brought in bright colors like red, yellow, green, and violet to breathe some life and excitement into the piece. Welcome, and we hope you enjoy all our watery kingdom has to offer!

Tactile art print with a light green background and black outlined snake skin texture with letterforms on the inside of each module in the middle.

Liminal Leaf

Ink swell print

Marlee McGuire

This piece explores the interaction between texture, color and text using the simplicity of natural forms to invite reflection. The vibrant orange and deep black symbolize the seasonal cycle of change and contrast evoking themes of growth, decay and renewal.

A tactile illustration on swell paper featuring two number eights that double as faces and trees, with raised textures and intricate patterns blending human and natural forms.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Charlie Higgins

This tactile illustration, printed on swell paper, transforms two number eights into a fusion of faces and trees, symbolizing the interconnectedness of humanity and nature. Through raised textures and dynamic forms, the piece invites a multi-sensory exploration that bridges the visual and tactile. It challenges conventional boundaries of illustration, offering an inclusive experience that celebrates abstraction, symbolism, and accessibility.

**Alt Text:** A composition made from various letterforms in bold, overlapping arrangements. The letters vary in size, orientation, and typeface, creating a layered and dynamic design. The abstract placement of the letterforms forms a visually striking pattern, emphasizing movement and rhythm within the piece.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Ava Moroz

This artwork explores the expressive potential of letterforms, transforming them from functional typography into a dynamic, abstract composition. The layering and overlapping of various typefaces and sizes create a sense of movement and rhythm, blurring the line between communication and art. By deconstructing and reimagining familiar characters, the piece invites viewers to see typography not just as language but as a visual medium with limitless creative possibilities.

A tactile illustration on swell paper featuring the number 4 integrated into abstract tree forms. The raised textures and geometric patterns create a dynamic composition that blends structure and nature.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Charlie Higgins

This tactile illustration, printed on swell paper, centers around the number 4, seamlessly integrated into a composition of abstract trees and geometric forms. The raised textures bring the design to life, inviting both visual and tactile exploration. By merging the structured presence of the number 4 with the organic flow of tree shapes, the piece symbolizes the balance between structure and nature, offering an inclusive, multi-sensory experience that blurs the lines between abstraction and representation.

GOTHIC

Tactile print that shows only the black shadows of four letters which includes a T, e, and others unidentified. It has a grid structure with a greed square in the top left background and two yellow rectangles touching the right and bottom sides of the composition.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Samuel Griebel

This tactile artwork celebrates the intricate beauty of Gothic letterforms, printed on swell paper to create a multi-sensory experience. By highlighting subcategories like Textura, Rotunda, and Fraktur, the piece invites audiences to explore the rich textures and ornate details of this historic style through both sight and touch. The work reimagines typography as a physical, inclusive art form, emphasizing the enduring power of Gothic design to convey complexity and cultural identity.

Art print composed of aggressively hand drawn words which form the silhouette of a person. "Intrinsically disordered" floats in small digital type toward the top.

Intrinsically Disordered

Ink swell print

Austin Lage

This illustration uses adjectives born from self-deprecation, reflecting the internal conflict of reconciling religion and sexuality. These words form the silhouette of a self-portrait, symbolizing this personal struggle. The title and concept are inspired by the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which describes homosexual acts as “intrinsically disordered.”

Tactile print that shows only the black shadows of four letters which includes a T, e, and others unidentified. It has a grid structure with a greed square in the top left background and two yellow rectangles touching the right and bottom sides of the composition.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Madeline Snow

This is a tactile art print with a mixture of gothic style letters in the middle and one z toward the top left corner. Each letter is orange, red, or black, all over an off-white background.

Tactile art print showing a rose with a black stroke that varies in weight and width. The top right of the rose sprouts a cluster of oval-shaped leaves while the bottom left ony sprouts a few.

Untitled

Ink swell print

Adrian Keller-Miller

Tactile art print showing a rose with a black stroke that varies in weight and width. The top right of the rose sprouts a cluster of oval-shaped leaves while the bottom left ony sprouts a few.

**Alt Text:** A composition made from various letterforms in bold, overlapping arrangements. The letters vary in size, orientation, and typeface, creating a layered and dynamic design. The abstract placement of the letterforms forms a visually striking pattern, emphasizing movement and rhythm within the piece.

