PREVIOUS WORK Here’s a link to a project that I was particularly proud of. It’s an afrofuturistic, food centric piece that exhibited in January of last year. Tree Tank imagines a future people of colour who are actively addressing food sovereignty. They want to feel connected to their heritage through the food that they eat … Continue reading Soft Robotics Week 1
Hey Justin, I apologize that this is so short. My post got corrupted and I had to rewrite it at the last minute. I will fortify it later today as I just realized this issue 30 mins ago. The element of the article that has stuck with me the most are the discussions regarding the … Continue reading Fungus Among Us – Post 1
The metal lathe was a lot of fun! First I loaded my piece into the metal lathe. Then I faced the end Then I resurfaced the side as far as I could safely without making contact with the chuck. I flipped the piece around and milled the other end. Then I went on to make … Continue reading Metal Lathe
I started this assignment with the intention of making an engraved rolling pin like the ones linked here. I do a lot of baking so I thought it would be a fun way to use the 4 Axis CNC. Things went awry.. I spent a long time turn the handles so that they comfortably fit … Continue reading Final Project
In Toronto I lived in a relatively trash free neighbourhood. When I started ITP I moved to Bed-Stuy which is literally full of trash and last weekend I moved to Prospect Heights which is suspiciously clean.. I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about trash, particularly the trash of Bed-Stuy which I already miss … Continue reading Street Dreaming
As I’m writing this, I’m realizing that I may have gone off-roading a little bit in this assignment but perhaps there’s enough connection to make it valid? Hopefully… The most fascinating part of tarot to me is the relationship between the reader and the recipient. I think that the quick bond and trust that’s developed … Continue reading Making an Oracle Deck
This week we made a mallet to practice turning two interlocking pieces. After watching the demo, I felt pretty confident about the procedure but there was an incredible amount of brain power that went into this assignment. I felt like I was building a mental map to the finished product as I was working through … Continue reading Making a Mallet
I’m very interested exploring the area of healing rituals. I think there are many new age applications of the words self-care, ranging from benign experiences like face masks on a Monday night, to more formal aid and support like therapy. Lately I’ve been following along with a movement around crowd-sourcing massive lists of black therapists … Continue reading an irie place
LINK TO MY SLIDE DECK RESPONSE TO EXPLORATIVE FACTORY I really can’t believe how many methodologies there are to ideating the future. I enjoy the idea of futurism via games because inhibitions are usually low when you’re in a relaxed setting of play. The future timeline was very interesting. I was surprised to see “what … Continue reading WEEK 1
ASHLEY JANE LEWIS 