Projects
Process

1. Lazy Suzanne creation
A short step-by-step of the seperate ideations and adjustments needed in order deliver my desired results.

1. Steam Bending/Vacuum Sealing
In creation of a bow, I went through the steps of placing a featherboard to run my board multiple times with the same result. As for the shaping, I placed my boards in a large steam vent, individual glue-ups, and finished with sealing my glued strips in a vacuum seal bag until dry.

1. Glue-upsThese are glue-ups from seperate projects using f-clamps and standard wood glue.

1. White Canvas creationA run-through of some unconventional process in creating a pulley system starting from the back of its neck and re-entering through its chest. In addition, I made etches across its back and chest to help me with chisel out the rib cage and spinal cord. 


1. Orthographic Drawings/Process DrawingMechanical and process drawing across multiple projects




1. Digital OrthographicsDigital layouts for Along the Lines.

About
David Mui
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David Mui
With over four years of experience in the food industry and currently a second-year student at Parsons School of Design, I bring a strong work ethic and an eagerness to learn. My experience has taught me how to balance taking initiative and knowing when to step back and let clear leadership guide the way. I thrive in environments that encourage teamwork and collaboration, and I’m always ready to contribute to achieving shared goals.

In addition to my professional background, I volunteer at The ECHO Leahy Center, which I believed has helped me grow as an individual as well as refine my ability to work in diverse teams and build meaningful connections. I’m looking for opportunities to bring my skill set into new environments where creativity and growth are at the forefront.


EducationSouth Burlington High School
(4 Years)

Burlington Technical Center
Illustraition & Fine Arts
(2 Years)

Parsons School of Design - The New School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Industrial and Product Design
(Sophomore Standing)


Employment Barkeaters Restaurant
Line Cook
2025-Present

Mascot/SLI Worker
Mascot & Mascot Representative
2024-Present

Chili’s
Line Cook/Prep Cook
2024

The Halal Shack
Front of House
2023

Jamal’s Chicken
Back of House
2023

ECHO Leahy Center at Champlain
Volunteer Staff
2022-2024

Klinger’s Bread Company
Bread Packager & Decorator
2021-2023



Skills
Communication · Cooking · Employee Training · Food Preparation · Knife Work · Task Management · Time Management · Mascot · Formatting Documents · Slide Presentations · Catering · Food and Beverage Operations · Register · Volunteering · Hospitality Service · Packaging · Software · Drafting · Wood Working



AwardsFour Times PublishedAcross 
Parsons Notes 

Scolastic - 2x Gold Keys/2x Silver Keys


OpensS.P.A.C.E Gallery 
2024

Higher Ground Artist Showcase
2024

BCA Art Gallery 
2024



Last Updated 24.10.31


Lazy Suzanne
Human Sculpture Study with Head Tilt Mechanics, 2025
Pine, White Clay, Twine, and Red Cedar





















White Canvas
This work explores presence, and emotional openness through the act of making a human figure. Rather than presenting a story or fixed meaning, it creates a space for the viewer to enter, slow down, and engage on a personal level.

Through making a man, it bridges me to my audience without any of the initial reluctance we as the viewer tend to hold. 

My belief is that by looking into someone's eyes long enough, your mind wanders to faces from your loved ones, maybe a moment you regret, or traces of someone who has passed. To create a blank canvas face with canvas eyes, we can be in the room with our person and with our own feelings, serving as a quiet space where we can reflect, share our burdens, and sit with our emotions in a moment of stillness.

In this way, the figure becomes a vessel rather than a subject, absorbing whatever the viewer brings into the encounter. Its neutrality removes the pressure to react correctly or feel a certain way, allowing intimacy to form quietly and at an individual pace. The work exists less as something to be understood and more as something to be experienced, where meaning emerges through personal association, memory, and emotional projection rather than explicit narrative.

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