Continue scrolling to see the work in progress!

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Phase One: Planning

my wood cut to the dimensions of the assignment

My sculpture teacher, Leticia Bajuyo, assigned a project to my class to make a toolbox that reflected our inner and outer self through design.

I looked at the artist Guiseppe Penone. When working with wood, he tries to reveal the past with in the wood and show how humans are connected to nature.

If you continue to scroll you'll see my sketchbook blueprints.

An Inspiring piece by Guiseppe Penone

Context: PCOS & Femininity

Context: PCOS & Femininity pt2

Context: Duality Imbalance

Context: Natural Harmony

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Phase Two: Practicing

Professor Bojuyo giving a demo on counter sinking joints during class!

Playing with the wood burner and carving

Testing my stain.

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Phase Three: Execution

Step one: map and measure cuts.

Step two: Use band saw

Make sure your fingers are safe!

Step three: be happy because you didn't mess up

My sweet wood burning set-up in my apartment.
​I kept worrying I would set off the smoke alarm!

faced some minor problems with ink smearing and un-erasable pencil

Taping the areas that the boards will connect later on so that they stick better.

Letting the stain dry!

My pieces after the stain was dry and tape removed.

The sliding feature (before staining) nestled in just right!

I used a rubber mallet to get the dowel in just right.

Used clamps and wood glue to adhere my pieces together.

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The Finished Piece