ten things

Day One: wonder lab

I chose these ten items to represent myself. In comparison to my class, I recognized that I weighted the aspects of my own life, where other people chose to focus on the other people in their life more. I can break these objects down into a few segments. The simplest is the aspects of my own life. The boots protect my feet when I’m in the shop and could hurt my toes. The sneakers symbolize my desire to run for health, as well as focus, and calming. The calipers are the one tool I need for 3d modeling, and represent my focus on precision and detail (sometimes to a fault). The to do list notebook is critical. It supports my goal to be a reliable person for others, and helps me remember all the things I need to do when I have available time. The chainring represents my commitment to biking, as a sustainable lifestyle change that also benefits my health and my finances. The Tom Sachs space program book represents my imaginative aspirational attitude, as well as my handmade storytelling object interest. The knife is just a practical object that I’m trying out.

The three remaining objects represent the people in my life. I picked up the rock while i was on the phone with my dad a year ago. When i found it in my pocket a few weeks later it made me think of my dad. Over time, I kept it and it has grown to represent him. The wooden bowl was made by a friend of mine from high school. The bowl is nowhere near perfect, but it was my friends’ first attempt at carving something, so I cherish every imperfection. My parents got me the green down comforter for christmas when I was twelve. at the time I was super disappointed because I wanted some flashy plastic toy. Over time it has grown to be my absolute favorite object. I love to sleep in a cold room with a warm blanket, This lets me do it. This blanket is proof of my parents love, wisdom, and foresight.

The outside perspective of my things make me realize how much of a tinkerer I am. I never thought of myself as a tinkerer because it is so integral that I never separated and identified it.