In this post I will be explaining the how of my design process for my Mcbling Guillotine. Design Process: I do not follow the typical design process, I am not an engineering major so I haven’t been trained to all the important fancy stuff that most have. There were just vibes and whatever struck me with…

Introduction: Initially was set to be a bigger piece, after a mirror shattered and an album release I decided to derail my plans. I shrunk my initial idea for a guillotine and edited my choice of “blade”. The piece is a vanity piece that can sit upon a dresser, able to move up and down…

The other day I shattered a mirror accidentally, it was my favorite mirror that I had gotten from a thrift store. It broke my heart, yet I had just bought a signed copy of The Tortured Poets Department so I decided it would become a frame for the print. I was left with a pile…

Recap: I am making a purely artistic, cannot be actually used for violence guillotine. It will be shorter at about 6 to 7 feet with and fully disassemble for transit. It will be bedazzled and cute to match the aesthetic of the McBling, the vision is a shiny phone case with rhinestones and flashes of…

My piece is inspired by the current state of our world, therefore I was not willing to budge on the concept. Therefore, I have created two ideas but have only sketched up the one as it would be similar. My idea is either a 6 to 7 foot guillotine, or a miniature variant around 2…

Buttercup prior to his head loss. Initially, I was going to only use his body to turn him into a Centaur. Therefore after decapitation I would have reused the head for a wall mount on a piece of wood. Inspiration: Initially I set out to make a centaur pencil cup holder, hollowing out his little…

Whimsigoth is the aesthetic equivalent of an old cottage in the woods full of bobbles and trinkets. Minimialism, as the name implies is the complete opposite. A minimalist aesthetic generally means neutral colors, clean spaces, few distractions, little to no clutter, and a calm vibe. A minimalist aesthetic can refer to home design, personal style,…

Summary: I acquired a used, beat up toy horse from Goodwill with another idea in mind. Upon getting the horse I became inspired, sketching out a concept of what I imagined. I went with the plan 1 and have since primed the horse and attached all hardware necessary to make it a functional purse. I…

For my project, I wanted to make something that would be useful to me but still be a piece of art. I came upon an old beat up toy horse from Goodwill and immediately fell in love and knew I needed to upcycle him. His name is Buttercup and he is a very good boy.…

Originating in the late 1980s-90s, Whimsigoth aesthetics emerged from the peak popularity of gothic-inspired pop/rock music, Tim Burton, and the graphic design work of Margo Chase, Vrontikis, and a bit of Vaughan Oliver. Very popular in the fields of furniture, product, and interior design [1]. Inspired, Evan Collins of the Consumer Aesthetic Research Institute coined…