Layers Project My layers project is based on a picture of Vernal Falls in Yosemite that I took with my best friend. I wanted to make something out of paper because of the color choices, low cost, and ease of assembly/finishing. I also based this design off of the works by Hazel Glass because I…
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Altered Toy WIP
I finished designing my gearbox and will be printing it sometime this week along with the dancer model shown in the previous post. The gearbox is shown below, and the close up photo shows where the dancer connects to thee spinning platform. The circular holes in the housing are where 3d printed bearings will be….
3D Doodles Organic
I made this starfish in ZBrushCoreMini.
Altered Toy Design
My plan is to create a rotating ballerina from the pictured file I found on Thingiverse. The ballerina part represents my dream career as a child, but the bottom will be a visible gearbox that I will create in SolidWorks representing my current career path.
3D Doodles Geometric
I made this earbud model in SolidWorks while learning how to use the surface tools. I use SolidWorks a lot for school projects, but never use the surface tools to complete them, so it was a good learning experience!
Lantern WIP
Update: I was able to cut and assemble my lantern and love how it turned out. I finished my design and added finger joints to my box. I did not have time to go in and use the laser, but will do so this weekend. I am wondering if I should put colored tissue paper…
Lantern Design
For my lantern design, I was inspired by the lanterns in the movie Tangled which is my best friend’s favorite Disney movie. I decided to make this lantern for her and incorporate some images from the movie. I plan on making it out of plywood and maybe adding tissue paper behind the cuts. The other…
Layers Project WIP
Since the last post I finalized my design and made a document with the pieces ready to be cut. I also bought cardstock and tissue paper in preparation for cutting. I did not have time this weekend to go in and begin cutting but will try to do it sometime this week. I am wondering…
Layers Design
I chose to base my layers design off of this artist because I like the way she simplifies nature but uses layers and colors to add depth and detail. I like this piece because of the incorporation of the semi-translucent paper which mimics streaks of light. She uses repeated form to create an endless sea…
First Cuts
I ended up cutting my first and second drawings. It went pretty smoothly overall, but for some reason a few of the lines on my drawing #1 piece were engraved slower than others and were engraved deeper as a result. The stem on my leaf pendant was also cut off because I made it too…
Drawings #2 & #3
For drawing 2 I wanted to make a leaf necklace pendant that would use raster engraving to shade the leaf and show the veins. To do this I used the photo trace of a maple leaf and adjusted the shading to my liking. For drawing 3 I messed around with the provided program until I…
Drawing #1
My design is a flying cardinal. I chose this as my subject because my family enjoys bird watching and I wanted to represent how I value our time together. The negative space around the cardinal would be cut out so the piece could be held up to the sky and look like it was flying.
Introduction and Portfolio
My name is Taylor Frederick (she/her) and I am from Santa Barbara, CA. I am studying art as my humanities depth topic currently, so art is involved in my goal of graduating. I have really enjoyed doing art as my depth because it allows me to have a creative project I can work on and…