For my final project, I rolled Sculpture, Robotics, and Justice. As we discussed at great lengths, I struggled quite a bit with this assignment. I had been looking forward to the final since we covered the purpose of the dice in the first class. However, I was not very excited about the theme of justice, and robotics were completely foreign to me. Although I would have preferred to deeply explore a material that we had covered in class, this project gave me a great opportunity to utilize some materials I was not able to previously explore in class, as well as tinker around with some new elements of robotics.
My final is called "Time For Peace." It's a very basic sculpture that features a clock face, overlaid with a spinning peace sign and clock hands. Currently, the clock hand and peace sign are all connected to the same DC motor, and therefore spin at the same rate. If I were to pursue this project further, I would invest in creating a way to slow the rate of the spinning, as well as install an actual clock mechanism.
My favorite aspect of this project was how much time I got to spend in the Thingspace. Throughout the semester, studio time was a challenge for me, but I was able to utilize a number of tools and materials for this project. I was able to finally explore both raster and vector cutting on the laser cutter, as well as troubleshoot some issues. (The polystyrene used for the peace sign and clock hands was being somewhat difficult for the vector cut, so Andrew was very helpful in trying some methods to fully cut the piece.) I was also able to work in the back of the studio for a while and use the band saw, belt sander, and drill press. It was a great opportunity to "get messy" while still using our new materials, which is something I consider to be a big part of my traditional art making.
My final is called "Time For Peace." It's a very basic sculpture that features a clock face, overlaid with a spinning peace sign and clock hands. Currently, the clock hand and peace sign are all connected to the same DC motor, and therefore spin at the same rate. If I were to pursue this project further, I would invest in creating a way to slow the rate of the spinning, as well as install an actual clock mechanism.
My favorite aspect of this project was how much time I got to spend in the Thingspace. Throughout the semester, studio time was a challenge for me, but I was able to utilize a number of tools and materials for this project. I was able to finally explore both raster and vector cutting on the laser cutter, as well as troubleshoot some issues. (The polystyrene used for the peace sign and clock hands was being somewhat difficult for the vector cut, so Andrew was very helpful in trying some methods to fully cut the piece.) I was also able to work in the back of the studio for a while and use the band saw, belt sander, and drill press. It was a great opportunity to "get messy" while still using our new materials, which is something I consider to be a big part of my traditional art making.
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