January 3, 2014 — Comments are off for this post.
A boxy spiral
Experiment with unconventional geometrical shapes in carpentry, and with weaving spiral perspectives / repeating shapes. The result is a pinwheel-like structure combining wood, metal, string, and LEDs. Recycling of mostly old code, but customized to take advantage of radial symmetry. Almost reminds me of a galaxy..
December 30, 2013 — Comments are off for this post.
Geometric dreamcatcher
Revisiting the use of weave to create line work. Added improvements to weave tautness and stability when integrating with wood, and also experimented with joining acute angles in carpentry. Equilateral triangle with a string dreamcatcher-like weave in between. The first piece to completely hide LEDs from view and produce a backlit effect. The use of indirect instead of direct illumination turned out nicely and helps prevent LEDs from being too bright.
Functions as an ambient wall piece, and also visually interprets musical input
December 12, 2013 — Comments are off for this post.
3 little windows of light
A project improving design principles incorporating wood & plexiglass. Similar concepts to Hexagon but with improvements in perceived motion and efficiency of LED usage. Also added code to utilize the geometrical freedom provided by 3 separate but linked windows.
December 7, 2013 — Comments are off for this post.
A portal of illumination
A project building irregular geometric shapes. Mixed wood & diffuse plexiglass construction to produce a dynamic nature from varying brightness. Exploration of multiple symmetries, and the perception of movement through persistence of vision effects. The result is a hexagon wall piece that can be set to respond to music input, or display an ambient mode (like the Dreamcatcher)
November 30, 2013 — Comments are off for this post.
A mixed media ambient wall piece providing more than just color. Illumination.
An experiment combining a few of my hobbies: woodworking, LEDs, and geometric artwork. Sliced wood is suspended and held together with an intricate wire weave. Backlit by LEDs to accentuate lines & provide illumination.
