︎︎︎Small VJ Quilt
A color-changing, foldable portal made with wood, LED, acrylic & arduino. She is the younger sister prototype of a larger installation version.





︎︎︎Sunset Shutters
The shutters my mom scavenged, and I put them to good use. Behind the shutters is a wooden window frame, softened by opaque white acrylic that hides LEDs that shift sunset colors from the inside.


︎︎︎The Castle
A foldable fabric and iron rod  “dancing architecture” made for video projection (from both sides) to meet in the middle.





︎︎︎Large VJ Quilt
A color-changing, foldable portal made with wood, LED, acrylic & arduino.




︎︎︎Face Lamp 2
She is illuminated by incandescent orange bulbs mixed with fuschsia and blue LEDs that cast shadows on her tears.


︎︎︎Sunset Pavilion
This installation for the music festival Lincoln Calling was a cross between a gazebo, a shed, and the prairie sky at sunset.



︎︎︎Small VJ Quilt
A scaled-down prototype created in preparation for her sister Large VJ quilt (a 4’ x 4’ project).  She has two different “moving states,” adjustable speed, and fully customizable HSV color.

She uses digi-fab techniques, arduino, and RGB LED strip lighting. 







︎︎︎Small Box Lamp
A small wooden box that uses a single incandescent bulb to create illuminated imagery on front and back. She was designed to also function as a scented object. The back opens and you can drop scented oils onto the bulb before turning on.
︎︎︎Wall/Room
A notched poplar wall piece depicting a barred room. 





︎︎︎Plaid Cube
A wood, acrylic, LED strip, arduino, digi-fab cube lamp that is an exploration of light-based versus pigment based color.

The plaid pattern continues down onto the wooden base. Her acrylic “skirt” an opaque circle allows her to be shifted from a “daytime” to “evening” look.
︎︎︎Installations
Installation view facing West from gallery show, Why Sweep the Cinders... 




︎︎︎Morning Glory
Morning Glory is made up of flat shapes cut out of wood by CNC. The wooden outlines come together to form a soft and voluminous shape, highlighted by “upholstered” petals and moon (lamp) light.



︎︎︎Orb Lamp
Orb Lamp iterates my ongoing exploration of the shifting hue of flower petals. Many flowers shift from pink and green to purple and blue before they die.
So do I!

︎︎︎Michael’s Shirt
A tee-shirt built with LED strips, arduino, wood, and acrylic. Designed in the exact colors my brother needs.

︎︎︎Bouquet Lamp
A wood, acrylic, LED,  and arduino lamp object meant to replace a vase filled with flowers in the wintertime. Designed and built to provide task and ambient light.

The glowing vase has 6 different color scenes, and the incandescent bulbs dim.
June 2024
GRETCHEN LARSEN
artist & educator

— Sculpture and Installation
— Creative Code Research