Lily Gabriel

7 posts

Post 8: Specifications and Restraints

March 22, 2023

Post 8: Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints 2023

For the specifications, I want my cushion to look like a giant tomato pin cushion, I want it to feel like a soft stool with a little give (not too much, I still want people to sit on it and not sink to the floor.) When asking what it does, it is a floor pouf,…

Main Project Aesthetics, Plans and Alternatives

March 15, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023

For my final project, I have decided to make a large floor pillow (pouf) in the shape of a tomato pin cushion. I will be calling upon fairy and cottagecore aesthetics for this project. A “real world” reference I am using is the movie “Secret World of Arrietty” a ghilbli movie inspired by “The Borrowers”…

Main Project Plans

March 9, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 6: Main Project plans and inspirations 2023, Student Work

The idea that I want to pursue is a large floor pouf that looks like a giant tomato pin cushion. I have been playing with this idea in my head for a long time now, mainly to find a use for all my scrap fabric and batting. I will be calling on the arts and…

Upcycling Final

February 23, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 4: Upcycle Design Report 2023

Disclaimer: As of this posting, this project is not done, as I hurt my wrist and had to slow down in order to prevent further injury, but I intend to continue with this project until I am finished. For this project, I challenged myself to only use upcycled materials or items I already owned. This…

Upcycle Progress Report

February 15, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 3: Upcycle progress report 2023

For this week I continued working on sketching out my plan and actually building some of the smaller, individual components. I realized that I was adding extra steps for myself with the scotch yoke connected to the right-angle which would then convert into linear motion. I could just connect the yoke directly to the beam.…

Upcycling Project Update 1

February 9, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 2: What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why? 2023

The aesthetic I decided to pursue was Clowncore, which on the Aesthetics Wiki, is defined as “(also known as circuscore or clownpunk) surrounds things such as clowns, mimes, and jesters.” Common themes found in this aesthetic are circuses, tents, carnivals, and more whimsical items like toys or candy. However, instead of the more modern clowncore,…

Aesthetic Exploration: Magewave

February 2, 2023

Lily Gabriel

Post 1: Aesthetic Explorations 2023

The aesthetic I chose was magewave, a composite aesthetic that has taken years to develop, borrowing from many different themes, and solidifying itself into a truly unique aesthetic (that happens to now be one of my favorites.) Wizards have always evoked a very specific image, one of knowledge, power, and fantasy, and in contrast to…