Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Sunrise Stampede 10K & Denver Sketch Crawl
First, it occurs to me that I should apologize to those who happen across this blog only to discover relatively short, content-lean posts. As I describe in my About page, this is primarily just a journal for myself: an aid to offset my retrograde amnesia! These short posts serve as pushpins on my timeline of [...]
The Best Week of the Year
One of my favorite blogs which I religiously follow is that of Cynthia Morris at JourneyJuju.com and Original Impulse. Again, she inspires…
I have always found this last week of the year to be particularly exhilarating–and important. She does a great job of describing why while motivating me to stretch it even farther. I think I’ll start with a [...]
MoCA Mask 2009
I was 30 minutes early to yesterday’s deadline for submission of MoCA Masks for the 2009 MoCA Mask Gala and Fundraiser. Details on marblemarble.blogspot.com
Ponoko Project #3: Coasters
We’re on a roll now. This one will be made out of thick, dense, black felt.
In: Art · Tagged with: CCI, Ponoko
Ponoko Project: Round 2
The tolerance advice posted at ponoko.com doesn’t apply for all situations. It’s slightly off when dealing with very small inlays such as on my first project. They didn’t quite fit. After some careful caliper measurements, I’m trying again. This time with a a modified design and an inset/outset distance of 0.19mm.
In: Art · Tagged with: CCI, Ponoko
Must Experience: Gerb-o-Matic
New category for my diary: ‘Must Experience‘. Sort of along the lines of those ’1000 places to see before you die’ memes. On my next visit to NYC, I must take time to drop in and see Stephen Gerberich. Turned on to him by a recent RocketBoom video, Steve reminds me of my childhood joy with [...]
In: Art, Must Experience
Day Off today. 75°F! Progress on the Mask, finally.
http://marblemarble.blogspot.com/2008/11/progress.html
First Ponoko Project
Submitted my first design to Ponoko this weekend. It is a business card holder. Actually, two of them: one White with black inlay, the other a reverse. Notice the two logo cut-outs are different. The cut-outs in the upper instance are .2mm thinner than the official logo. The lower cut-outs are .2mm fatter. This is to [...]
In: Art · Tagged with: CCI, Ponoko
MoCA Masks 2009
This weekend I am beginning the ideation phase of the now-annual ritual: preparing for the Museum of Conteporary Art’s annual Masks at MoCA fundraiser.
Each year the mask form takes on a new shape. This year’s mask seems to come from a island culture: a bit of indigenous broad-nose African influence with a hint of Oompa [...]
In: Art · Tagged with: MoCA Masks
3D Prototyping Comes Home — Almost.
Ever since reading Eric Drexler’s ground-breaking Engines of Creation over 20 years ago, I have yearned for its promise of at-home 3-dimensional object fabrication from a ‘vat’ of material. The molecular assembler is probably still a decade away but affordable 3D rapid prototyping (3D Printing) is just around the corner.
For some time now I’ve been [...]
In: 3D, Art, Must Experience, Technology, Tools · Tagged with: Ponoko, Shapeways