In this project, I hope to use the keyboard and wires to resemble a garden.
First, I will pop out all of the keys and clean the board (it is really dusty!). I may dismantle the board further, but I am not certain whether or not I will need to yet. Then, I will make the keys into flowers, using wires and wire mesh to cover the petals. Here is an example petal I made in class:
I will then attach the stems of the flowers to the place where the original key was on the QWERTY keyboard.
This project has a lot to do with the juxtaposition of technology and nature, which I've noticed from other proposals is a bit of an overarching theme. My project specifically has to do with the interpretation of nature by humans, and how, while we can try to replicate it, we'll never get quite to the initial flower garden, and will just end up with an imitation that never looks quite right.
I like the way that in one of your drawings the keyboard starts to look like a flower box. I am not sure about the mesh petals but I like how that material might be similar to the mechanical/manufactured look of the keyboard. I definitely think this idea looks well planned and thought out.
ReplyDeleteI love your reference to nature and technology as opposing ideas, as well as being an overly dramatic argument! I think the flowers will look really cool! What kind of stems would you use? How big will the flowers be? Are you going to decorate the keyboard "base" at all? I'm excited to see how this turns out!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool idea. It is a popular theme, understandably, but I think that yours is interesting because to me a flower garden with a ton of different kinds of flowers mixed in together is sort of a creation by man using nature. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but it adds something else to the meaning for me. Also, I like industrial-like materials you are using to match the technology theme. Really cool idea! I think it would be awesome if your project and Bob and Chan's project fit together somehow. That way both could be used in the same space together and sort of make sense? I don't know, just throwing ideas out there! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be cool if you used different materials for the flowers. Some could be metal, fabric, or paper. How will you attach the flowers to the keyboard? will you put anything on the keyboard to change its surface before attaching the flowers (to make it more like a flower pot)? Nice idea!
ReplyDeletehey meg cool idea. From working with screen i found out that it can be really easy for it to look messy. I did exactly what you did with wrapping it around thicker wire for a boarder. I realized theres no point and the screen has enough integrity to hold itself up without wrapping it around something. We have several different screens and you could make simple loops with other colored wire to make a bunch of different types. Idk if you are planning on getting the mouse or not but it would be funny to have the mouse running through the garden with little wire wiskers and ears.
ReplyDeletethis is a really great idea, and I think it makes it even better because you are planning on taking the keyboard apart but still using all of the pieces. I feel like the connections and finer details of the project might be challenging to tackle at first, but I'm sure you'll find a way and it'll get easier as you progress. Overall I think this project is really well-planned and thought-out, and I think it clearly communicates your intentions.
ReplyDeleteI love the flower pedal you did! I also think using the keyboard for a little garden is a very cute idea. Any ideas on the color you will be using?
ReplyDeleteI like the mix of technology and the nature. I think it would be great if the flowers were lined up and make up a word or sentence
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