Day 1
On the first day we learned how use the Cameo cutters (paper/vinyl). We downloaded different shaped boxes from templatemaker.nl and imported the .dxf files into Silhouette Studio to cut on the Cameo. I made a coffin and a dodecahedron. This was harder than it looks like, I definitely messed up cutting the coffin twice before I finally got it!
Day 2
On the second day we learned how to fold three different types of books from 8.5 x 11 paper. We also had a tutorial on wheat pasting which we did with wall paper adhesive, but I guess you can do with flower as well.
We then had some free work time to make whatever we wanted from what we learned about in class. I wanted to make a simple stencil. This wasn’t super successful because the Cameo blade didn’t cut all the way through my paper.
Silhouette Studio
I had some scanned in film photos from my last couple of weeks in Boulder. I printed those out in black and white and glued together a quick collage and added some stickers. I actually really appreciated this super sped up timeline to create something. Time hasn’t really been my friend with my recent ITP projects. It felt really good to just be free, not focused on a final outcome, and just create something organically. And I also kind of like what I came up with!
