technical art.

Starting with an infrared sensor, triggering the motor, the system spins to create music on the xylophone and drum. With custom parts, a circuit, a gear system, and a custom structure, this music machine won the prestigious Destination Imagination Renaissance award and landed on the front page.

The kinetic sculpture was built to be completely mechanical, working like car pistons. Behind the seemingly simple pulsating hearts was a complex systems of custom designed parts working together to create the effect. Each rotation of the rod different circles pushed different dowels with hearts forward and were brought back with tension.

This 3D dimension room is not just mimicking a cell but it was meant to self-destruct triggered by a magnet. Integrating seemingly stable props in the room to fall, collapse, and crumble by one reed switch. Using a closed and open reed switch which connected to 2 motors and an electro-magnet caused the chandelier to collapse, desk to fall, and fireplace to crumble. 

Gift-giving has always been a passion of mine, whether it was custom cards, things made out of clay, keychains, etc, I always tried to show my appreciation by doing something unique. Once I discovered laser cutting, I tried to use it to make custom gifts. Discovering LED bases, I digitally drew images on Procreate, put them into Adobe Illustrator to vectorize, and cut it to make a unique custom gift.

Discovering vinyl cutting, one of my first projects was to gift my team custom hoodies. With a sharp learning curve, I learned how to cut the vinyl and use screen printing to make custom merchandise for my friends, family, and teachers. From hoodies to water bottles I continue to explore how to cut and design different unique things.