When we finished our project I was proud of it. It looked exactly how I was expecting it to look. The only problem was that the supporting pieces on the sides were a little bit flimsy.

The presenting did not go as planned. I created a slideshow, but I did not put it on the screen because I think it was not necessary. When I presented my part I got nervous, even though I had planned well, my nervousness made the presentation not as good. Looking back I should have put my slideshow on the screen. I could hove been more engaged when doing this, although I did manage my time well in class, by creating the slideshow when we had provided time.

I practiced the share standard by creating a slideshow with all the necessary information on it. When I presented, everything was included, but when I was talking it was clear that I was nervous. I can try to improve my speech giving skills for next time.

The next project is going to be an Organic Movement Machine. Which means we have to make something that mimics the movement and look of something in nature. We went through a slideshow as a class of examples that artists around the world have created. Then I did some research looking for inspiration. I did find inspiration at http://www.derekhugger.com where he made a humming bird that is going into a flower. This made me think of how I could incorporate two objects into my project. I practiced the innovate standard by doing this.

Today we continued to work on our rhino cut out cardboard pieces. This was slightly more challenging than the lion, we didn’t get to finish it because we ran out of time. After that, we installed a program called Slicer 360. This allowed you to turn pieces of cardboard into shapes.

Today we continued to work on our rhino cut out cardboard pieces. This was slightly more challenging than the lion, we didn’t get to finish it because we ran out of time. After that, we installed a program called Slicer 360. This allowed you to turn pieces of cardboard into shapes.

Today we got pieces of cardboard that fit together in some way. We had to figure out how they went together. The first one we got turned out to be a lion:

The next one we got we did not finish. We figured out it was a rhino, but we didn’t finish it in this class.

Today we finished our project. It looks exactly how I pictured it in my head, I am very proud of it. This is what it looks like:

On September 4th, we started drawing things on a whiteboard. These things were for our monomaterial headpiece project. It was fun because we all got to include our ideas. this is what we came up with:

We wanted to do this, because Halloween was coming up soon, and pumpkins are symbolic of halloween.

The next day we needed to make a project proposal. This needed to be detailed enough so that someone else could recreate it exactly.

In our next class, we worked with texturing cardboard. We were supposed to make something old, something organic, and something of our choice. I made an old building, a tree, and a round piece of cardboard. The goal of this was for us to learn new methods of texturing.

The next class, we worked on ideas for how we should make the pumpkin shape. We decided to connect two circles with 8 half circles, this is the prototype we came up with:

The next day, we divided the work amongst our selves. Each person worked on different things, Shritan was assigned the antlers, Carter was assigned the witch hat, and Quentin and I were assigned the pumpkin. We then spent time learning how to use the laser cutter. We practiced the plan standard by planning out who was going to do what and how we were going to laser print it.

The next day, we spent time laser printing circles, we made 2 16 inch wide circles with a width of 2 inches.

The next day, I couldn’t laser cut the other parts during class so I stayed after during lunch. I forgot to get pictures of it.

Today, we hot glued all of the pieces together. When putting it together we went through a process of deciding how to glue them together. We ended up cutting the bottom of each half circle which made gluing it on a lot easier. I didn’t get a picture of it, but this is kind of what it looks like:

We practiced the Innovate standard because Mrs. Kato-Star sent us a picture that looked like this. We used this Idea, but changed a few things, like making the bottom circle bigger and the top circle is closed off.

These past two weeks I have gotten better at laser cutting, and figuring out solutions to problems. Like using less hot glue when gluing cardboard together. Laser cutting was a little bit difficult, but I got the hang of it.

I don’t know what my next project will be. I want to try new materials, because we have only used paper and cardboard.

Today, I was going to get started with laser cutting the insides of the pumpkin. The part that makes it round. Their was a long line for laser cutting, so Quentin and I finish the top piece for the pumpkin. Then I stayed after during lunch and finished the cutting my pieces. I forgot to take a picture of them, but here is a picture from the internet of what we are going to make:

The only difference, is that we are going to fill the gaps so that it looks more like a pumpkin.

Today, Quentin and I laser printed 16 inch wide circles with 2 inch width. This was a very good experience, and I think I will use the laser printer again. Next class, I am going to make the other parts of the pumpkin.

Today we started work on the actual project. I am going to laser a piece of cardboard to construct the pumpkin. Quentin and I spent the class watching videos that Mush made so that we could learn how to use the laser. I am excited to use it because I think it will make our product better. This is how we divided the work among our group:

Today we practiced crafting the shape of a pumpkin. We learned what worked, and what didn’t work. After that, we know how we are going to make it. We will have a bottom and top circle that are equal size. Then make 8 identical half-ovals and glue them all around. Next we are going to glue strips of cardboard in between each half oval.