Ear

Ink swell print

Runzhi Xu

This is a square composition with the word “Ear” spelled out. Each letter varies in size with A being the largest and in the middle. The letters are inline and have serifs. Half of the background is black while the other half is beige with thin black stripes.

A tactile illustration on swell paper featuring the number 4 integrated into abstract tree forms. The raised textures and geometric patterns create a dynamic composition that blends structure and nature.

Eye

Ink swell print

Runzhi Xu

This is a vertical composition with the word “eye” spelled diagonally on the top right side using art-deco style letters with extreme contrast. Behind the first E, there is a sideways eye shape with a pupil that has a similar look and texture to the inside of an orange. The background has a dried out looking texture, similar to that of the desert.

**Alt Text:** A composition made from various letterforms in bold, overlapping arrangements. The letters vary in size, orientation, and typeface, creating a layered and dynamic design. The abstract placement of the letterforms forms a visually striking pattern, emphasizing movement and rhythm within the piece.

Talk to Me

Ink swell print

Samuel Griebel, Madeline Snow, Austin Lage

Talk to me is a piece inspired by the movie “Talk to Me”. Our piece is a life size hand made of a wood skeleton frame, surrounded by paper, with gothic letter forms scattered around the hand. 

MUSIC

Yellow square composition with red blocky letters spelling out "DANCE!" Hand drawn script letters overlap them and resemble characters from Charlie Brown including a dog with long black ears in the middle, a feathery bird to the left, and a silly person swinging their hair to the right. Hand drawn vertical lines are rhythmically placed around all sides of the border.

DANCE!

Ink swell print

Cleo Birch & Britney Lopez

Inspired by Charlie Brown and the playful feelings of its popular soundtracks, we used both a blocky font and a schoolhouse-style script font. The tactile script font was used to create the characters Woodstock, Snoopy, and one of the kids in the scene where everyone dances along to Schroeder playing the piano. The flat red text in the background says “DANCE!” and each letter lives up to the energy of that word.

Tactile art print with a light green background and black outlined snake skin texture with letterforms on the inside of each module in the middle.

Mac

Ink swell print, Macaroni noodles

Stella Marchese & Sophia Laurel

This letter form-based composition is an ode to the late singer Mac Miller. The curved organic letters spell out Mac, while letter-shaped pasta represents the lyrics from all of his songs and adds a surprising tactile texture to the piece.

Letter F and musical sharp sign formed with aluminum foil glued onto a white piece of paper with a black line on the top and bottom.

Tactile Tune

Ink swell print, Aluminum Foil

Stella Marchese & Sophia Laurel

“Tactile Tune” is crumpled aluminum foil shaped as the symbol “F Sharp” between two horizontal lines representing part of an pentagram. Noise is made when interacting with the foil by pressing down, scratching and rubbing, creating a “Tune.”

Tactile art print with abstract shapes. There is a central long black and blue figure that mixes organic and geometric shapes. The background is green and grey with a bracket pattern lining the figure on each side. The bottom has a light blue box with a gold strip above it.

The Winding River

Ink swell print

Jake Hamlin

A vibrant digital illustration featuring abstract shapes and patterns in a rich, warm color palette of reds, oranges, and yellows, accented with cooler tones of blue and green. The composition is layered and dynamic, blending organic curves with sharp geometric forms to create a sense of movement and energy.

A tactile illustration printed on swell paper depicting abstract waves and the sea with raised textures. The design features a skull and various scattered letterforms on the sea floor, with bold letters spelling "Cypress Hill" integrated into the flowing ocean-inspired composition.

Cypress Hill

Ink swell print

Britney Lopez

This tactile illustration merges typography and imagery to evoke the mysterious and dynamic essence of the sea. Printed on swell paper, the piece features bold letters spelling “Cypress Hill,” set against flowing waves, a skull, and scattered letterforms on the sea floor. The raised textures invite tactile exploration, transforming visual elements into a multi-sensory experience. By blending symbolism, abstraction, and accessibility, the artwork reimagines the ocean as a space of depth, mystery, and discovery, where language and form converge to tell a layered story.

CLASS PIECE

SensoryForms Graphics

Puff paint on white paper

Students and the professor hand-crafted each letter of our exhibition’s name using black puff paint. The variety of styles and personalities of us come to life in each letter.