I cannot even begin to describe how insane the past month has been, but it was well worth it. Two weeks ago, the Art & Technology seniors and I had our show, which was entitled ‘Wi-Five’ (Wi-Fi + High Five). As part of publicity, I was in charge of branding the show and creating the advertising poster. Despite being Easter weekend, we had a pretty good turn out and a lot of positive feedback on the show in general. I had two pieces featured in the show, Wrapping and my perfected crest headdress, which I ended up titling Ruffle My Feathers, because who doesn’t like cheesy titles?

After all the chaos of the senior show, my collaborator Joy and I spent the next two weeks cranking out our project for the Fab Lab show. Things started coming together, but not without our share of bumps in the road. We spent a while debating exactly how we would be using the Fab Lab, although our proposal stated that we would be using the 3D printer. After realizing that it would put us over budget, we began thinking of alternatives that utilized the laser cutter instead. I spent a lot of time in the lab creating several prototypes and adjusting the parts accordingly to fit our electronics.

After fixing some last-minute wiring issues and a few minor meltdowns, we finally got our piece to function like we had intended it to. Overall, the Fab Lab show was successful, and people enjoyed interacting with our piece. It wasn’t exactly “people proof,” so we spent a good deal of the night babysitting the piece and verbally instructing people on how best not to break things. Overall, the experience of participating in this show was great, however I can say we were extremely relieved once the show was over.

– N.