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Carvel Creative · 2020 – 2022

Making and
manufacturing

Large-format fabrication for public art, film and architecture, from CAM to finished piece.

What I did

CAM toolpaths in PowerMill
3- and 5-axis CNC milling of foam, wood and plastics
Moulds for concrete casting and vacuum forming
Fabrication-ready design with artists and production teams

Company: Carvel Creative
Role: CNC operator and designer
Product: Public art, film props, architectural forms

PowerMill toolpaths for a terrain prop — 01CAM PowerMill toolpaths for a terrain prop

Milling a portrait bust in foam — 025-axis Milling a portrait bust in foam

Draped figure, straight off the machine — 035-axis Draped figure, straight off the machine

Relief wall panel on the router bed — 043-axis Relief wall panel on the router bed

Hex pockets milled for concrete forms — 05Mould Hex pockets milled for concrete forms

The finished hex sculpture — 06Public art The finished hex sculpture

Vacuum-forming tool — 07Mould Vacuum-forming tool

Clear formed parts for a film prop — 08Vac-form Clear formed parts for a film prop

Ring prop, assembled in the shop — 09Film Ring prop, assembled in the shop

Bear sculpture, milled and coated — 10Public art Bear sculpture, milled and coated

Alberta Children's Hospital 100th-anniversary sign — 11Signage Alberta Children's Hospital 100th-anniversary sign

Totem of stacked, milled forms — 12Public art Totem of stacked, milled forms