Vanilla Vanilla Vanilla 2017
Sugar Sculpture/ LightingSugar, Vanilla Extract, LED
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Intrigued by how advertisements lure people, I used the sweetness of the sugar as a metaphor for the temptation.
Sweet, warm scent of vanilla extract draws viewers to the edible lighting.
Aesthetic choices were made based on neon light advertisements.
Q. Can you taste the light?
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1. 3D Modeling and CNC Milling
![CNC milling the positive](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a15ccee3bd4d84e1ebf61d8fd36868e24d43c3a2f3ab44243f61f5f761998272/Screen-Shot-2018-11-24-at-2.52.14-AM.png)
![Sugar casting](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c0390137b42bfdc7196536a7b4b6a3ca6424abdf6e431d31e4625ae889085a2/prt_400x400_1509329004.jpg)
![Installed with LED](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c43750860eb291091b8e06dd8f27f7ddb35f1fc0649ba195c83bbabaf34e9a68/Vanilla-square.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b3d4fd878b05fafc3f5d233490d02f1d987095a871c11a90bef99b15c80a6eb/mold-presentation.jpg)
2. Testing with Jello and Sugar for casting
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f4e5dd47020e2d071a8ab23f1f15bdd2ac733bc7ed7980ed6017a3962ab1390/Screen-Shot-2019-01-02-at-2.32.44-PM.png)
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3. Final sugar sculpture with diffrent temperature
![Low temperature](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/caa4d6397a764b27616a74d8e2ee3774600b8ddc32837791e1d81bab4ddabe4a/vanila3.jpg)
![High temperature](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/248babc8a9362586439cacc0e8b4c269f1c0477632b1267501d7aa7e3b7d6ff0/vanila2.jpg)
Installation: Art & Technology department display case
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