Monthly Archives for March 2016
Temp Expert: Possible Variant Paths
Since my presentation, I’ve been exploring some ideas that had come out while during my research but hadn’t quite made it into the current project idea that I have. I started by looking at inter-coral communication and the idea of … Continue reading
Temp Expert: Making Museums Moral Again
“When the artists go, resistance goes, and rebellion is the foundation of interesting art and a moral life.” I was skimming the recently assigned article (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/arts/design/making-museums-moral-again.html?_r=0), very intrigued. For one, I used to think my path lay in museum studies. … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 8: Park and Prototypes
PARK USER TESTING: Last class last week, Despina gave me the advice to stop fussing over construction and to take one of the prototypes out for a test spin in a public place. So, today I went to Washington Square … Continue reading
RWET: Midterm
I like form. I find constraint to be an interesting mechanism for producing art, producing results we often could not have come up with consciously. That being said, the use of form has often directly related to ideas of personal … Continue reading
Temp Expert: Ceramic Coral Reef
Hey, look at this cool ceramic coral project: http://pbsdigitalstudios.tumblr.com/post/141446601780/itscolossal-new-ceramic-coral-reefs-by-courtney
Wearables, Wk 7: Construction, Cont.
Continuing exploring construction. I bought a couple of paper lanterns and used their design as inspiration. I took some of the 20 gauge wire and taped it in a spiral to the muslin mockup. The effect was more hoop skirt … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 6: Construction Experimentation
This past week I bought some muslin and cords and tried my hand at the shirring technique. Shirring creates channels in the fabric to create puffs – think of poofy disney ball gowns. I went to Pacific Trimming in the … Continue reading
Social Hacking, Assignment 3
What is considered the “norm” on the internet? What does it meant that most sites are in cool colors with san serif fonts? How can we change it? subvert it? What if a different set of aesthetic norms were used … Continue reading