Adolfo Santillan's class was Working with Aluminum. Adolfo had no previous experience working with metal. His aspiration is to be able to produce sculptural pieces. For this class his goal was to complete two projects that would enable him to get some hands on experience with the tools and processes. The projects were designed by Adolfo. The first one was a kinetic mobile. This mobile was inspired by his love for the kids in his life. It would feature hanging hearts that had a place in the center of each......to put photos of the kids. Once the design was completed, Adolfo
needed to cut out the different sized hearts. This was
accomplished by using a Plasma Cutter. Once the elements
were cut out, they needed to have the edges cleaned up
with a grinder. Once cleaned up...each heart was
textured by hammering. Adolfo put different hammer
textures on each of the elements for contrast. Once all
the elements are complete, the assembly can begin. This
was done with some trial and error, the kinetic mobile
needed to be balanced. It was decided where each element
would go, and how long the wire would be that supported
them.
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