Final Documentation – Sydney Smith

And just like that, the term is done! I had so much fun seeing everyone’s cool projects and working on my own this term. First I will begin this post with some progress shots from throughout the last few days that I was putting the pieces together. First is the large bumblebee, with a few…

Everything Working (sort of) – Sydney Smith

Today I made some hexagon cuts on my glass in the makerspace. Unfortunately, I did not take any photos, but Mandy and Adam can vouch for me 🙂 ! The scoring and breaking part went really smoothly and I walked away with only one small cut on my finger! I am definitely glad that I…

Failure, Recalibration & Iteration – Sydney Smith

This past week I’ve had some failure and some success! I will start with the success. On Saturday I went to a stained glass workshop where I learned the ins and outs of stained glass as well as the tools I will need. I created a beautiful fall leaf, and I am so proud with…

Maquette – Sydney Smith

For my maquette, I decided to just draw it out on paper. I was originally going to cut out pieces of colored paper and glue them on in a stained glass fashion, but I didn’t want to spend $4 on paper that I would only need a few sheets of, so this was the most…

Concept Proposal – Sydney Smith

For my project this term, I really want to make some sort of stained glass project. Ever since I had a stained glass video in my YouTube recommended, I have been so intrigued to try it. I would consider this project to remain static, however, one might consider it to be dynamic if hung in…

Carnovsky – Sydney Smith

The artist I chose to do my presentation on is Carnovsky. His most current work is called RGB. It makes use of the RGB and CMYK color models as shown below. When manipulating these two color models, you can view cyan, magenta and yellow pigments or prints through the RGB light spectrum to view different…

Introduction – Sydney Smith

HI, my name is Sydney Smith, and I am from a small town in Central New York called Moravia. While at home I love camping, swimming, boating, gardening, and hanging out with friends and family. I really enjoy crafting to relax in my everyday life. I haven’t done much drawing or painting except for in…