{"id":366,"date":"2019-03-16T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/?p=366"},"modified":"2019-03-16T16:50:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T20:50:00","slug":"introduction-and-art-portfolio-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/mafischler\/introduction-and-art-portfolio-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction and Art Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Mikayla Fischler, a Junior from Connecticut studying Robotics and Computer Science with a passion for art and creativity represented through music, art, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since I was young, I have loved creating. This began with the generic messy toddler art and eventually became slightly more refined sketching in sketchbooks and on whatever paper I could find. Art has always given me joy, both from creating and from viewing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"374\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/?attachment_id=374\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150123-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"375\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/?attachment_id=375\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150136-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, I&#8217;ve spent much more time in my sketchbook and working with digital art.  This is to be credited to the motivation I have received from artistic friends and the inspiration from meeting a few digital artists that I&#8217;ve been a fan of for years (a few of which became close friends of mine afterwards). Some sketches of Pokemon I made during a convention by request of a friend are shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"372\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/?attachment_id=372\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190219_094136-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"373\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/?attachment_id=373\" class=\"wp-image-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190316_150038-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This last term I took the Figure Drawing course at WPI, which furthered my experience with, well, drawing figures. For our final project, we drew self portraits in charcoal, shown above to the left. I also included another charcoal and chalk drawing I did during the last class of the term (above right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20140811_093421-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20140811_093421-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20140811_093421-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20140811_093421-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20140811_093421-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography has also been a small hobby of mine, but unfortunately not to a point past using my phone camera. Still, I have always leaned towards phones with superior cameras to allow me to indulge every now and then in the beauty of nature or every day life. Most vacations I go on involve me walking around and taking photos of landscapes, plants, and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/0907151800-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/0907151800-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/0907151800-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/0907151800-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/0907151800-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working with electronics since I was 8 years old, and since then I have developed a passion for computer science and robotics. Part of this passion includes the use of LEDs. Below is a project I began on during my freshman year at WPI, displayed in the windows of my dorm in Riley Hall. The source code can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MikaylaFischler\/dorm-leds\">https:\/\/github.com\/MikaylaFischler\/dorm-leds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zl_48dvN_dw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year I have continued with my LED setups and added a simple controller for a small section of LEDs in my room. The main LEDs are controlled with an Arduino Due with an input from a custom audio filtering circuit and the secondary system is controlled with a simple control panel. The main part is mounted on the ceiling and window, the secondary part is above my dresser as shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnV-KkbWIps?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xhEaDnas8pU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally of note is a simple light painting I did of my FRC robotics team logo that I did in high school, shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/robotics-team-light-painting-1.jpg 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, art and technology are both very important parts of my life, and without either I would feel incomplete. Art adds the necessary life and creativity to the otherwise highly technical world of computers while also sometimes presenting something for me to do outside of technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Mikayla Fischler, a Junior from Connecticut studying Robotics and Computer Science with a passion for art and creativity represented through music, art, and technology. Ever since I was young, I have loved creating. 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