For this project, I was inspired by the desert in Arizona, my home. I have always loved the sky in Arizona, especially the sunrises and sunsets. I pondered how odd it is to call the desert home in all of it’s dangerous beauty. To convey this, I painted an Arizona scene in watercolors and then cut it up and placed it into jars with a lightbulb inside each jar as well.

For this project we were prompted to create a product that functions as two different items. Having not had any pattern making experience, I decided that I wanted to make a shoulder bag that transforms into a hoodie/jacket. It was a long process and I learned a lot about designing with intention and the planning it takes to execute a project like this.