Metal Container
Hanafuda Box
The goal of this project was to create a container that holds one or multiple items. I chose to make a box for my cards from the Japanese card game, Hanafuda. I already had a Hanafuda container that came with the game, but I wanted to design one that reflected the illustrations on the cards. I used etching for the sides and top of the lid, bottom of the base, and for the cut-out, raised details.
Class: Intro to Fine Metals and Jewelry
Year: 2024
Project Pictures
Ideation
Process Pictures
Paper test box
Cut-out base with paper outline
Cut-out base
Cut-out sides and top of lid
Detail deer with paper outline (before cut)
Detail flower with paper outline (before cut)
Detail flower cut-out with paper outline
Detail cut-out with paper outline
Detail butterflies cut-out with paper outline
In-progress comparison with Hanafuda cards
Illustrations planning on brass
Illustrator line art, printed on paper
Illustrator line art, printed on pnp paper
pnp paper applied to brass by hot plate, nail polish used as a protective coat
Bottom of the base with pnp paper
Brass after etching and cleaning
Brass details after etching
The moon and crane sides of the lid with details soldered
The moon and butterfly sides of the lid with details soldered
The bottom of the base with the moon, crane, and butterfly sides of the lid with details soldered
The bottom of the base with the moon, flower, and deer sides of the lid with details soldered
The deer side of the lid after being put in the super pickle solution
Box after cleaning with lid soldered on
Box after cleaning with cards inside, flower side
Box after cleaning, butterfly side
Bottom of lid and box after cleaning
