Intention: When I first started planning what I wanted to do with my final project, I thought of making something that would represent me as an individual. I knew I wanted to share my own struggles and somehow connect them to a larger issue. I thought of creating a piece of clothing in the form …
The warp of my weaving is mostly bright yellow, but includes a purple stripe through the middle. Starting from this color scheme, I created a palette of bold yellows and purples (and a hot pink) which was tempered by soft pinks and greys. I didn’t want the colors to be overly regular, but generally I …
Quilted Bean Bag Chair Motivation I planned to make a quilted bean bag chair that would be an appropriate size for an adult. I was inspired by these chairs that were in the Carnegie Museum of Art: I think that furniture design in general is very exciting, and by creating a bean bag, I wanted …
Intention: My intention with this project was to create a garment that showed how the media that we consumed as children (mostly cartoons), influence the way we perceive our sexuality. The piece was intended to express the duality of the consequences of being exposed to these types of influences. My project intended to use mostly …
Intention: When starting this project, I wanted to create an object that would help CMU students destress, but also not appear to do as such on the outside. I created it as a product for my friends, but also as a statement against their deteriorating sleep habits in the face of stressful times such as …
Intention: When starting this project, I knew I wanted to create a fairly traditional looking quilt that used both patchwork and applique. I decided to create this quilt for my brother, because I knew he would use it, and I intended for this quilt to celebrate our family, and specifically our identity as Japanese Americans. …
My intention for this piece was to showcase the differences between what’s considered societally acceptable and unacceptable when it comes to self-expression through appearance. I knew that I wanted to do this through cloth because of the ties into clothing and fashion and that I wanted to work in more three-dimensional elements for the hair …
Independent Final Body Image Suffocation Intention: My intention for my final was to create a textile sculptural piece. Since I did my encoded cloth project as a garment, I wanted to push myself to combine more skills. In this piece, I intended to create a sculptural piece that would be almost like an installation. The …
For my final project, just as in the previous, I continued investigating camouflage. This project took the form of a Tyvek mask, constructed out of shipping envelopes from the United States Postal Service. I printed eyes in red and blue on different parts of the mask, working with the classic American color scheme we all …