Jordan Wieben

Hybridization: 3D Printed Hollow Form Mash-up

  STEAM SHOVEL PAPERCRAFT Materials : Metallic dark red and silver scrapbooking papers Burgundy Prismacolor Pencil Crayon Laser Cutting Notes: For paper cutting projects remember to turn off the fan! A couple small components got blown around during cutting and sliced in half (still usable). Ran into a few spots where the scrapbook paper I chose had sales text printed on it, which ended up on the visible sides of the model components. Partly a formatting thing and partly a lesson in being more communicative about my needs with the technician.  We tested cuts on a spare piece of paper and adjusted the score lines to be 20% deeper Notes During Assemblage: Ran into   spots where I should have tested using two layers of paper more and the outer layers started to crack.  Even though my goal for this model was a roughly realistic 1:1 replica of the tin toy it was based on,  I wish I had increased the size more in the end. Especially for fiddly components like the whee...

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Papercraft Previews: Tried to make a sewing machine, but couldn't get the shapes to convert to 2D. Despite being constructed from geometric forms, I ran into problems with Rhino recognizing edges/corners to move properly, or large portions of my object disappearing when I ran the MeshBooleanMerge or explode functions. They also ended up with random lines across surfaces that defined nothing. From here I took a step backward to model a simpler shape.  At this point I understood all of the things we did in class and could easily perform the steps of flattening geometric forms, but once I started adding personal expression and construction to the process I found I was getting tripped up... Experiment 1: Sewing Machine   Object 1: A Rural Mailbox This object was the first success I had while figuring out how to unroll more complex shapes - I discovered that I was struggling with the MeshBooleanMerge feature, which kept introducing strange fragmentary artifacts. I also had some dup...

  Unfortunately I didn't have time to troubleshoot why the render was grainy.

  Pulp Fiction:  Metamorphosis of the Mundane by Cybéle Young ‘These manifest as miniature theatres – one act plays, where shifts of scale and perception occur. Despite the absence of the human form there is an implied presence, where the viewer can project themselves into another world.’ Cybéle Young Cybéle Young is a Toronto-based sculptor who has been crafting paper objects for over 25 years. Her practice is focussed on crafting miniature household items that morph over a sequence of 4-5 iterations into fantastic creatures; by incorporating these evolutions she aims to present an animation, or a single act narrative, that engages the viewer in a kinetic moment of magic. She studied sculpture and print making at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has mastered techniques drawn from Japanese paper craft, the traditional arts of "Shifu" (winding paper threads), and applying textures with copperplate etching tools.       In this CBC interview from 202...