Portraits with LED Accessories

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Paper Circuit Art with LEDs from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

I've developed a couple ideas in my quest to find ways to incorporate paper circuits in art work for my elementary students.
Above are two portrait paintings on paper that have paper circuits with copper tape, button cell batteries, and an LED light. When you push the button on the man's shirt or the broach around the woman's neck, the circuit is completed and the LED lights up. See the video below.

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battery and copper tape

Paper circuit on back of art

Paintings with #papercircuits #Steam #artsed LED accessories

A video posted by Tricia Fuglestad (@fuglefun) on Jan 29, 2015 at 4:47pm PST

UPDATE: I tried adding the concept of paper circuits to a canvas painting. In this light up interactive painting there is no "button" to close the circuit. Instead there is a spring behind the painting over the cell battery. When you find and press the "sweet spot" the circuit is complete and the LED lights up the engagement ring.

Circuits on Canvas from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

You can view my other posts on paper circuits here:

Paper Circuits add STEAM to Learning
Light Up Robots with Paper Circuits
How to Make a Light up Robot

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