Journeys Co.
Socks and Patterns 2013/14 |
During my time design consulting, I produced and submitted hundreds of sock designs to Journeys, and managed to produce three sets which were sold in stores and online as well as sample dozens more.
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INVASION
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While enrolled in the Collaborative Installation Art Class (Spring 2012, Ruth Dusseault), Barry Moore and I developed this installation, which invaded the Paul G Mayer Garden on Cherry Street of Georgia Tech campus. It was featured in the exhibition Now See Here from March 24th to April 8th.
This installation comments on humanity's dependence on technology. Technology's growing impact makes life easier, but it is also creeping into every crevice of our existence. INVASION personifies the wired world as it overtakes nature. The Memorial Garden was set aside as a peaceful and natural environment, but lurking beneath the surface and spilling onto the landscape is a mass of 'live' wires. Below are images of a prototype constructed of discarded materials, a development sketch, construction, and exhibition of the project. |
WALLS:
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A Book and eBook published through Blurb.com
During my travels in Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand's north island, I developed an interest in the local 'Street Art' culture. I attended local events such as Secret Wars live art battles, and began seeking out and photographing every example of street art that I could find. The book and ebook are a record of my favorites from the journey. The 40-page book is available for print purchase here, and for free as an ebook here. |
Shields in Oz: Travel Blog
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From early July until late November 2011, I lived in Sydney, Australia. While doing some learning at the University of New South Wales, I actively sought out artistic, cultural, and personal experiences unique to this part of the world.
Through posts on Tumblr, I was able keep a record of many of the things I had seen and done, and instantly share all of this with my friends and family back home. I developed a format early on, which made organizing my thoughts and images consistent, a little bit faster each time. Below is a sampling of these posts, many of which were shared on other users' Tumblr sites thanks to good use of the tagging feature. |
Benz Chair
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Frequenting the local Pull-A-Part and U-Wrench-It over the summer lead to a goofy, but undeniably comfortable, DIY furniture project.
The chair was purchased from the auto scrap yard for $20, and the frame was cannibalized from a discarded chair. Coming out of an '83 W123 Mercedes Benz, the seat was already durable, adjustable, and supportive. Assembly was done with help from my friend James aka E30M3, who continued building several pieces of furniture from scrapped auto parts. |