Overall, I’ve had an amazing experience in this class and I learned a lot. Whether it’s the various styles of art that have existed throughout history or simple skills that…
Motivation The main reason I had for choosing to make a Shi-Shi Odoshi is because I enjoy the simplistic design as well the rhythmic sounds that it creates. I found…
What and Why? For my final project, I chose to make a miniature Shi-Shi Odoshi, which is a Japanese water fountain. Historically, it is used as a scarecrow in Japanese…
According to the timeline that I had created, I am a little bit behind schedule. Currently, I have all the parts I need except for the water pump. Finding the…
The construction of my water fountain will be pretty involved. I will need to buy a large acrylic box and cut it to the dimensions of my prototype and drill…
As seen in my previous posts, my final project will be a Shi-Shi Odoshi Japanese water fountain and the main aesthetic is metal. The idea here is to create a…
Coming up with an idea for the main project presented quite a challenge for me in the beginning. Due to the fact that there were so many options and possibilities…
First Constraint: SizeThe overall size of the project should be fairly small in my opinion. The classic, bamboo water fixture is often associated with a petite and compact size, therefore,…
Coming up with an idea for the main project presented quite a challenge for my team. Due to the fact that there were so many options and possibilities out there,…
Similar to many of the other posts for tonight, many of my skills revolve around the Mechanical Engineering curriculum here at CU Boulder. As a senior, I have many diverse…
Inspiration: Much of the inspiration of this project arose from the large amounts of aluminum can projects that are out there. A simple google search on the aluminum can art…
One of the first elements of the project that I considered during the design process was material. It is an up-cycle project after all and the main idea here is…
For this Aesthetic Game, our team ended up with the aesthetic of martial arts and a bicycle as the object. Together we came up with three separate designs as you…
The aesthetic that I chose to explore is minimalism. Originating from the 1950s and prospering during the 1960’s and 1970’s, minimalism arose from the idea that art should not be…