fall 2004

so if you haven't seen the trixie pages check
them out because that project is what i spent
much of this semester creating. most of my
other hours were spent in the large-metals
shop heating, welding, melting, casting and
more fun stuff

these are images of me working in metals,
heating/cutting steel rod with an acetylene torch
to bend/form the letters of my sentence, the final
piece is on the left. to see more images of my
fabrication of this piece click here

it seems that i switch back
and forth between metal work
and sewing.
these are two stuffed animals
inspired by a story our sculpture class read
from the new yorker

the above images show me beginning to prepare
the sandpit for an aluminum pour
please click here to view the foundry pictures
from this project.

for profession practices we had to make a
presentation portfolio, that could be used on a
job interview or something like that...i welded a
box out of steel sheet....i made the hinges and
closures out of coiled steel wire...using the
cutting torch for measurements that needed to be
exact was a learning experience...i also had some
trouble grinding down all of the welds...mostly
because i didn't have equipment that could get
into the tight corners...thanks to shea for lots of
technical advice and letting me use his air
powered die grinder!

above left to right: box closed, me hammering heated sheet
metal (because i wanted the sides to be made out of one
piece so i had to hammer it into 90º angles), detail of
copper coil around steel wire pin closure, removing pin
closures to "unlock" box middle left to right: one side of box
open revealing business card on door and resume
information, both doors open bottom left to right: more
hammering, close-up of corner and coiled hinges

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