In addition to images of the 3D printed versions of my fragile jewelry, I also have some softimage renderings of the rings as well. The idea is to play with material and meaning. If the rings were made of gold and silver, what would the message be about icebergs as precious and rare? If they were bronzed, what would that say about preserving something in time? If they were glass and really did break when you wore them, what would that mean? And if they were made out of a totally unexpected material, such as pink plastic, what would that say about souvenirs, commodifaction and exploiting the beauty of nature?
There are so many options already, and I’ve really only just begun!
This is the anonymous hugging wall from 
I like the annonymous way of connecting with people, and I love the spin on “interaction” and the use of textiles. If walls can “come alive” and give out hugs, in what other ways can we engage with our environment? And what if all normally hard, rigid surfaces (like walls) were suddenly made of fabric and textiles? Wouldn’t that be interesting….
Thinking about the upcoming project using thermachromic ink, I have been looking to icebergs for inspiration. I plan to print images of icebergs onto t-shirts using the ink, which will then disappear once the shirts heats up to the wearer’s body temperature. I was thinking about how to use the ink in a meaningful way, and how to connect the idea of human body temperature to an image of something that disappears. I have already been working with icebergs for a side project involving jewelry, so the inspiration was already at the front of my mind. My hope is that the shirt could serve as a daily reminder as it is pulled from the cold drawer or shelf and the user’s own body temperature causes the image to disappear.
After thinking extensively about the 
I’m not saying that I find either of these examples practical in any way (in fact, the idea of sitting on beaded underwear all day just so I can have an embossed backside that no one might even see sounds painful and pointless). But I do find the idea of our garments making a mark upon us extremely interesting. In fact, I started to wonder who else was exploring the idea of designed objects making temporary marks on our bodies. I stumbled upon the Sun-Tattoo blanket by 
And in keeping with suntanning, for those of you who have left a poolside lounge chair with unsightly marks all over your body after a day of baking in the sun, 
