Three embroidery hoops of black fabric lay arranged as a triangle on an off-white wall. The top hoop has an embroidered asteroid colored with yellow, orange, pink, and purple threads. The bottom left hoop has a yellow threaded circle with unsymmetrical white dashed lines following the arc of the circle from the top most point to the bottom most point. The bottom right hoop is slightly bigger with an orbital design of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and the Psyche asteroid and spacecraft at three spots. A white dashed line circles from Earth to Mars then around to a greater orange outer circle where Psyche and the spacecraft meet.

Around Psyche

Cameryn Laborte

April 19, 2021

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Genre/Medium: embroidery hoops

About the work: The organic shape of Psyche contrasting with the rigid, sharp-angled spacecraft inspired me to look for more of the beautiful, round shapes associated with the Psyche mission. The first and largest piece was inspired by the path the Psyche spacecraft will take from Earth to the asteroid with a gravity assist from Mars. The second piece was inspired by Dr. Rona Oran’s presentation on what the electromagnetic field might look like around Psyche. The last piece captures Psyche itself in vibrant colors from the mission badge.

 

Date Added: 04-19-2021
Credit: Cameryn Laborte

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