So the project is a go. I got the offical word at the end of last week that The Neuron Chamber is going to be at The Crucibles Fire Arts Festivle. Also, they have provided some generous funding.
The final CAD work is locked in and almost all the parts on the chamber [...]
The other item that has been taking up some of my time is the design of the spreader bar for the Coachella instillation.
What is a spreader bar
Well, we are going to need to pick up the house with a crane and place it on the trunk. To do this we are going to attach straps [...]
The other night while preping the Treehosue for Coachella we realized that we never signed it. So we’ve decided to create a “signature plate” that would have the name of the piece and the names of everyone who worked on it.
Here is the design I whipped up quickly (so we can have it done in [...]
I’ve designed this kick-ass flyer to promote the Treehouse project at Coachella. These wil be printed up 8.5″ x 11.5″ and distributed backstage, in the VIP areas and inside the Treehouse (which will be closed to to public but open to VIPs)
This is more or less done though there may be some small last [...]
While it never admits to it directly this post on the ICON blog (ICON is a fairly high end architecture and design magazines) leads me to believe that the relatively underground Steampunk aesthetic and sensibility has begun to have an influence on contemporary designers.
The posts is titled Design and Redundant Technology and points out the [...]
I’ve started doing some design work on two new sculptures. Here is a CAD sketch of the first one which, for now, I’m calling “Bloom”.
It’s a kinetic piece ~20″ high and ~12″ wide that is inspired by a blooming bud.
The core idea is for there to be a disc that can be turned and [...]
Last night I also got a good photo of the etching I made for the gift the Steampunk Treehouse crew is giving the Burning Man office to thank them for all their support last year.
I did the etching and Martin did the frame. Kate and Sean lent a hand in finishing it.
Here is the original [...]
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The West Oakland Rocketry Club (WORC) will be meeting this weekend in Tahoe.
While last time our rocket designs revolved around Thanksgiving, including the famous Turkey Rocket (photos of previous events here and here), and the obvious theme this time is Ice Rockets.
Photos to come.
This event is not open to the public.
Here is the announcement I [...]
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Well, the other day when I did the etching for the DCA I also did and etching I’d been trying to get done for several months. This etching is going to be given to the Burning Man office as a gift for all of their help and support in getting the Steampunk Treehouse built.
I don’t [...]
Here are what will likely be the final tray etchings. These will be 3.5′ in diameter and the yellow circles will be where brass end nuts are used to attach them to the tray itself.
These were designed in Illustrator and then I’ll print them onto glossy photo paper. The toner from the [...]
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Below is the announcement poster I designed for the upcoming WORC Tureky shoot.
My photos can bee seen here: 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 … KUNG POW!
