Paper reliefs

The same ideas in a new form

In the name of investing in my practice, I finally purchased a laser cutter. I’d been circling the idea for a while, looking for a tool that could extend the concepts present in my work.

The plotter draws lines and the laser cuts shapes. Both operate on the Cartesian plane (the x and y axes) and glancing at my drawing you’ll notice a layered quality already present. Forms that overlap and create the effect of receding and advancing. The laser makes this implied depth literal.

Below are two pen plotter drawings and two paper reliefs each exploring the same form:

-Mello

P.S. - Scrolling through my notes I found the original idea