OBDF 110

  Unrolling 2D Shapes A top view of my 10 unrolled shapes.  A perspective view of my 10 unrolled shapes.  This exercise gave me a better idea about which object I will choose for my paper craft project. It's easier to visualize now how I will draw my item in Rhino to unroll it effectively.   

  Paper Craft Initial Sketch Concepts     Below are my 20 rough sketch concepts for our paper craft project. I tried to think of objects that I use a lot or that some people might associate with me, or some that just bring me joy. At this point, I wasn't really thinking about the paper folding techniques or how I might create a 3D version of the object out of paper.  Items from left to right: egg cup, book, ski's, carabiner, horseshoe, CD, earbuds, iPhone, running shoes, Stirling engine, road bike, bass guitar, dumbbell, water bottle, electric toothbrush, pizza, spatula, toque, purse, and a pint glass.  Final Three Concepts Dumbbell I chose the dumbbell because I think it would be very doable to fold one from paper, as it is made up out of simple shapes. I think a dumbbell would also be a comical approach to a paper craft project, as the material is feather light and defeats the purpose of the object.   Egg Cup This object is the one that I think would...

  Artist Research - Annie Vought After researching through some of the artists provided on Mosaic and through my own internet searches, I came across the artist Annie Vought. She is an American artist living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work with paper revolves more around paper-cut pieces than paper-craft, but for the purposes of this research I believe her work is important because it shows the range in capabilities that paper provides. It can be very sturdy and geometric but also extremely delicate and detailed, almost like a fabric. Her work pictured above, titled Gosh I've been here before is a sheet of paper with details cut out of it until it resembles an oversized doily.  This piece is titled 1993 , and is a hand cut letter sized paper. I particularly like in this piece how the shadows have been used to create depth and a layered perspective.  In a lot of Vought's work, she highlights the traditional use of paper, that is to hold the written word in o...

 Rendered Mash Up I chose my airplane/rose mash up to render. I think this mash up was a good example of remix culture because it is a kind of dystopian narrative on the way our society currently interacts with the natural world. The juxtaposition between the built object of the airplane and the natural rose serves to offer an idea of a future where machines and nature interact in an intimate way, (for better or for worse).      I think t he mash up itself also makes for a beautiful statue with an anti-gravity feel to it. I chose to use a golden birch material, because I also liked the juxtaposition in a natural material that looks as though it's a gold statue. I chose to render the object as if it were in a museum or art gallery to further add to the aura of mystique around it. 

      Above are the 10 renderings I created for the ring assignment. With these designs I thought most about how they would feel and behave when on a finger, and how they might inhibit the wearer or not.