I designed a few of the pages of this personalized quiet book for my nephew and adopted a few templates from the internet.
A quiet book for my nephew, Felix
Brain slug hat
A brain slug hat modeled after Futurama.
Panda Pin
A cute panda pin.
Yarncrafting and Cognition
This was a commissioned artwork exhibited at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum. Part of Creativity and Cognition conference, 2017.
Materials
Arduino
BCI
Custom Yarn Sculpture
Description
The popularity of knitting and crochet, or yarncraft, is on the ascent. As more people discover its pleasures, enthusiasts and neuroscientists are also realizing that crafting with yarn elicits soothing and therapeutic effects. The meditative aspects of knitting and crochet are already familiar to the legions of yarncrafters, but recognition of the neuroscience of yarncraft is a relatively recent phenomenon. This work embodies the relationship between yarncraft and its neurological benefits with a physical art project. This project takes the form of a large crocheted e-textile brain sculpture with embedded LEDs whose illumination is controlled live by a brain-computer interface worn by a yarncrafting practitioner. This sculpture visualizes the changes in the neurology of the yarncrafter.
Amigurumi octopus
I made Hansi Singh’s amigurumi octopus. It has pipe cleaners in its arms so it’s posable!
Mermaid Tail Blanket
I made some mermaid tail blankets for friends a couple years ago. Some are sleeping-bag-style, and some are open in the back. All are modeled by my helpful stuffed animal friends, starring Hokuto!
