Thursday, April 2, 2009

3rd Skin

Our last studio project was to create an artifact that used natural light in an interesting way. But first we had to find a natural object to find inspiration from. I found this:



I really zoomed in on my object and studied the little cutouts in between the veins of the leaves. This is what inspired me to create an object with cutouts so that the light could flow through them.

These are some of my process sketches and models:



This shape wasn't working for me, as it looked too much like a tombstone. Also, I wanted to connect the panels through something besides a base.


The final piece:

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