J-Shots
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My J-Shots project, for my senior Fine Art show, allowed me to explore how the laser cutter can be used for ceramics applications and creating packaging.
The laser cutter was used to cut contact paper to create stencils that could be applied to ceramic bisque ware. This photo illustrates how the laser cutter can save a tremendous amount of time by cutting multiples.
Contact paper works well on flat bisque ware surfaces and creates crisp lines when glaze is applied and the stencil is removed.
This photo illustrates how the laser cutter can be used to create professional looking packaging. The packaging was created by first printing the image along with registration marks onto the paper substrate. A corresponding vector file was created (to cut the packaging out) with registration marks that aligned with the printed image. The printed piece of paper was manually aligned with the vector file in the laser cutter print control panel before it cut the packaging out. The registration technique can be very precise but to minimize the appearance of registration errors it would be more effective to add a little bit of a bleed in the printed image around where the laser cutter cuts the package.
*UPDATE I am proud to announce that this piece has been selected by Louisville Clay for a nationally juried exhibit of ceramic bourbon bottles and shot glasses hosted by the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. The Bluegrass Bourbon: By the Bottle/By the Ounce show will run April 5th – June 16th 2013.
As part of my user experience and identity considerations I created wood boxes for my pieces in addition to cards indicating the piece name, edition, artist signature and QR code link to further documentation on my website.
My babies are packed up and on their way. |
