“Making this piece was a very unique experience. I usually start by making a rough form, and then continually refine that form to get to a finished work. But this sculpture was different. It required me to make every single joint, piston, and bolt. It felt as though I was making hundreds of individual tiny sculptures that would eventually link together to create a whole new piece, which was exciting. 

Although I felt like a machine (no pun intended) cranking out a bunch of the same pieces, I was surprised to see that my quality control never went down, but rather the opposite. I started to get nitpicky with how every piece looked. I would even throw some away to remake it better than before.

 I would also have to find unique ways of making certain pieces since I only used cardboard for the entire build. Cardboard has much more versatility than you'd think. One of my favorite pieces I made is on the back of the palm, the one that kind of looks like the head of a fork. I had to glue a bunch of stacks of cardboard together, let it dry, then cut out the basic shape, and then sand it down with the Dremel tool. This is when I realized you could probably make anything out of cardboard. After everything was made it was honestly terrifying assembling it. If any of my measurements were off, then I would have to change a lot. Luckily, it went together like a nice Lego set, which made my heart happy. ”