Laser cut clock wheels and gears

Authenticity in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility
Sang Hyeon Cho
IM Master

Through this clock Cho explored the possibilities of making authentic objects in a technological age. I also have to point out the impressive use of laser cutting. (Try out your own design with Ponoko Make.)

Degradation over time

Great display of fungal degradation over time using plastics:



Continuous Bodies
Maurizio Montalti
IM Master

For this project Montalti worked with a group of scientists to explore the possibilities of using fungi to solve problems. The images show experiments with decomposing plastic. On the left in the second image is what the experiment looked like in December 2009, and on the right is what it looks like now, 10 months later. Considering we hear so much about how long it takes plastic to decompose, these experiments could have enormous benefit.

Beautiful mathematical sand sculptures

From Bruce Shapiro, the inventor of the egg-bot, some beautiful sand sculptures that plot mathematical patterns

Color picker arduino

Still working on a small interactive coral sculpture. The coral is semi-transparent and contains an RGB LED from adafruit, and connected to an arduino and 3 pots to change RGB colors.  A sparkfun serial LCD displays RGB values. The coral will change colors depending on the temperature of the ocean in Australia, Hawaii, and Florida.  A video of the color picker, to determine colors of the corals, is on Color Picker on YouTube

Great interactive displays and vidualization of data

Awesome http://iwantyoutowantme.org/index.html.........

tufa

tufa ideas from

http://www.the-artistic-garden.com/index.html

Sculpting Recipe

Here is a recipe that will give you a durable, carvable and long lasting hypertufa sculpture. Your aim is to apply this first recipe in thin layers over your armature, building it up to the desired thickness. Then, you will use the 2nd recipe to add one or more layers thick enough to allow you to sculpt to your desired depth.

Recipe for application over the armature
and to build up thickness desired:

1 part Portland cement
1½ parts peat moss
1½ parts coarse sand
Handful of poly fibers
Handful of silica fume

Recipe for the Final Layer(s)

1 part Portland cement
1 part peat moss
1 part coarse sand
Elmer's Carpenter's Exterior Wood Glue
(or other bonding agent)

papier mache artists

Thinking about some papier mache ideas for the next sculpture.  Eith using it or tufa (mixture of peat moss and cement)

Some great work at http://www.papiermache.co.uk/gallery/

Jilly Tinniswood, intersting papier mache inspired sculptures

Moulds

Balloons
Cheap and indispensable. No release agent needed. The balloon will tear itself away from your dried papier mache easily when burst.

Bowls and plates
These will need to have a release agent applied first to stop the papier mache sticking to them.

 Release agents

 These all must be applied very thinly. They may leave a small residue, which you may not like.

- Vaseline
- Cooking oil
- Washing up liquid

When completely dry, paint with two coats of emulsion paint to seal it and kill the newsprint. You could also use gesso for a slightly tougher base.