"Machines" is the third annual collaboration between Make.Shift Art Space and two local Montessori elementary schools, Cedar Tree Montessori and Samish Woods Montessori. In this show, paintings by 4th, 5th and 6th-grade students have been interpreted by local artists and each artist's "response" piece is displayed next to the student painting that inspired it.
Each diptych created in this collaborative manner tells the story of a visual dialogue between a student and an adult artist, with the student taking the lead and providing the inspiration for the adult. This format challenges the notion that adults are always the teachers, the leaders, and the sources of inspiration. Students really enjoy seeing the way their paintings are interpreted and relish the chance to take the lead in the creation process.
Each year's show has a different theme and this year's theme is Machines. Students have spent time thinking about the aesthetics and functions of different machines- a fitting theme for a year in which they have taken their art classes over Zoom and technology/machines have played a different and sometimes more prominent role in their lives. Join us in enjoying the collection of machines students have imagined and created that reflect their insight, curiosity, kindness, humor, and the ability to re-imagine the way we interact with our world.
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SOPHIA / KAREN HANRAHAN
SPITOILINK
By Sophia
Plastic, shiny, glossy, and smooth, the Spitoilink drone deck is rootbeer brown and wonderful. It has the polished look of a Lego. The wand and wand holder are gnarled like a real tree branch. At the end of the wand, there is a luminous red button The hologram is the color of the hologram you bought. It is held up by a wand holder which connects to the giant drone which will fly when you say, “alexaflyfly”. It is as big as a tiny room.
The Spitoilink produces a realistic hologram. You click a button at the end of the wand to make the hologram appear. It will fly when you say, “alexaflyfly”. It will fly because it has a built-in Alexa that controls the drone. It smells like latex and is silent. You can buy a different type which is based off of which hologram it makes. There are lots of holograms including penguins, Voldemort, cake, a hawk, and more.
Response piece by:
Karen Hanrahan (she/hers)
“Holographic Rays”
Stitched Collage
8x8
$100 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
MORGAN / BIBIM BOP
The S.G.V.
by Morgan
This is the S.G.V. or the Space and Galaxy Viewer. A simplistic looking machine that is small but extremely powerful. It almost doesn't look like a machine, more like an Ipad. This machine was used in a secret science lab in the Bahamas. It was used to see planets, and stars, and all sorts of distant galaxies. But during the trip to transport it to a different science lab, the S.G.V was lost. Of course, a dog finds it first, and turns it on! The S.G.V is one of the world’s most precious machines, giving scientists the ability to see planets that have never been seen before, and galaxies that are impossibly beautiful.
Response piece by:
Artist: Bibim BOP
“Fetch”
Digital collage
11x17 in
2021
Bellingham, WA
$50 (digitally printed on cardstock, with frame) (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
ARI / CRAIG BOUSH
The Acid Splasher
by Ari
The acid splasher is a weapon of mass pain and destruction. A vial of acid squirts acid up a tube then the acid is poured into a test tube that is purposefully cracked. It pours acid into a balloon then a launcher shoots a needle at the swollen balloon. It bursts and acid sprays out at everything in its vicinity.
Response piece by:
Craig Boush
“The Acid Splasher”
Digital Colored Pencil Print 13”x19”
$60/print (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
2021
Seattle, WA
LIAM / SARAH LANE
The Clay Dragon
By Liam
The clay dragon ranges from the size of a mouse to the size of a mountain (the bigger it is the more expensive it is) and can turn invisible. Its eyes glow green like emeralds but much more lively. Its teeth are jagged rubies, and heart is a small sapphire that was enchanted (with my blood and some crumbled platypus eggs that are already hatched) to have feelings and emotion but be unable to feel pain. Its tail is a sapphire that delivers an electrical shock when it wants. It is made of clay and gems that are unbreakable. It’s a dull clay brown but the gems make it seem more lively. It can release bursts of warm or cool winds. It can fly long distances but must rest eventually. It smells of hot chocolate and can speak all languages its creator can, but also can learn like a human can learn. It has a precious piece of adamant(which is a powerful imaginary metal used to build weapons and armor) in its head that works as a brain. It also has a pocket dimension stomach.
