LIME Award Commission

This is a rather belated post due to other uni commitments, but at the beginning of the year I entered a competition to design Leeds Institute for Medical Education (LIME), which was presented to five members of staff for outstanding commitment to teaching.

My main focus for the piece is two hands 'passing' knowledge from a old hand to a young one, with the knowledge being symbolised by a glass heart with the medical symbol (Asclepius).

The hands are made from cold cast bronze, and supported by acrylic rods mounted in a spalted beech stand.

Pictures follow:

Christening Gift - Stool

Here are the Pictures of the completed Stool:

OUFM203 - Final Photo's

Here are the long awaited (and much delayed) final professional and personal photo's that have been taken of the expanding dining table closed and open.  It has been stained dark walnut, and then waxed with beeswax.

OUFM203 - Update on table

Hi sorry for the lack of posts recently, as after the last post I have had significant problems, meaning I haven't had the time to update the blog. I have included photos of all the major steps that have happened since, so you can see the progress I have made.

OUFM203 - Twenty Two

Today was the first major day that my design hit some significant problems due to strength and wood movement of the tabletop. This means that devices and components that were previously going to be attached to the underneath now need to be constructed within their own frame. 

Due to the complexity of the issues they are hard to explain and even harder to fix, taking most of the day to try and solve. I decided by the end of the day to spend a couple of hours on something else to help clear my head, and so below is a business card and debit card holder I created, included my logo engraved on the corner.

Above: Business card holder (Left), Debit/Card Holder (Right)

Above: Close up of Debit / Card holder

Above: Logo branded on bottom left corner

Above: Close-up of Business Card Holder