A music box inspired by The Dying Swan by Camille Saint-Saens and linocut artwork.
Illustration, Arduino, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing
I grew up training as a pre-professional ballerina at the Indiana Ballet Conversatory for ten years, and something that still sticks with me today is the beautiful music—especially this piece, The Dying Swan from Carnival of the Animals by the composer Camille Saint-Saens.
The designs that adorn this music box come from a set of linocut drawings I made inspired by the piece.
A nod to the ballerina music boxes of childhood past, the box plays the melody with the press of a button through an Arduino buzzer.