The clay dragon is made to be a messenger and friend also. It tends to develop interests and thoughts of its own and cannot be kept from its obsession. It was inspired by my love of dragons and my wish to have one as a friend. It's known to warm or cool its bed before it sleeps.
Response piece by:
Sarah Lane (she/hers)
“The Clay Dragon”
Altoids tin and acrylic
Dimensions: 2"x3"
2021
Price: $30 (NFS gifting to the young artist)
IG: @sarahsartlife
WILLIAM / CATHY CRABTREE
By William
Once there was a genetically mutated mushroom... who accidentally zapped himself (do mushrooms even have genders?!!?) on a power outlet (MEGA OUCH!!!!!!!) stumbling around the city before long, the poor mushroom stumbled into the Claymore Company building. Dr. Claymore found him and took him to his room. Later, the mushroom came out as… the Mushbot 4000!!!!!! It is best at fixing holes in clothing, especially socks. It REALLY REALLY REALLY likes working under Rainbow colors (so tear your socks under the Northern lights)!
Response piece by:
Cathy Crabtree (she/her)
"The Robot Who Loved Socks"
Acrylic paint, quilled paper strips, glass beads, wire.
12x12
$175.00 (NFS gifting to young artist)
mccrabtreegc@gmail.com
JOVAN / JaycH
Tazz Devil 3000
By Jovan
My machine is the Tazz Devil 3000. It is made for entertainment. It’s fun because people get to drive a car. It is an RC car (RC stands for remote control) or it can shrink you when you step inside it. If it flips over then with the press of a button it will self-right and always will work.
The Tazz Devil 3000 has lights. The lights are on the front of the car and on top of the car and they can change colors to any color of the rainbow. It is the size of a shoebox. Red and black paint is sprayed randomly all over it. It smells dusty and hot like a burnt-out electric motor and sounds whiny and tired like a burnt-out electric motor, but it is not.
Response piece by:
JaycH
“The Tazz Devil 3000...and 1”
Water mixable oil paint on canvas
20x16
Price: Gifted to the young artist
EMERSON / TOM YOST
Bob
By Emerson
Bob is a machine that can build you anything. You have to say his name before he does something for you. He does not make computer noises. He makes human noises, he talks normally, like a human. He levitates. He floats over your shoulder. He is always happy. Everyone gets one. Whenever he builds something for you it appears out of nowhere. When you don’t want Bob you can just turn him off.
Bob is made out of white carbon fiber. He is egg-shaped with arms. He has real hair, and each Bob has different color hair. He fits in your pocket (the pocket is where he sleeps). He's light. He has his own clothes. He has a pocket on his back where he holds all kinds of stuff. On its clothes, he has his name.
Response piece by:
Tom Yost
“BoB’s Retirement”
Wood, wire, Kinder Sorpresa plastic capsule
18 ½”x18 ½”x8”
4/2021
Price: $170.00 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
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LOLA / GARRIC SIMONSEN
The Magic Paw
By Lola
My machine’s purpose is to hold your book in clamps and flip the pages for you. The name of this glorious invention is The Magic Paw. The device floats and all you have to do is press a steel blue button and the paw will flip the page of your book. If you do not pet the dog face once in a while the machine will immediately shut off. It is foldable and can get reduced to three inches long. I wanted to make this invention because now you can lay in whatever position you want and you don’t need to move at all to flip the pages of your book. The Magic Paw is a fleecy, cute companion.
The majority of this machine is made of a smooth bamboo wood. There is a small hover device attached to the bamboo to make the machine float. It has a thin coat of glistening paint the color of a robin’s egg. On the soft brown bamboo wood there is a velvety face of a dog. The device is about a foot long, and has a metal paw covered in a satiny fabric. There are silvery clamps that feel stone cold that keep the book in place. Attached to these clamps are minuscule lights that light up the rough page of your book. My machine makes a light purring sound, and smells like a peppermint candy cane when you’ve licked it until it is a stub.
Response piece by:
Garric Simonsen
“Magic Paw and the Journal of Sasquatch”
Acrylic, oil, and collage on wood panel
30”x33”
$950 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
2021
EZRA / SUZIE MARCO
Tooth Brushing Machine
Ezra
This machine’s name is Emmet. This machine's occupation is the task of brushing teeth. You can set a speed for it to brush your teeth. This machine makes brushing teeth very easy. It is portable so you can move it anywhere you want.
