Exhibition Season (part 1)

Well the University of Hertfordshire's "Headlines" Graduate Exhibition is done and dusted, the private viewing evening has to go down as one of the most horrendously tense evenings of my life.
Why? I was afraid to leave my work unattended, it would appear that common sense has left the building. Not only did I have to fend off "physical curiosity" but also blind ignorance as passers by would poke, prod and pull at my work. I was forced to defend it all night - but the prizes for the most memorable spectators go to the bloke who turned to his mates and shouted "look! it's the Avenger's cube innit" and the grandmother who nearly didn't leave in one piece as she decided to SHAKE the puzzlecube display like it was a snowglobe!!!
Now to pack it all up and head off to New Blades!!

Hell of a night light

And here it is, the final finished Perspex Hellraiser Puzzle Cube - the culmination of 2 years side-project tinkering. It is stunning both in natural light, and eerily enticing in the dark thanks to the lighting system in the base.
Hopefully the phrase "build it and they will come" does not apply here!

Early Christmas

Today, I got a greatly anticipated batch of 3D prints - Lego scale versions of my designs, ready to paint... fun times ahead!

Alien evolution

Marine development

Oh so pretty

And after the etching on the laser-cutter, time to bring it all together...

Drawing with Lasers

Just a quick retrospective on the last couple of days, while the Ornithopter model is being marked the cogs keep turning. After a long time of tinkering and prototyping, this week saw the final leap of faith and the commitment of my perspex cube into the the laser-cutter...

Finito!

Well, that appears to be that! My final final hand-in for my degree was today - the culmination of 3 eroding but lightspeed years. Now just the anxious waiting for results and the even more daunting preparations for, not one but two exhibitions. But I shall reward myself with a night off and a steak dinner. Monday sees business as usual! Until then, here are some shots of the final piece.

Fremen detail

rear detailing

The Ron Cobb concept and my realisation

A week in advance

Well, all the work is done - all the final bits and pieces finished, and I even built it a packing case. Now for the more mundane stuff like paperwork and presentation for next week's hand-in.

Got a studio shoot of the completed project tomorrow, looking for some tasty close-ups for the portfolio.

 

Until then, I leave you with my attempt at recreating the scene of the concept art that inspired this build.