HW#11/4: Lesson Plan-Sound

 Learning Object: Through creating an one-minute mix sound track of 5 objects by using Audacity, students will learn that various sound and the duration of time can convey a narrative.

  Material: Audacity app

  Spark/Motivation: 
 1. what kind of music do you like to listen and why?
 2. What kind of sound do you dislike and why not?
 3. Are there any other tools to make music besides instruments? 4. How can you use sound to convey a scary/upbeat atmosphere?

HW#11/3: Empty Assignment-Laser Cutting Placemat

I found an image that was similar to a mandala for my placemat.Originally I wanted to print it out on a piece of thin wood but there was no such material. Therefore, I chose two pieces of plexiglass sheets I liked. I tried the transparent one as a test before I printed out the gray one. I like the moment when I took out some part of the piece and saw an optical illusion happening between the pieces. I also noticed that I enjoyed project more if the object I chose was interesting to me or useful to me. For example, I was very excited about this placemat and the candle holders. I started to test them out and package them in real life because they are personal and useful!

HW#11/2: Research Artist: 3D Printing

Dario Santacroce is an Italian artist who worked with 3D Printing for his ‘Spherical Creations’ series when he "realized that his vision for perfect forms could not be accomplished through traditional means." Santacroce wanted to see if it was possible with modern technology to represent a perfect spherical form as a true 3-dimensional sculpture. The curved forms of his ‘Spherical Creations’ are based on three interlocking structures that give rise to the so-called Reuleaux Triangle. Coming from a traditional sculpture background, Santacroce had to model and print special shaping tools for the sandstone prints, combining 3D printing with hand finishing for allowing him to precisely sand the prints to the final desired shape.

HW#11/1: 3D Printing-Candle Holder

I had so much fun designing my model on Tinkercad and using MakeBot to print out my candle holder. I played around TinkerCad for a while in class just to get used to the tools: how to adjust size, make a hole, and make it 3D (from various angles). My difficulty was to try to find the center of the object. Although we talked about the ways to find the center, I still found it a little hard. It needed time and patience.
Printing the object was quite easy with Jessie's help. She guided me and showed me how to print and how to use the USB to transfer the file to MakeBot and print it.

Tinkercad model:

 Outcome:
 1st Try (without support):

 2nd Try (with support):

Putting it in use:

HW: 10/3 Peer Review/ Comments

I commented on the following peers: Anita, Ava, Hannah, Gina, Jihyun, Nina, Jessica. I was interested in seeing their Scratch and stop motion projects because I liked stop motion project and I didn't enjoy Scratch as much. I really enjoyed looking at each other's work because it always has been educational to me. I was surprised to see how much variety exists in our works. Many of the works I saw had a great sense of humor. I was impressed by the fact that some people used very simple object/ idea to make into something very funny or deep. To my surprise, regardless the negative feedback from the class, I was amazed how well they did in their Scratch project!

HW: 10/2 Reading Reflection

The required reading was informative to me because it talked about the digital prospective in education and how technology can benefit students in expressing themselves and explore the possibilities out there. For example, the author mentioned that kids can explore story-telling through photography and films made by students. Not only this approach is student centered but the mediums also relate to the pop culture which students can associate. In addition, I liked the fact that the author introduced various applications and website for digital art making and online communication. I checked out Leah Buechley's Ted Talk which was mentioned in the reading, the talk was very educational for me in terms of how art teachers can incorporate art, technology, and science together in artmaking. This was inspiring and informed me how far this could expand.

HW#10/1 Ethching Outcome

Gina and I wanted to etch out a girl on a swing. We had a hard time switching from Photoshop to Illustrator. In the process of using these two apps, we were lost in many areas. We didn't know how to change the background, and switching over the images. At ThingSpace, we chose a thin wooden board to etch the image. It came out very nicely. I like the texture on the board on itself combined with the sharp edges in the image, which also creates a nice texture. The whole experience was very cool because laser cutter makes one's life easier to cut out or etch on objects. I think this is a very good way to test out how image works on specific surfaces in a faster way.