
What happens when I take a simple idea and overcomplicate it?
I was talking with a friend and said, “Life is good and gets better every day.”
She said, “That would make a great sign…you could sell them on Etsy.”
Eleven layers of laser-cut plywood, ten custom-blended colors (most required 2 or 3 coats), metal leaf, and a shadow box frame from Michaels combine to create something that’s cool but totally impractical to reproduce.


Prototype
2019
10″ x 10″ x 2″
Materials: Birch plywood, acrylic paint, metal leaf, purchased frame
Tools and Equipment: Adobe Illustrator, Universal Laser