This weekend’s project was a linocut of an octopus. It’s carved from a 12″ x 12″ piece of unmounted linoleum. I started with a pencil drawing on the linoleum, which I then carved.
Posts from January 2015
Paper Lights
I’ve been using Jie Qi’s paper circuits lessons from the MIT High Low Tech group for workshops for a while. I have a workshop coming up soon, so I wanted to brush up on paper circuits. I bought LEDs for the workshop that are too small for the group I’m using them with, so I’m […]
Playing with Shadowfolds
I bought a book called Shadowfolds: Surprisingly Easy-to-Make Geometric Designs in Fabric by Jeffrey Rutzky and Chris K. Palmer years ago. The book details a technique that combines geometric origami with fabric pleating to create intricate designs that look different depending upon how they’re lit. As a proof of concept for an eventual larger project, […]