Estikanat Chai

Design Studio One: Open Design (Part Two): Fab-Shoes

teagirl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:47:36 +0000

For the second half of the Open Design project in our studio one class we as groups exchanged projects. Our group inherited the Open Design shoe file. We decided we wanted to go two different directions with the project, one would be making a 3D printed heel, and the other would be modernizing [...]

Design Studio One: Open Design (Part One): PEPACAM

teagirl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:30:11 +0000

Throughout last semester we worked in groups in our design studio one class to create two open design projects. Open Design is a type of design that is based off of the principles of open source sharing of information, it basically means to create a digital file that people can then use as is, or [...]

New semester/Letter

teagirl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:13:06 +0000

I can’t believe its been more than a month since I last posted anything, I have so many photos from the end of last semester than I need to add. I wonder when I’ll get to them? Last Sunday was the first day of the new semester, and its taken me this long to find [...]

Final Project in FAB Lab

teagirl — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:45:36 +0000

For our final project in our fabrication lab we were paired up in groups to produce a piece that was made out of repeating bits to make a final large scale 3D object. Me and Aisha wanted to have a little fun with our final so we laser cut cardboard and acrylic to create this [...]

Richard III at QNCC

teagirl — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:23:24 +0000

I promised myself as I was packing up my life to move to Qatar that I would start doing more things by myself. Not that I particularly prefer to do things alone, its just that I’ve skipped out on too many experiences that I really wanted to try, just because no one else in my [...]

F is for Faculty

teagirl — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:40:14 +0000

I stopped by the annual faculty exhibition the night it opened, and it was packed! I liked all (ok most) of the faculty work, but I really appreciated the print by Michael Hersrud (speaks to my photography side), and the drawing by Zach Stensen (speaks to my quiet side). If you haven’t stopped by yet [...]

Part Two

teagirl — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:41:24 +0000

We’ve been done with the third project for a while now.. I just haven’t really found much time to sit down and post these. The assignment was basically a part two for the “I close my eyes..” project, we were asked to take our 3D models and make them into 2.5D objects by layering or [...]

Beaker

teagirl — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:56:11 +0000

We went to buy Kitty a carrier at Souq Waqif and came home with a baby Budgie. He is so cute!

VCUQ Painting and Printmaking Open House

teagirl — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:26:16 +0000

I stopped by the painting and printmaking open house yesterday. I finally know why my linoleum prints didn’t work last year.. I didn’t own a fancy printing press! I’m glad I stopped by.. even though I won’t have time next semester to take a printmaking class, I think I might look into a summer class [...]

Cai Guo-Qaing: Saraab

teagirl — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:16 +0000

Yesterday me and half of VCUQ made the five minute drive over to Mathaf to attend my first event at the gallery since signing up for grad school in Qatar. I’m really glad I finally made it out there, and I’m pretty annoyed with myself for not making it to their Suwalif exhibit. The experience [...]