New Designers Promotional Packs

Instead of enjoying the sunshine I am glued indoors to the laser cutter - but it's OK because I'm indulging in one of my favourite things......PACKAGING!!! 

 It even has a free paper thing inside!! I haven't decided if it is a gift tag or a just something pretty to hang  on a notice board. Think I might make some with hand coloured watercolour paper as well.

I AM DONE!!!!!

After rousing from my post-uni coma I thought it was about time I put up another blog post. The bad news is that I have finished Uni. For good. I am no longer a student. I cannot put taxes off any longer. The good news however, is that I got selected to go to New Designers in London!!! I now have that and the degree show to look forward to, so at least I can finish uni with a bang. In the meantime I'm going to crochet all day and do frivolous things like let my nails grow back and paint them.

I'm not sure If it is wise for me to upload final pieces on here before New Designers, so for the time being I will sneak you all a cheeky close up. Enjoy...

Valentines Cards

It's that time of year again at uni where my fellow students and I are starting to raise funds in the run up to Valentines day, but this time it's not a random exhibition, but a big scary degree show. My laser cut heart pendants were popular last year so will be stocking up on those, but I fancied having a go at cards too. I might go as far as buying some sickly pink card to laser cut onto next.

Laser Cutting in Polypropylene

I've been back on the laser cutter, playing with card and plastics, while waiting for my ceramic pieces to be fired.This is definitely my favourite model so far, I think it looks like a space ship that would leave Captain Kirk quaking at the knees. However I need to redesign the construction tabs and other things so that there's no need for glue. My next step is to find some contrasting materials to be suspended in the or intertwined within the piece, and work out better colours. It turns out that Polypropylene cannot be sprayed or dyed, so I've been faffing around with different plastic suppliers to find a colourful alternative.  I also want to play around with arranging multiples and stacking. I prepared a file ready for it to cut in mild steel on the water jet cutter, to see what it looks like on a larger scale.