WEEK 01

VINYL+LASER CUTTER

FOR THE VINYL CUTTER I MADE TWO THINGS, A LAPTOP STICKER WITH THE SAME DESIGN OF THIS WEBSITE, AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO A CUT. THERE WERE ELEVEN LAYERS IN TOTAL. THIS IS THE RESULT.

THE SECOND IS AN ORIGAMI SCULPTURE. I DESIGNED TESSALLATION PATTERNS AND USED THE VINYL PATTERN TO SCORE BOTH PLAIN PAPER AND A LARGE FORMAT PRINTED IMAGE OF A FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE. THE PLAIN PAPER WAS USED TO MAKE A SANDWICH MOLD FOR HEAT SETTING FABRIC INTO THE SAME ORIGAMI PATTERM. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS FOLDED AND MADE INTO A STRUCTURE. THE TWO MATERIALS ARE JOINED BY BONE PLATES THAT HAVE LIVED IN PEOPLE'S BODY AT SOME POINT.

THIS IS THE RESULT

FOR THE LASER CUTTER I'M MAKING A MUSHROOM SCULPTURE/FARM. I MODELED A FIGURE THAT LOOKS A PERSON WITH SPINAL ANOMALIES, BUT IS ACTUALLY MODELLED AFTER HOW I SIT WHEN I WORK. THE MODEL IS SLICED INTO INTERLOCKING PLANES AND LASER CUT, THE CUTS ARE ASSEMBLED. I GOT OYSTER MUSHROOM SPAWN PLUGS OFF THE INTERNET AND INSERTED THEM INTO THE SMALL GAPS, NOW I'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I HOPE I CAN GET SOME MEALS OUT OF THIS.

THE SPAWNS AND THE FAILED ATTEMPT, WILL TRY AGAIN

MADE A SMALLER VERSION THAT HOLDS TOGETHER MUCH BETTER, AND INOCULATED WITH SPAWN PLUGS IN COFFEE GROUNDS.I MIGHT NEED TO GET A HUMIDIFIER.