Christiana Cook
Collaborating Alone Together, video song collage: tape murals, cut paper, song, digital film. 1 minute and 30 seconds. December 2014
https://vimeo.com/116354015
Archeology of Orson, 3 x 3 foot grid of nine digital photographs. Each of the above items was discovered in my backyard, having been carefully placed, or perhaps, thoughtlessly abandoned by Orson, the dog. August 2014
Musical Water Fountain. Conceptual design for a fountain that plays twelve musical tones (with water) and that teaches chords, musical modes and harmony through interaction and play. Painting is 11 x 7 inches, paper model is approx. 7 x 7 x 7 inches. November 2014
Two Ships, original illustrated song. Recording (4 minutes 9 seconds) and pencil illustration (9 x 11 inches) Created for the Harwood's first annual Harvest CSA project. April 2014.
Canyon, illustrated song. Recording (6 minutes 43 seconds) and pencil illustration (9 x 11 inches). Created for the Harwood's first annual Harvest CSA project. April 2014.
Cactus Tractor Show Poster, 11x17 pen and india ink illustration for Cactus Tractor show at Sister Bar. December 2014.
Cactus Tractor’s Debut Album, collaborative documented public performance by all members of Cactus Tractor. Kickstarter campaign video (6 minutes 28 seconds) filmed by Michael Lopez, June 2013. See video here: https://vimeo.com/116518927
Cactus Tractor Adventure Paintings, watercolor, pen and ink. Two of a limited edition seven part series of 7.5 x 11 paintings created for supporters of the Cactus Tractor Kickstarter campaign. May 2014
Creatures: (from top left around clockwise: Flyboid, Octopoid, Elefront, and Boyfriend. Needle felted wool creatures, approximately 3 x 3 x 1.5 inches each. Created for supporters of the Cactus Tractor Kickstarter campaign. July 2014
Exquisette Corpse, Adventures in Mail Art, three creatures created collectively by students in my Mail Art class at the Harwood's Summer Art Camp. Students mailed their finished creatures into the community with instructions (ex. "take Madame Swingly to a rose bush") and requested photographic documentation of each creatures adventure in the community. July 2014. We are expanding this project this Spring! Sign up to recieve a creature here: https://escueladelsol.wufoo.com/forms/zlqyjyv0bwlic6/
Bird Milk and Snake Woman, Two 9 x 11 inch pencil drawings. Experimenting in subconsious drawing I drew Bird Milk in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in a cafe in Brooklyn New York. I drew Snake Woman in the airport on the way back to Albuquerque. October / November 2013
Fun-A-Day, Three of thirty-one 8.5 x 11 inch drawings for each day in January 2013. I drew a character every day and also began to brainstorm melodies / musical themes for each personality. All drawings can be seen here: http://www.christianacook.com/#!Fun-A-Day/cw8p. January 2013
Cake Piñata, Interactive sculpture installation. Approximately 3 x 3 x 3 foot cloud-shaped paper machier piñata stuffed with cake and whipped cream. Created for Fort Mess exhibit in the John Sommers gallery, August 2010.
The Dress, collaborative performance art piece: sewn sculpture, music, and stilts. 30 minutes. Created and performed with Milch de la Maquina artist collective. See a 6 minute 26 second excerpt here: https://vimeo.com/116862292
 Mud Peoplebus stop |  Mud Peoplesororrity steps |  Mud Peoplebrick wall |
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 Mud Peoplegraveyard |  Mud Peoplefairy circle |  Mud Peopleparking lot |
 Mud Peoplein the street |  Mud Personsleep |  Mud Peopledressing up |
Mud People, Performance art happenings and graphic design campaign project. Top: photographic documentation from three mud people events. Below: two 4.5 x 9 inch campaign posters advertising mud people. The Mud People toured the University of Oregon campus inducing bouts of cell phone photography from bystanders. For the first mud-venture there were three of us. Each consecutive adventure had more mud-covered participants. Spring 2006