This machine is a bright sparkly blue and shines vibrantly in the sunlight. You do not want to touch this machine when it is doing it’s job because it is very hot as hot as a hot potato. It does not have a smell but the toothpaste smells very nice and minty.The sound it makes is kind of like a bus but is as quiet as a mouse and it can even talk to you. The neck that holds up this machine is very thin and it has a rectangular shape for it’s engine. The engine is the size of a computer that is pretty small. The toothbrush is the size of a normal toothbrush. It has an axle that goes through the arm to move the toothbrush and spin it around.
Response piece by:
Suzie Marco (she, her)
“Ezra’s Toothbrush Machine”
Scrap fabric, polyfil, thread, acrylic paint
14”x18”x2”
2021
$60
EKAM / KD
The Night Ship.
By Ekam
My machine is called The Night Ship. This night-flying ship can fly in the night but in the morning, it's just a regular ship.
Response piece by:
KD she/her
“Shadows of the Night Ship”
Watercolor and gouache on canvas
12’ X 16'
2021
$45.00 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
JASPER W / ANONY MOUSE
The Carbon Snow-Scooter-Mobile
By Jasper W
What if there was a carbon fiber snow scooter mobile that you can customize the smell and it weighs 18.53259 pounds, and is a little bit bigger than a real scooter. The back wheel is a tread. The deck is black and the bars are blood red, customizable. You can control the paint job with a remote. The sound is custom. It can go 30 MPH and there is a safety lock for kids, with the lock on it will go only 15 MPH.
It also can transform into a snowmobile. It is portable and comes with a trailer for supplies and luggage. It costs $2,999.99. Get your own carbon fiber snow scooter mobile at: www.snowscootermobile.com!
Response piece by:
Anony Mouse
”Snooter Kit”
Materials: All kinds!
Dimensions: Standard kick scooter size
2021
$100 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
www.anonymouseart.weebly.com
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PHOEBE/ JESS FLEGEL
My Mechanimal Cat
By Phoebe
My machine is a mechanimal cat. She is midnight black and has eyes the color of the sky on a bright, sunny day. You cannot see the mechanimal part, the fur covers it up. She can fly but does not have any wings. She is about the size of a kitten. She is very adorable with her big eyes and size, and she is very cuddly. She makes cat noises, not mechanimal noises.
The mechanimal cat's name is Carla. Carla’s purpose is to bring books to me. Carla is exceptionally fast and very nimble. She is very sweet and kind. When she is tired, she curls around your shoulder and sleeps. When she isn’t tired, she is very energetic. Carla is a great mechanimal cat. She is very nice to be around.
Response piece by:
Jess Flegel (she-her)
“Carla at the library”
misc. fabric and paper
14.75"w x 13.5"h
2021
$30 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
OLIVE / ALISON WITWER
Bo Bo
By Olive
My machine is three feet tall and is a box shape with round edges. It has a cute face with big eyes and a small smile. It is made out of fluffy carpet and has wheels at the bottom so it can move around. My machine is light blue like the sky on a clear day. It feels soft on your hands and smells like fresh-baked bread.
My machine’s personality is sweet but it does not speak, it only makes beeping noises. It feeds my bunny and makes candy for me. My machine behaves like a smart, polite robot. It moves on its wheels and can spin and dance.
Response piece by:
Alison Witwer (she/her)
“Bo Bo”
Acrylic
8in x 10in
2021
NFS (gifting to young artist)
MICAH / WILLIAM CANEPA
Bit
By Micah
My machine is called Bit. It’s about the size of a tennis ball and is a sphere. It has two white digital lines for eyes and can blink and they stay in one place, on the upper half of the sphere when it rolls. It’s bright white and has two white arms that go down to just lower than its torso, and it has half circles at the end of them. It rolls around and randomly whistles differently depending on its emotion. It’s made of shiny, silvers metal that shows on the outside near the eyes, and smooth, white, plastic.
