Category: ART

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

Homemade Mosaics

These cute little mosaic necklaces were made with leftover 5x5x3mm mosaic tiles (from Amazon, 1000pc multicolor for about $15). I also got some “trays” which are the gold things below. They were 25mm x 50mm which was perfect for fitting in the tiles. The last part of the puzzle is the glue – I used Weldbond to glue them down… Read more →

NextSentry Wearable Lung Fluid Monitor

Our team developed a wearable lung fluid monitor to provide valuable independence through feedback for patients with congestive heart failure. As if managing the fundamental blood flow functionality of the heart wasn’t hard enough – CHF patients must also restrict fluid intake and take diuretics to prevent sudden and deadly fluid buildup in the lungs with NO feedback mechanism. NextSentry’s… Read more →

BCAA Fashion Show

For BCAA’s annual performance event, we put on a fashion show using costumes inspired by Indian garments and textiles. We captured two of the outfits in a subsequent photoshoot. Payel is an incredible photographer and artist. We traded off taking photos and posing, which was delightful! We also went makeup-less for this shoot, which makes the images all the more… Read more →

The Burning Brontosaurus

I made this painting a few Christmases ago for a friend. It’s called “The Burning Brontosaurus” and it is loosely based on Salvador Dali’s “The Burning Giraffe”. I added some southwest touches, and used an animal he likes in the painting. The canvas is actually very small, about 3×3″, otherwise I would have added tiny southwest patterned rugs on the… Read more →

LED Clock Matrix

This clock has been partially finished, sitting in my room for ages. Finally, I finished it with the help of Austin and David from HeatSync! View this post on Instagram Just trying to make my robot light up #make #arduino with @achowderhead A post shared by Shilpika Chowdhury (@starletbeam) on Dec 4, 2017 at 9:16pm PST This project was made… Read more →

JSON Resume Visualizer and Sorter

A list of all your achievements, plus a handy timeline view and category sorter (WIP). Making a website can be hard. Why not make a simple, sortable technical resume? I made this for my brother, but pretty soon you can upload your very own JSON (or just grab my repo, whatever you want) and have a handy resume all ready… Read more →

Molecule Table and Chairs: Local Motors 3D Printed Furniture Hackathon

Local Motors (a local GIANT 3D printer owner made up of 3D printed car enthusiasts) hosted a hackathon where participants design a conference table and chairs. The winners get their table and chairs manufactured and used at new Local Motors locations. My design was an ethanol molecule table, complete with little water molecule chairs. A round piece of glass is supported… Read more →