Projects from Fall Semester 2009

Here is a video of my dorm room for this year. The ceilings are high, Home Depot is close, and I like to build things, so....



More to come on this project; it's definitely one of my favorites. The whole room has evolved quite a bit since the pictures in the video were taken during the first month of school.

FALL SEMESTER ART: Portfolio for my Scripps class. Theme: Layering and Spray


Mostly paint, a little spray, and several layers. I think I changed my mind over 10 times on what I wanted to do with this.


It's me, thinking. sprayed and painted.



SNOWBOARD!!! I took my old snowboard, sanded it down (not fun at all), applied primer, painted, splattered, and sprayed it. I put several layers of gloss finish over the board. I still need to strap in my bindings and head to Mt High with this one.


This one is for my cousin Mariko, but it is still unfinished. I am going to finish it this semester, after I finish my other pieces.


Stacy, my sister, took this picture when I was back at the house to paint. Much better than being stuck in the studio at Scripps. I'll post the others when I find the pictures.

Pop-up TV Cabinet (Video Clip)

Well, I bought an old vintage cabinet on Craigslist for about $30. I then took the whole thing apart, cut down the shelves to half length, re-enforced the bottom, sanded the whole thing it, painted it, and cut a huge hole in the top. I put the top of the cabinet on a hinge and started to build two sets of brackets. I attached a 48" linear actuator (w/ 50-pound capacity) to a metal bracket that I made, added two gas springs to smooth the motion and ease the weight of my 46" TV. I hooked the actuator leads to an automobile remote control/entry system and set the system to sustainable switches. I wired the limit sensors to the back end of the top cabinet swing hinge to detect when the actuator had extended to the edge of the cabinet. Most of the electronics were bought from Fergelli.

This video is of the first test-run, one of the shocks on the right wasn't lubricated enough, kinda scared me when it holds up an expensive TV. Unfortunately, this is video is the only footage I have of it, since I took it apart soon after realizing this was not at all necessary for a dorm room, was annoyingly loud with the weight load and brackets, and the fact that it would be incredibly difficult to transport.

Planned and finished the project in 3 days, took it apart 3 days later.







1 46" TV, 1 $30 vintage cabinet, 1 48" linear actuator, 2 gas springs, 4 sliding brackets, 1 gallon of paint, 1 car-remote system.