My machine is a toy and a pet. It interacts with you and basically is for people who can't have pets. It's happy most of the time and doesn't have a selected gender. It becomes sad and mopey when it needs to be charged and closes its eyes when charging. It has a plug located in the upper back side of the sphere. There is an app you can link to your Bit which lets you train it tricks.
Response piece:
"Bait"
William A Canepa (he/him)
It is an intentionally lo-fi creation based on a hi-tech proposal.
Machines with emotions is an endlessly fascinating idea, and what I realize as an aging gen-Xer is that for me it is not a question of whether machines like Bit could ever exist and convey genuine emotions, but whether I would want them to if they could.
Navigating the emotions of others has become a massive concern of mine in contemporary life: from children, to partners, to friends, to customers, to students, to strangers both on the internet and in person. My personal desire is for any machine to be less personal, less helpful, less interested in me, less of a friend, less emotional, less attractive, and in all ways less mysterious. This assembly of household items called "Bait" is an attempt to rework Bit with those intentions.
Cardboard, paper, mirrored glass, fishing line, brass, glue, spray paint, recycled carpet, colored pencil
24" x 5" x 4.5"
2021
$7.50 - $75,000 (sliding scale) (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
CHARLOTTE / TRISHA TYAS
By Charlotte
My painting is of trees. My favorite thing is the cat tail on the side or the mud pile. It has two colors of trees. I thought that when trees do photosynthesis, that makes them a machine. They take in light and push out oxygen.
Response piece by:
Trisha Tyas (she/her)
"We all need photosynthesis"
iPhone SE 2020 with a macro lens and nature
2021
$5 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
KEEGAN / GILLIAN MYERS
By Keegan
ROBO Inc. is a corporation that makes robots. This image shows the production team struggling to keep up with the demand, as everyone always wants the newest model. This year has exceptionally high demand as this species of cat might go extinct in the next few years. And everyone wants to give their cat a robot body. This is a new feature- it can be used on its own or with a cat brain inside. The production facility is currently VERY unorganized. Software engineering is going strong despite the lack of production. Each robot cat costs between $24,000 and $57,000. The year is 2239.
Response piece by:
Gillian Myers (she/her)
“Robocat”
Watercolor
12" x 18"
2021
NFS (gifting to the young artist)
OWEN / JOEY SCHNUCK
The Epik Robot
By Owen
This robot is called the Epik Robot. It is like a mix of a fabricator C-3PO from Star Wars and Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It looks like C-3PO … kind of. But it's totally miserable like Marvin. It is blue and old but the left arm is silver and looks newer. There are bullet holes all over it and it is very, very smart. It can read minds and is very sad and has a built in fabricator. You provide the materials and the fabricator builds whatever you are trying to make. It also has all the weapons that all cool characters from action movies or tv shows have. Also, it is armed with Xavi’s Coca Cola cannon. And it only costs 6,000 bitcoin. It's like a human but worse. It also has an alternate death mode. Really bad for the environment, each component sold separately for 6,000 bit coin, shipping costs 60000000000000000000 dollars. Only available in states that vote blue.
Response piece by :
Joey Schnuck (he/him)
“Epik Robot”
Pen, color pencils
9" x 12"
2021
NFS (gifting to the young artist)
MALCOLM / ASHLEY OLASON
By Malcolm
This is a robot that looks like a human. It combines all 4 elements (fire earth water air) and can change its form. If you need help type anything into google.
Response piece by:
Ashley Olason (she/her)
”Hum-bot Controller of Elements”
Oil on Canvas
14” x 14”
2021
$60 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
XAVI / HOPE POWERS
By Xavi
Warning: this is a weapon of mass destruction. Whatever you do, DON'T PRESS THE TANGERINE ORANGE BUTTON! Whew, it gets really tiring shouting all that in one breath but yeah, don’t let this get in the wrong hands, bla bla bla hocus pocus, but yeah, seriously, DON’T let this get in the wrong hands.
Response piece by:
Hope Powers (she/her)
“DON’T PRESS THE BUTTON”
Sculpey clay and acrylic paint
≈ 9 inches
Price: $40 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
KAJSA / VINO ERGO
By Kajsa
My art piece is a town run completely by plants and solar panels. It doesn’t use coal for heat. I tried to create an art piece that would show what an ideal city would look like.
