hi! welcome to my portfolio scrapbook —

Art, objects & everything I'm learning to make

Hi — I'm Jordanna. I am a high school student and aspiring industrial designer. This is my working portfolio with some of my recent finished pieces!

✎ designed in illustrator

Laser-cut Lantern

A dodecahedron lantern drawn in Adobe Illustrator, then laser-cut and assembled so the pattern casts itself back onto the surface as light.

Medium — vector design, laser-cut wood

Process — Illustrator → laser cutter → hand assembly

Year — 2026

Laser-cut wooden dodecahedron lantern glowing from within, casting patterned shadows across a wooden table

Paper lotus flower lamp glowing from within, with layered petals and wire edges — paper petals that hold their own light

✂ built by hand

Lotus Lamp

A sculptural lamp shaped like an opening lotus, layered from paper and wire so the light passes through the petals like stained glass.

Medium — paper, wire & glue

Focus — organic form + light diffusion

Year — 2026

✈ study abroad: Porto

Decay as a Language

Field photos and sketchbook studies from Porto, Portugal — exploring how crumbling walls, abandoned spaces, and layered graffiti can express human connection and compassion through built environments.

Medium — graphite, ink & photography

Focus — observation → translation

Year — 2025

Sketchbook spread with black-and-white Porto reference photos and graphite studies of decaying architecture — Porto, Portugal

Award-winning architectural cardboard sculpture of a Tudor-style house on a sunlit workbench — the tudor house — my first “real” structure!

★ best in show

Architectural Sculpture

A Tudor-style house built from cardboard, glue, acrylic paint, and sand — a study in structure, texture, and patience. Awarded Best in Show.

Medium — cardboard, paint & sand

Year — 2025

Made in — Art 3

Jordanna's Best in Show award certificate from the High School Art Show — the actual award!!

🚇 urban decay diorama

Abandoned Subway Car

A weathered subway car built from cardboard, paint, and wire — tagged, torn, and lit to feel like a forgotten corner of the city. Two views: the claustrophobic interior and the graffitied exterior shell.

Exterior view of a miniature abandoned subway car covered in graffiti on a wooden track base — the tagged shell

Medium — cardboard, wire, acrylic & ink

Scale — hand-built tabletop model

Year — 2025

🏚 Porto facade study

Ruína Amarela

A three-dimensional translation of a decaying Porto street corner — crumbling plaster, exposed brick, broken shutters, and hand-painted graffiti rebuilt as a sculptural room box.