Just a few projects. I tinker on the side. Love 3D modeling and laser cutting. Usually I’m making practical things like wall hooks or organizers for drawers… but sometimes we make some more whimsical items.
LED Pixel Array
Free plans are available on Github: https://github.com/IttyBittyArtist/led_pixel_array/
My partner Pete and I have worked with volumetric LED arrays and wanted to make one. The commercially available ones are pretty expensive. We made a cheaper, albeit less polished version that anyone could make for ~200 for a 40cm x 40cm x 1.5m array. We presented on this at TouchIn in NYC in August and have hosted three workshops in Boston, Los Angeles and NYC to teach others how to build them.
Laser Cut Brain
This was a pandemic project. I’ve added over 1800 LED lights to it so that it is now a volumetric sculpture. It was constructed from 50 individual wooden laser cut slices – the piece stands about 15 inches tall and 26 inches wide. It will have a plexiglass enclosure and I also made a custom table just to showcase it.
Duo Owl 3D Print – Part 1: Basic Duo
Over the holiday break in 2023 I decided to play in Blender a bit to model Duo.
For now he is a two-piece print. (The base is separate.)
Eventually I would like to embed some lights and a controller so that if you forget to practice for the day his eyes glow angry red. I figure it’s on brand for him to terrorize me about forgetting my French lessons when I turn out the light.
Light-Up Ukulele
This light-up ukulele got an upgrade. The lighting components were removed. Smaller, denser LED’s were integrated into the instrument and custom controls were designed using the Pixelblaze platform. The ukulele’s patterns are responsive to sound and motion.
The enclosure that controls the patterns was custom designed and 3D printed.