Response piece by:
Vino Ergo (He/him) (They/them)
“Mushroom Powerplant”
Ink and fountain pen on paper
9”x 12”
NFS gifting to the young artist.
HENRY / ELLIE OLSON
The World Hunger Ender
by Henry
This machine is medium sized like a pillow. It is made out of sturdy polished steel and on the outside are pictures of a wide variety of food. It makes a slow semi-high pitched beeping noise when the food comes out like a microwave. There is a steel propeller that sticks out of the top and it spins swiftly. The machine is blockish and essential. It has a screen under the dispenser where you can select your favorite food. The dispenser is located at the bottom of the machine and it is like a door that opens.
The World Hunger Ender speedily hovers around the planet giving everyone who doesn’t have any food to eat some food. The people it flies up to have to push a button for it to dispense food. It dispenses any kind of food in the world. It can be extra healthy or it can dispense total junk food. It is free of charge.
Response piece by:
Ellie Olson (She/her)
“Solution to world hunger”
Used toaster over, wood panels, acrylic paint, hot glue
16”x14”x10”
NFS
Insta:@gabrielle_olson-art
Website: gabriellleolsonart.com
BRYCE / KARL SEVERIN
By Bryce
Once there was a massive living building that made or destroyed buildings to help the environment and if it finds tree seeds it will plant them. It constructs or destroys buildings in one day.
Response piece by:
Karl Severin (he/him)
“The Living Building”
Acrylic Paint on Wood Panel
6x6 in
2021
$25 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
RUBY / JESSYCA MURPHY
By Ruby
This machine is used to remember, save and protect dreams and hide, forget, and trash nightmares. This piece is actually a dream of the idea of a dream machine. As you can see, it is capturing the idea of making a dream machine there for saving it in my brain to remember later. It uses long and short tubes to separate your dreams into either dark, heavy chambers or bright, light stars. After a good night's sleep using this you will feel energized and well rested.
Response piece by:
Jessyca Murphy (she/they)
“Dream Machine”
Craft felt, embroidery floss, PolyFil, metal hoop
L: 34" x W: 15" (at widest point)
2021
$40 (free to student)
JAMISEN / AMELIA IRELAND
By Jamisen
A computer that is actually interesting cuz I get bored a lot and it has basic games running about 54-62 frames per second with more screens on it (sticking out of it.)
Response piece by:
Amelia Ireland (she/her)
“A Better Computer”
Paper, acrylics
12x14
$200 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
JOSIE / CORY LYKAINA
PEPPERMINT
By: Josie
My machine’s name is Peppermint. It is shaped like a dragon. Its body is dark blue and its wings are periwinkle blue. It is about the size of a house cat and can breath fire, but it must first grind up peppermints. It has lots of horns on its head that look like icicles and before it breathes fire it makes a growling sound to warn people. The only fuel it takes are peppermints, gingerbread, fudge, and tea. It’s body is made of steel shaped like scales and claws, and on the end of its tail is a small feather shaped blade. It has a deactivation crystal under its horns. Underneath its belly there is a door to access the gears and other mechanical stuff. When it’s happy it will make a squeaky rumbly purring sound. It smells like pine sap and peppermint.
My machine does not have a function other than being a friend or familiar. It has a very mischievous personality and followers me everywhere. Its favorite time of year is Christmas time and it’s favorite place to be is curled around my neck. It really likes to cut stuff up with its tail blade( including everything in the house.) so the only chore it will do is chop firewood. My machine loves peppermint so much I have to keep all the peppermint in a locked chest. For some reason it likes to play fetch so every day I go to the park and I will throw peppermint sticks for it to fly after. It does NOT like to be left behind, so when I can't bring it with me when I go out it will grab my boots or jacket to stop me from leaving without it.
Response piece by:
Cory Lykaina (ki/kin - https://medium.com/minneapolis-institute-of-art/respect-your-kin-2d22143b494e)
"Josie's Mechanical Dragon"
Colored pencil on bristol paper
14" x 17"
2021
NFS (Gifting to young artist)
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SOLLY / McKENZIE GOFF
The Super Dooper Friend AI
By Solly
My machine is made of leather and platinum and is a metallic dark blue. It is about the size of an electric pencil sharpener. It is a smooth, soft relaxing texture and it has a small light to communicate that changes colors. It also sounds like R2D2 from Star Wars. It makes different pitched beeps. It smells a bit like bacon. It has a fan at the back and three compartments for different things like toys or medicine. It has a scooper for scooping things and it has two arms on each side.
