On the first day of CDE we learned about the rules, we also looked around at all the resources we can use. On the second day, we started setting up our blogs. It was kind of confusing because I had never used WordPress before but I think I am getting the hang of it. On the third day our assignment was to make a single sheet of paper interesting, and this is what I made:
At first, I wasn’t sure what I was making but then I realized it looks like a mask so that’s what I went for. Next, our assignment was to make something out of just paper that was 10 inches tall and could support a 1lb weight, I made this:
The next day we presented our projects and got feedback. I added an elevator to the side to make it look more realistic.
On the next day we did some sketchbook drawings so the we could get used to drawing things around us. We did a blind contour of our hand, then a regular drawing of our hand, and finally some objects that we had at our tables.
On the next day, we made a technical, to-scale drawing of our paper project. The assignment was that we had to make it so someone could recreate it exactly as we made it. I was surprised because including all the details that were needed was harder than it looked. I think I created a very detailed drawing:
The next, and most recent project that has been assigned to us is to create an interesting, wearable, monomaterial headpiece. Our group has decided to make a hat that has the Cannon Cupola on it. This is the proposal I drew up:
This year, I have become better at imagining what I can do using only 1 material, this will improve my ability to create with multiple materials later on. At first, when building the paper tower, I wasn’t sure how I was going to connect the sides, because we couldn’t use glue. I then thought about connecting them by cutting one side with X-acto knife, and leaving some paper on the ends. Then cutting the corners off the other end so that I could insert the sides together. That went well, because I came up with it on my own instead of someone teaching me how to do it.
For the Cupola hat project, I want to make it more neat. I feel like the projects I’ve done prior have been a little messy, and I want to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
I think the I have demonstrated the engage standard well, because I have spent most of my class time working on my project. I wasn’t spending time talking to people, but instead getting work done.
I have also demonstrated the make standard by trying not to waste any of the materials that I have used and using tools such as the X-acto knife safely.
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