Sunday, April 1, 2012

Serotonin Project Progress

Alright. Serotonin is the chemical released in the brain responsible for happiness and pleasure. My concept for this year happens to be harmony, which correlates pretty well with how happy you are, thus also directly related to how much serotonin your little brain pumps out. My initial design used serotonin molecules as the cuff section of a copper bracelet with a brain shaped pendant in the center. I, however, am just a little art three-zy I'm not capable of actually molding a brain form out of copper. My compromise: A brain printout on a transparency, sandwiched with mica between two frames of copper, a window to the wearer's wrist.
The first photo is my initial drawing with the brain window. I decided against cutting the copper in the shake of the brain on the frame and decided instead to use a hexagon. The second photo shows this drawing.
It's my plan to rivet, as well as solder the serotonin cuffs into the frame. This way, the cuffs will be sturdy and solid, rather than pivotal.
Regarding the sturdiness, there is one other aspect of the bracelet which is specific. The cuffs are cut out if a thicker gauge copper than the frames. This is so that it is a wearable, tough little nerd bracelet. But that's me. I'm a nerd.


Oh, and hey, Ms. Stamper.  I would rotate those, but I'm on the blogger app on my phone and it won't let me.  Sorry. :)

1 comment:

  1. its cool - i get the idea :) YOu could totally have molded a brain out of copper if you wanted to.

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