My machine has a personality of its own. It can be a good friend to you if you are a good friend to it. It can float and it takes care of you. It has a tiny box that pops out and it has medicine inside to take care of you when you're sick. It is like a robot friend and it does lots of things for you like answering the door and making breakfast.
Response piece by:
'McKenzie Goff (she/her)
“Super Robot Friend”
Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper
9 in. x 12 in.
2021
$50 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
LEO / frameRateZero
By Leo
The Dream Machine 3000 is a tool that lets you create your own dreams! It takes the form of a medium-sized glowing yellow box with a cylindrical hole in the top. On one side of the box, there are lots of knobs and dials that let you adjust and create your dream to your liking. When you are done creating your dream (or nightmare) you simply toss your pillow into the hole on the top of the box and seal it up. Inside the box, the machine will inject lots of chemicals into your pillow. Three minutes later, Boom! You have your own custom dream inside your pillow. When you go to bed, you will breathe in the dream chemicals and experience your dream.
Response piece by:
frameRateZero (Jeffrey Parker he/him)
“Paper or Plastic? Dreams”
Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) coated paper, polyester thread and fill.
8 x 8 x 6 inches
2021
$100 (donated with artist match to Louisiana Bucket Brigade, RISE St James, or environmental justice group of your choice.)
(Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
@0framerate0 https://www.instagram.com/0framerate0/
MAKE YOUR OWN DREAM PATTERN BELOW:
DREAM MACHINE 3000 (redirected to artists website)
HUCK / COLIN PLANCICH
By Huck
Apophis is a gargantuan robot resembling a snake that is as large as the sun and can grow or shrink as it sees fit. Aliens made it to protect their planet but messed up the code so instead of protecting their world, it seeks out planets with life and devours them. It recently spotted Earth and in about 129 years, will arrive.
Response piece by:
Colin Plancich (he/him)
"Apophis by Huck"
Digital Media
15.52"x17.36"
2021
$5 / Print (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
JONAH / TIM HUBNER
By Jonah
The Zipdoodlinkletron: A machine for all your friends! This gigantic contraption of convoluted Kerfuffles has multiple stations for all your bestest besties, for example: you could pilot while your cat mans the weapons station, and your best-friend powers up the machine in the power pod! The main control station is, of course, where you control the steering, the weapons station has many deadly gadgets to annihilate any pesky thieves or bugs that want to steal or nibble the ship. The power pod has a wire connected to the machine’s core. All your friend in there has to do is play one of the many video games in the archive and that will send battery power directly to the core! Get your Zipdoodlinkletron today! Only $999999999999999999999 at your local machine and/or car dealer! Again, only $999999999999999999999! Get yours today folks! Machine, Power pod, Core, and weapons each sold separately, batteries not included, not for ages 10+, shipment not guaranteed.
Response piece by:
Tim Hubner
“The Zipdoodlinkletron” ( 2 pieces)
100% wool tufted rug
Approx. 28"x 40" // 11"x 12"
2021
—SOLD—
RADLER / OLIVER McCARTNEY
Elxa
By Radler
Elxa is a robot that can pick out a perfect outfit for any occasion. You say her name (Elxa) and you tell her what your occasion is and your mood. Then you close the stained glass door. She lets out a lemon meringue scent. Elxa lets out a ding and you open the door--there's your perfect outfit.
Elxa is about as big as a door but is shaped like an old-school telephone booth. Elxa is a sunny blue, hot pink, dark grass green and a light sunset purple. It has a stained glass door but the rest of it is plastic. The shape is a cylinder shape with a dome on top. There is a button on the right side of Elxa and if you push it, Elxa turns into a pocket-sized disk. The button is a big, red button and it has a clear, plastic flap.
