Amanda Avery OBDF blog

 This week, I built some mock-ups of what I want the prisms to look like using foam core. I built two models based on the two sketches I liked the most in my proposal.  Prism Mock-Up Kandinsky Mock-Up I like the style of both designs. I find the geometry of the prism design very calming, and it might provide some interesting ways to combine a mirror and clear acrylic for reflections and refractions. The more chaotic design has a lot more variance in the 3D form, making walking around the shape a more engaging experience.  It would be interesting to combine the two forms somehow. It's interesting to look at the two forms together and how they contrast against each other. With its more contained form and structured appearance, the prism is a nice foil to the more chaotic, sharp forms of the other mock-up. I have found a website that sells mirrored acrylic and coloured mirror acrylic out of Toronto that is within my budget. I would first like to research to see if any local ...

 For my first assignment on the bespoke object, I would like to create a laser-cut mirror prism as part of my drawing project. I want this piece to be a series of mirrors designed using CAD techniques and then laser-cut so they fit together and can be hung from the ceiling. This object is meant to act as a mirror or kaleidoscope in the center of the room, and the completed project will have projectors playing films at the object that reflect the colour back onto the wall. Essentially turning the entire room itself into one giant prism. The laser cutter is one tool needed to create this project. Physically, the piece will need some type of transparent wire that is strong enough to suspend it from the ceiling. Below are several rough sketches and the reference material used. I like aspects of all the designs. What I am prioritizing when choosing which design is ultimately how feasible it is to create in the time frame we have to work in and which object will be the most efficient at ...