Project Title: Gashapon Organ Machine Description: My project is the Gashapon Organ Machine. The concept was to create a machine that was simple and nostalgic on the surface, but unsettling and slightly gross when activated. The plates of the machine have inviting drawings that allow it to blend in with typical coin machines (at least…
Final Project – Untitled – Cristian Barrera
Project Description For my final project I wanted to create an object that would be a reference to the brutality in Mexico that is perpetuated by the crime organizations as well as through government collusion. While the object is supposed to be recognized as a sort of recreation of the brutal killing methods used by…
Assignment 3 – Laser Engraving – Cristian Barrera
Rhea For my engraving I originally wanted to do a picture with some day of the dead motifs, but I noticed that a lot of people were working with patterns already. So instead I became curious to see what results I would get if I engraved wood with an image trace of a picture of…
Assignment 1: Support Structure – Cristian Barrera
Candle&Plate The object I made is a signifier for hope, while I’m not a deeply religious person myself I still recognize how a candle and a prayer can give people a sense of hope in a tough situation. That’s why the item I designed was a candle on a plate because it’s an item that…
Acrylic Soil Biome – Katelyn
For this project I was interested in exploring how to use the transparency of acrylic to make a vessel to hold dye and roots of plants. My practice uses natural dyes from plants and this semester I experimented with creating a dye from the fertilizer coating of Pennington Sun and Shade Grass Seeds. I used…
Final Project: “Porcelain installations”
PROJECT DESCRIPTION My sister, who enjoys collecting a variety of miniature figurines, served as my inspiration for the 3D porcelain piece. Making porcelain figures of myself as installations seemed intriguing to me. I realized that as I continued designing, my subconscious began to consider my model. The object was increasingly perceived as a humorous…
Final Project: “The Witch and the Apple”
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The theme of my project is “The Witch and the Apple,” which is biased toward animation-style painting and production. Because the background content uses the photo of the branch I took as the material, I thought of the mystery of the witch and then thought of the poisoned apple in…
My goal was to make three artist books that incorporated laser etching in a more experimental way. I planned to laser-etch several materials, including wood, MDF, paper, wool felt and vellum. I did not have time to run tests on wool and vellum, so I didn’t use those materials. I made three artist’s books and…
Final Project: The Goodman Guantlet – Daniel Barrera
The Goodman Guantlet Project Description – Advertising script: Are you tired of not being able to customize your body more? Are you scared of getting tattoos? Do you want more style in your life? Well if you answered yes to any of these questions then worry no further. Move over generic arm and welcome the…
FINAL PROJECT DOCUMENTATION Han
My final project was about one of my favorite games, one of its characters was built by me in a unique way into the real world. My project consisted of four items, three of which were 3D printed resin models (SLA), while the other was put together using laser-cut acrylic sheets. The 3D printed resin…
Final Project “Utopia Space”
The original intention of this project was to create a utopian-like setting, with serene mountains and flowing water, as well as incorporating elements of small games. The final product is a scene block that can be easily modified and rearranged, much like a puzzle. However, the initial model size was not suitable for cutting into…
Nail Study
UV Cure For the final assignment, I present my nail study. Nail Study is my research for the work titled “Ornamentalism”. In this work, I focus on the nail industry in the U.S, specifically the Vietnamese nail technicians. Today, the U.S nail industry is estimated around 8 billion dollar revenue yearly and more than half…