Plywood Sculpture

Objective: Work with at least 90% of a 3’x2’ sheet of 1/4” Baltic Birch Plywood to create an abstract sculpture that displays a design principle.

The sculpture I created speaks to the ideas of movement and lines in its simple geometric composition. Appearing as if it is a camera shutter, I was challenged to construct it with many moving parts and keep them all standardized in size. I came up with a system to differentiate the layers that allowed for ease in the woodworking of the object and in the plan of the build.