Cicada Psychedelia was created for Llamapalooza, a music and arts festival held annually at Colorado College. Like many music festivals, Llamapalooza is known for its relatively welcome environment for drug use; artists were unofficially encouraged to create art worthy of a tripping experience.
I created laser cut, digitally printed flowers and cicadas and mounted them on a 3-D printed biomorphic vessel. The project spanned over approximately three months, and spawned multiple side projects along the way (see Psychedelia I, Flower Girl). It required integration of laser cutting, digital printing, and 3-D printing and design.
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Cicada Psychedelia at Llamapalooza
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The work was long and I encountered many failures, some of which were expected, some of which were disastrous. Here are some pictures from the process...
Concept sketch
Printing the vase
Petal success!
A work in progress...
Finished flower
Credit where credit is due:
Digital prints designed and printed at the AT lab at Colorado College. Laser cut designs created and executed at Innovations at CC. Vase printed at Tutt Library. The vessel was designed by HoloPed and modified in Tinkercad.