Steam Punk Kaleidoscope

For my final metals project this semester we had to design and build a prosthetic. As usual with art students, the results were so varied some of them barely hinted at the idea of a prosthetic. My piece ended up being a steam punk double kaleidoscope face mask representing the idea of lost innocence through the process of aging. The idea is to gain back some form of childhood wonder while wearing the mask but really it's tainted because the images are more psychedelic than innocent, and really, the mask looks anything but childlike. You can never really gain back that innocence after a certain point of life experience. Oh, and I cast beads for the kaleidoscopes that look like tits, genitals, razor blades, and drugs using the lost wax process. I know, right? Well, my teacher loved the idea.

Spacy As Ever

So I forgot to photograph all the Christmas presents I made this year, electroformed leaves, flowers, and feathers, key chains, and food. Here's some of the other stuff that's been happening in my life as of recent.

Key chains I made for my good friends Jilljamin 5 and Scott for their wedding gift. If you know them, you know this is perfect. No toaster oven for them two.

Some beautiful flowers from my good friend Vahid (HEY Vahid!) just in time to get me through finals week.

Free box, take 2, part 2. Getting there.

Kitten in a free box. He loves it so much I almost want to keep it as a cat house. Alas my apartment is so small it takes up half the kitchen.

Copper pan flute for my female pan goddess Halloween costume.