First post in a bit....

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Some of the highlights from this quarter.


Witch king's mask final.



My professor wanted me to recreate another version of the mask using another medium... so I chose to make a wireframe model. I'm very fond of this one. It was kept as a learning tool for incoming students.



Dowel rod connector project. Make a flexible system for connecting dowel rods to create platonic solds and various shapes without using adhesive. I really like this outcome as you can push the form out of its shape and it will bounce back. It can also fold. It was kept as a learning tool for incoming students.



The infamous cardboard chair project... i took a little twist with mine. Instead of making a chair I opted for a stool that folds up for easy storage and carrying. It is ultra portable and very easy on the environment. The whole chair is cut from one piece of cardboard.



The matching cardboard table... also very usable.





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Packaging attempt...

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I was feeling kind of fancy this christmas season and felt like I would do something fun instead of going to the store and buying some cheesy wrapping paper. This package (for Maggie) is wrapped in recycled newsprint (no tape used), and tied with jute. The seal is made from homemade scarlet soy wax pressed with a vinyl stamp attached to a makeshift dowel rod handle.  I also made some tags based off of an old dusty bike return slip I found at the bike coop one night.










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Various House In sundries

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Just some random things I have built in my house with random recycled parts.


Chainring shelving brackets



Antique glass door knob curtain rods.



Electrified Alladin hanging oil lamp



Sewing machine cabinet drawers (currently holding seeds)



Barn wood and antique shelving bracket milk glass shelf

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bored mouse images

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The true composition of a "rat race." Don't worry, its supposed to look cheesy.

Cats love it too...

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One more egg shot.

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Figured I would take an image of this concept in one of its contexts... a new spin on lighting your fridge at night. Makes me want to just jump right in there.


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Glowing Keyboard

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Update images of the backlit keyboard concept:


And yes my cuts could have been ALOT cleaner but hey, its a concept so who cares.

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R/C Mouse? Yeah.

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The final part of my 251 Final projects, take a product and create a metaphor with it. I chose "rat race."
The body is a scavenged R/C Zip-zap body and covered with a hollowed out cat toy. The eyes are wired LED's.  (Very fun may I add.)


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Keyboard Concept

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An attempt to make keyboards easier to use in both daylight and nighttime.
The letters are "burnt" out of the black background so that you can see the glowing letters.

The letters on the previous version were too small and hard to see in both daytime and night.
I might post some images of it glowing later.


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Egg carton project 1

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Put this together to fulfill a requirement for my Design 251 Final. We were to take an object and make it disappear, or at least hide it in something else. I chose to hide something simple such as a night light within an object you would never expect... real eggs.

The mini-LED's are battery powered and contained within each egg separately. When turned on they emit a beautiful warm glow. The eggs can be "dimmed" by closing the lid over them.

 




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