{"id":6208,"date":"2023-09-26T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/?p=6208"},"modified":"2023-09-26T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:32:30","slug":"i-love-the-smell-of-polylactic-acid-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/2023\/09\/26\/i-love-the-smell-of-polylactic-acid-in-the-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love the Smell of Polylactic Acid in the Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It smells like victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the adages that has always served me well is to work smarter, not harder. The idea of sitting down to a pottery wheel and making the same thing over and over and over again is a Sisyphean task that would (and has) make me tear my hair out in frustration. However, I do like mold making, and I have explored repetition in form in a previous ceramics project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Precious Shapes”, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In my “Precious Shapes” project, I explored the idea of asymmetry in form and surface decorations. My past experiences in art tell me that we naturally find symmetry aesthetically pleasing, but compositionally, we resort to uneven numbers (the rule of thirds, as an example). I find trying to create something that is balanced visually more interesting rather than something symmetrical. (Also, symmetry is hard.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my first four vessel designs, I opted to extend the asymmetrical design process that I started in “Precious Shapes.” An uneven number of sides creates a subtle tension in the piece, and adding the twists created interesting surface texture possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first four vessels pictured below are actually three. My design approach to these forms was to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n