Summer is here and with it a new chapter in my Artist-in-Residence in the Ryan Education Center at the Art Institute of Chicago. Starting June 1st (yesterday) I am going to be working in the Ryan Center 5-6 days a week. Yesterday I trucked in a bunch of equipment including another Replicator, my Super-Z Printrbot Plus, and a (shortly) to be assembled Prusa Mendel i3. Plus a few other bits and bobs.
Today I set everything up – or at least the first iteration. The Printrbot is working fine – cranked out a test column 250mm tall. Tomorrow i’m heading next door to SAIC and to work with Benjamin DeMott on getting a Printrbot Plus and a Mendel 1.5 running and modified with RichTap’s Universal Paste Extruder to run ceramic paste rather than plastic.
Got a big list of projects to work on – i’m going to try and focus on
- Making new machines, the Prusa i3 for sure, the converted ceramic Mendel/Printrbot and maybe a larger Delta Bot Kossel also to do ceramic like this one: http://www.keep-art.co.uk/Self_build.html
- “Folium” – new 3d printed book, working on the scans now – it’s going to be a selection of bas-relief pieces from AIC collection, printed in PLA with NinjaFlex hinges.
- Business plan. Got a great idea for a new business model / platform – need to get on with that.
- Multi part column pieces printed on the Super Z Printrbot Plus
- Learn Blender, Rhino and get to know Mudbox and Meshmixer better.
- Draw! I’ve not done any real drawing in a long time, i need to get back to this – and in turn use these pieces as studies for modeling in Blender – full circle: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/LouisSullivan/DrawingToCast
- And then working on paneling meshes from Sullivan and others metal pieces in the AIC collection.
- see below for rest. it’s a big list. probably will not do all of it.
My plan right now is to post something from the studio everyday – and also to start a Ustream and broadcast live video – although it might not be that exciting – just machines doing stuff, me fiddling on the computer, and so forth. I’ve also started a new tumblr AIC 3DP AiR ( http://aic-3dp-air.tumblr.com/ ) – just for the Residency – follow, note, repost, tumble etc – and of course i’ll be tweeting, and instagraming etc etc -
Come see me – i’m in the modern wing, Ryan Edu Center, 1st fl. classroom 5(?) – holler at me on twitter @tburtonwood if you can’t find me.
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