Response piece by:
Oliver McCartney (they/them)
“Elxa”
Mixed Media, Acrylic Paint, Marker, Colored Pencil
2021
NFS (Gifting to Radler)
LUKE / R. HOWBERT
By Luke
The power torches are lights that follow you wherever you go. They are very bright and they will help you see at night. They get energy from the sun in the daytime and they light the way in the nighttime. You can buy one of these for only 150 dollars and they will last for three years. If you are lost and need to find your way, just hold down the black button on top of the light and speak the place you need to go. If you want to turn the power torch off, just push the tiny red button and the light will go away.
Response piece by:
R. Howbert (They/Them)
Charcoal on paper
14 x 16 inches
2021
$50 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
MAX / NICK SHIFLET
By Max
This is the new, most efficient way of life!! All garbage is moved from the dump to a giant robot and then moved to a space platform in the sky that travels to space and all of the garbage gets moved to space so there is no garbage on earth. Also, everything on planet earth turns black so you can only see the outlines.
Response piece by:
Nick Shiflet
“Future of Space”
18"x12" before framing, and 23"x17" when framed.
2021
$300 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
ERNIE / CYNTHIA FRENCH
The Time Hat
By: Ernie
The Time Hat is a time traveling hat. It’s about the size and shape of a Fedora hat. It’s a chocolatey brown with a peacock feather attached on the side. It has a bright, violet-y blue strip that goes right above the brim. It also has an analog clock on the front with Roman numerals. It has a fuzzy texture covered with stains from past years. Some of the stains that cover it are from the sands of ancient Egypt. It emits a low whirring and clicking noise. Because it is a time traveling hat, it smells like old, old musty dusty stuff.
This hat has traveled the world and seen many a time. With that, it has developed a personality to go with it. It wants to see more, learn more, discover more. It wants to have fun with you and kind of trick you. It is triggered by your thoughts, but be careful what you wish for, it will mess with you. It wants to keep exploring, so if it has been to a place already, it will find a new place to go. It doesn’t want to go to the same place over and over. But it will go to the same place if it is one of its favorite times.
Response piece by:
Cynthia French (she/her)
“Time Traveling Hat”
base fedora, felt, velvet, beads, clock, feather
11 long, 6 high, 7 wide inches
2021
Price gift to student
ZUBIN / VERONICA MAJOR
By Zubin
Sea Explorer 101 looks like a Lion Fish made of rusty metal. It has two small buildings on its back. The smaller of the two is the lab. The inside is small, cramped, and comfy. Its eyes are two big glass domes. It swims like a fish just under the surface of the water though it can dive very deep.
Response piece by :
Veronica Major
“Shining Light on Zubin the Sea Explorer 101”
Vellum with Alcohol Ink
22”w x 19”h
Not for sale
SAMARA / AIREEKA LAUDERT
By Samara
This chair might look just like an old boring chair but if you think so, then you are VERY wrong. The buttons on the back are not normal. If you press the top right button, an umbrella will pop out of the top. The bottom right button gives you entertainment. The bottom middle button will make the wings come out. The two buttons on the left will give you food and drinks.
Response piece by:
Aireekah Laudert
“The Most Amazing Chair”
Mixed media, glitter, magic
6.5” x 9.5” x 1.5”
2021
$50 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
AVA / EMILY CAMPBELL
By Ava
The Re-User helps turn old and broken objects new and is even made out of mostly old objects itself! The first part, an old hollowed out clock, is where you’ll put broken stuff over time. Once the clock is full, you think you have all the parts for something or you really really need something the machine starts making it. Once you have done this, you put instructions on what you want to make into an old, re-coded computer. Inside of the glued together shoe boxes, a vacuum (with a cover on it so it doesn’t actually suck anything up) works with a hand made out of old (but clean) forks, to pick out certain pieces that it needs. After the Re-user has done this, it puts the broken thing on a conveyor belt (made of belts) and more hands take it apart and find the things it needs. After this, it goes into another hollowed clock until all the pieces are ready, then it goes into an ottoman where it is finally built into something new.
