aspen – Aesthetics of Design

Decorative Aspen Branch Light

February 2, 2016

Ashley Zimmerer

Student Work, Upcycle Project Report 2016, ZZ 2016

aspen, aspen branch, branch, centerpiece, decorative, decorative light, design loop, iteration, LEDs, light, rustic, rustic modern, Upcycle

Initial Design Process My original idea for this project was to create a thing. I knew that I wanted to make something cool, so I looked up pictures of upcycled projects on Google. I saw a lot of cool things, and I thought that I wanted to make something out of doilies. I had in…

Progress on Aspen Branch Light

February 1, 2016

Ashley Zimmerer

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016

aspen, light, rustic, tree

I love aspen trees, and I thought that using them to make some sort of decorative light would be really neat. I started by gathering a bunch of fallen aspen branches and logs on a hike up by Nederland High School. I didn’t want to cut anything off a living tree because firstly that would be…