Psyche Inspired: Cameron Sacra

Cameron Sacra Headshot

Institution: University of Arizona

Major:Computer Science & BA Studio Arts

Psyche Inspired Class: 2024-2025

Reflections on Psyche Inspired

Reflections on Project 1: Odyssey

“Odyssey” is the first relief print in a diptych, or two-part series, and is meant to be paired with my third project “Agape”. This is a black handmade print on white paper portraying the spacecraft as a sleeping astronaut flying through a large, dark patch of space as she makes the long and lonely journey towards 16 Psyche.

Odyssey

Cameron Sacra

Major: Computer Science & BA Studio Arts

Genre/Medium: Lino print – Paper, water-soluable printing ink

About the work:

“Odyssey” is the first of two relief prints I’ve created to commemorate the relationship between the Psyche spacecraft and 16 Psyche the asteroid. It’s meant to function as a diptych with my other relief print, “Agape”. This piece portrays the spacecraft in repose as she makes the long, dark, and lonely journey towards the asteroid. She sleeps in a large patch of pure darkness, a space in which she is the only being for miles and miles. One of the first things I learned about the mission was about the sheer distance between 16 Psyche and its surrounding asteroids – it could have been thousands of years since the asteroid has been in close contact with anything else. It would most likely be the very first space object the spacecraft would encounter since leaving Earth. These revelations directly inspired this two-part series’ themes of loneliness, discovery, and love.

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Reflections on Project 3: Agape

A black-and-white printed illustration of Psyche, portrayed as a giant woman holding a tiny, floating spacecraft in her hand. She sits in front of an asteroid floating in a circular black void, with its two large craters framing her head and the spacecraft. Psyche is dressed in ancient Greek-inspired robes with insect-like wings and long hair. She is crying and smiling at the little spacecraft.

Agape

Cameron Sacra

March 20th, 2025

Major: Computer Science & BA Studio Arts

Genre/Medium: Linocut

About the work:

“Agape” was directly inspired by the Psyche spacecraft’s projected 2029 arrival at 16 psyche and the illustrations of Alphonse Mucha. Both the spacecraft and the asteroid have been alone in space for a long, long time – Psyche will be the first celestial object that the spacecraft will encounter since its 2023 launch from Earth. I envisioned their first encounter as an intense one, full of happiness and relief. After being alone for so long, these two wayward entities have finally found one another, and Psyche cries in relief – neither spacecraft nor asteroid will be alone ever again.

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Reflections on Project 4: Psyche Mission Coloring Pages: Odyssey, Agape, and Orbie the Spacecraft

These four mission-themed coloring sheets include digital versions of the “Odyssey” and “Agape” relief prints along with two of Orbie, a character dedicated to the Psyche spacecraft. All four illustrations are black-and-white outlines portraying human versions of the spacecraft and asteroid along with an anthropomorphized version of the spacecraft named Orbie.

Psyche Mission Coloring Pages: Odyssey, Agape, and Orbie the Spacecraft

Cameron Sacra

Major: Computer Science & BA Studio Arts

Genre/Medium: Digital Illustration using Procreate

About the work:

For my last project, I turned my “Odyssey/Agape” diptych relief prints into printable coloring pages using the digital illustration program Procreate. I also designed a character based off of the Psyche spacecraft: Orbie the Spacecraft! Orbie’s paws, wings, disc-like head, and back fin represent the measuring tools and solar wings that the real orbital spacecraft is equipped with. These four coloring sheets be colored digitally or printed at home and are meant for space enthusiasts of all ages.

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