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Beth Fileti (she/her), a multidisciplinary designer exploring art and technology. I specialize in systems thinking, communication strategies, and design solutions.

Halloween Costumes

Wearables

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2018 - Present

An ongoing collection of homemade Halloween costumes

Exploring Wearables

I'm not exactly a die-hard Halloween fan. But I do love any excuse to make something out of cardboard and paint. For the last few years, I've really enjoyed using the holiday as an excuse to play with materials and try to make other people laugh. I've also found that it's a great excuse to brush up on skills that I don't get to practice very often, especially p-comp and electronics. While it doesn't always work out as intended, it's been fun to have a low stakes excuse to just mess around.

Costume Hall of Fame

A picture of Beth in a purple jumpsuit with a carboard golden picture frame surrounding a peephole.
The door from Friends, 2019
A spinning peace sign attached to the front of Beth with the words "Whirled Peace" behind it. Her nephew is dressed as a pirate and is somewhat uninterested.
Whirled Peace, 2023
Beth wearing a cardboard version of the spinning beachball of death. It's a colorful wheel that is spinning around.
Spinning Beachball of Death, 2022
Beth wearing a cardboard washing machine that spins.
Washing Machine from Hell, 2024
Beth dressed as a full body cardboard version of the middle school "cool ess."
Cool Ess, 2021
A label attached to the washing machine from Hell, calling the brand Hellpool, with the slogan "You'll never be clean enough." Hellpool products are manufactured by Sheer Agony™, a Satanic corporation.
Close-up of Washing Machine from Hell, 2024
A cardboard washing machine on a sheet in a backyard being spray painted white.
Process Work, 2024
Close-up of the washing machine, reading "I didn't empty my pockets" in drippy red paint.
Close-up Washing Machine from Hell, 2024
Unpainted cardboard of the washing machine, testing out the spinning mechanism.
Process Work, 2024
A set of digital video monster eyes. When I hold a light up to them, the pupils start to flicker into different colors.
Light Reactive Color-Changing Snake Eyes, 2024
A young, kind of messy kid, with facepaint and a green sweatshirt that has two extra arms stuffed with newspaper.
A four-armed, three-eyed, hairy green kid-eating monster, circa 1994
A set of LED lights change color when a bright red light goes over to a color sensor they are attached to.
Playing with color sensing LEDs, 2024
A set of LED lights change color when a bright red light goes over to a color sensor they are attached to.
Color-changing LEDs before they started smoking, 2024
A set of LED lights change color when a bright red light goes over to a color sensor they are attached to.
Color sensing LEDs, 2024

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