Response piece by:
Emily Campbell (she/they)
“Oldie but goodie”
Mixed media drawing/digital painting
8.5 x 11
2021
Free printable file to anyone (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
ADDYSON / CYNTHIA FRENCH
By Addyson The Ice Cream Maker Shaker (little R thing with a circle) has all the toppings you can imagine. With the toppings screen and typing keys you can type in what topping you want. You can put your cup on the plate that has the sign that says “Put your cup here” and take your cup from the one that says “Pick up order here”. There is also a screen with typing keys and you choose your ice cream flavor there. Must be 18 or older to order. This colorful machine should be in YOUR home!! Blue is the main color but there are many other ones too. The conveyor belts inside of it get the cup around. Get an Ice Cream Maker Shaker (little R thing with a circle) today.
Response piece by:
Cynthia French (she/her)
“Original Prototype: Ice Cream Maker Shaker”
Cardboard, balsa wood, acrylic paint, DC motor, fabric, recycled containers, foam, candy, peanuts
20"L, 18"H, 10"W
2021
NFS gift to student
The piece is needing a little more time for completion, these are in progress pictures
FELIX / EMILY CAMPBELL
By Felix
My machine is a little ball that roams around making as many people as it can happy. It can put you in a dream state of encouragement and affirmation, write joyful and supportive graffiti and text on walls and in cards, and it even gives warmth to those who are too cold to survive. My little ball is blue-ish and semi-transparent.
Response piece by:
Emily Campbell (she/they)
“Little Bitty Blue Encouragement (You Don’t Suck)”
Mixed media drawing/digital painting
9 x 12
2021
Free printable file to anyone (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
ADA / QUIKDRA
The Mahogany Dragon
By Ada
The mahogany dragon takes the form of a barbed dragon. It's as big as a small house. Smells of shoe polish and dingy charcoal. Its skin feels like downy leather, and in some sports silky and fleecy. It’s regal bronze with metallic saffron eyes.
The instructions for this complicated machine must be followed carefully. Keep away from the color pink if you value your life. If you press and twist the scarlet button, fire will emerge from the stalwart jaws of the robotic beast. if you press and hold the emerald button it will blast a storm of poison ivy fronds. Flip the gray switch for boulders and sharp pebbles to come out of the fist of the dragon. And press the aquamarine button for a bone chilling blast of water to a foe.
Response piece by:
QUIKDRA
“EEE WOOSH FLAMES”
Digital drawing
2021
Free print to student
JACK / GAZERLIES
By Jack
The rescue umbrella: created by a private company in Seathwaite (which gets the heaviest rainfall in the UK), it appears to be a standard umbrella attached to a briefcase with a cord, albeit a little bulky, but, as we know, looks can be deceiving. There is a small blue button which can be activated with a single touch from a finger, and out slides a thin platform with a small steering wheel and two small smokestacks, slowly rising off the ground and then to great heights, running on air power from a small propeller under the hood of the umbrella, therefore making an ariel rescue or an escape from a sudden flood very fashionable and eco-friendly. And, of course, the umbrella protects from rain.
Response piece by:
Gazerlies
“The dream of higher ground”
Digital
—SOLD—
JASPER L / JESSYCA MURPHY
Cat Treadmill
By Jasper L
This machine is based off of a treadmill that you might see in a gym, but it’s for cats. It will be flat, not round and it will have a movement detector inside a little bottom compartment that is under the part where the cats run. The movement detector will sense a cat on the treadmill when a cat steps on. This treadmill will be green and black. It will be all green except for the place in the middle of the treadmill, which is the part where the cats run, and that will be black. This treadmill will have a fishing rod just out of the cats reach with bacon on it. It will smell like bacon due to the fact that it has bacon on it. To make sure the bacon does not rot, you will have to manually replace the bacon. It would be unrealistic to replace bacon with technology from a cat treadmill.
The cat treadmill is a workout tool that is not made for you, although you might have to buy it because I doubt your cat has any money. The movement sensor has a cord that is attached to a stop watch on the other end. When the cat steps on it, the stop watch starts going and it shows the time and gives the cat the bacon when the cat steps off. You should probably set your cats goal at five seconds if you don’t already know how fickle they are. Warning, this machine has not been tested and will not be safety tested until 2025.
Response piece by:
Jessyca Murphy (she/they)
"It smells like bacon due to the fact it has bacon on it"
Upholstery foam, polyester batting, craft felt, embroidery floss, PolyFil, about 30 hot glue sticks
L: 24" x W: 24" H: 14"
2021
Price: $200 (free to student)
