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Hiya,

Added more wooden boards and did more paper mache. I also added the bigger dorsal fin that will go along the length of the mermaid. Due to time restraints, I didn’t add paper mache to the fin nor did I add more fins.

Hiya,

First part of what I’d call adding volume to the mermaid. Started by first adding wooden panels between two equal size wood semi-circle wanting to make a space to let the ball rest. Then I stapled the mesh to the wooden boards to make it more organic in shape.

Hello again. Finally got to working on the main size scale and I feel like I misjudged a few things on paper such as the spacing between the inner skeleton of the tail. But I think it is coming along well overall. I’m still a little nervous about working with wood, but it is slowly fading. Still somewhat uncomfortable working around other people though.

Here is a tiny model of what I imagine for the mermaid at the end of the course.

Here are some more detailed sketches of the work.

Hello everyone! Here are a few general sketch ideas I’ve done

More research! Yay!!!

I decided to look a bit more into the history of mini golf and see how it has changed over the years. It went from an option for female golfers to a cheaper option during the Great Depression to now. They discuss the difference between putt-putt golf and mini golf. Putt putt golf being more simplified obstacles lacking a coherent theme. Mini golf has complex themes and more obstacles tied to said theme.

I also went ahead and looked into different types of golf terrains. The first two terrains, Links and Parks, are very similar in that they use the natural topography to create the obstacles consisting mainly of open grassy areas. Very typical with what is thought of with “golf course”. The Desert course is still extremely similar to that of the Links and Parks but the natural terrain of the desert is greatly altered to match expectations. Personally I find this to be rather disappointing. Interestingly enough there are golf courses with Sand terrain mixing oil and sand together. This type of terrain seems rather interesting to me and uncommon. While it leads to a slower game, I think it’s unique attributes and appearance makes up for it.

Finally, I looked into how to make papier mache. I remember it from middle school being a fun way to create 3D objects, but I could not remember how to make it. So I decided to look into it quickly learning that there are actually multiple ways to create the goo needed.

Hello all! So I decided to post here the research I’ve done so far for my mini golf project.

I started by thinking about what mini golf courses I liked, which were my favorites, and what made them different? This is a mini golf course that I loved playing through. I loved how the holes go beyond simply creating a unique terrain. They all follow a theme and you are able to interact with the course in various different ways. For example, one hole was divided into 2 levels (an upper level and a lower level), and the player had 3 different holes they could fall into leading to different locations on the lower level. This little bit of mystery added to the enjoyment of the course. It was further enjoyable because they triggered different sounds too.

Then I looked into one of the links on what I can do with plywood. Since my ART 2400 course had to shift to online midway through, I never really got into woodworking stuff. I’m rather new to it and unsure what I could do with the material honestly. I liked seeing the various practical things you could make with a single sheet of plywood. I was most intrigued by the Eames Chair specifically because of its curves and how the pieces fit together with only glue and a mallet.

The third source I looked at were the Goldberg Machines. They were fascinating to watch and very interesting. They look extremely complicated and like one wrong move in one moment would throw the whole thing off. And while it was very impressive to watch, I don’t think I could/would ever make anything like that. Simply thinking about the amount of planning, precise movements, time, and patience required creates a lot of anxiety. It is also extremely site specific and conditional on anyone in the area not touching anything. I think this mini golf project is meant to be interactive with many people, but to create this machine, would limit interactions to only once, one demonstration.