using your skills

one thing i love about being a person who studies fabrication, is that i can actually use what i'm learning, physically, not just mentally. for instance, my friend Jayme lives in a small studio apartment. the kitchen has barely one square foot of counter top space, which poses a problem when cooking, or even doing dishes. so yesterday i was in the sculpture studio, monitoring (not a single person came in) and i decided to take what i had in my locker and make a little cutting board/counter top extension. using a piece of square stock, threaded piping, and a hunk of wood, i was able to do just that. and with a little paraffin melted and rubbed into the surface of the wood it was treated and safe to eat off of.

i will never get sick of learning a skill and actually putting it to use outside of school. not just making things for a grade but to solve the problems of everyday life.