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AIC Studio, printrbot down
AIC Studio, Day 28. It started innocently enough. Prepped the Big Z for a fairly epic 200mm tall looping, spiraling form that i designed in Rhino last night. I loaded it up via SD and watched as it...
View ArticleRadical Publishing Symposium: Building a Platform
The “Radical Publishing” symposium was really great – presentations included: Meg Mitchell about the Open Source Seed Initiative and her “Rain/fall” interactive artist’s book and ipad app;” Abraham...
View ArticleOne for the Books: The UCSB Current
“A book, to me, is something which is shared, lent, borrowed — and the most obvious way to do that seemed to be to put the files online,” Burtonwood said of what was his first foray into artists’ books...
View ArticleThe Mighty Midwest presents: Tom Burtonwood
Earlier in the year when we were still beset with snow and ice, Ali Wunderman and Bilal Ghalib from Autodesk / Instructables came through Chicago to check out our show at Firecat Projects and talk...
View ArticleMuseopunks Podcast
Museopunks #17 is out with interviews with Liz Neely and myself about 3D printing, digital fabrication and how all this technology effects museums and the possibilities for engagement,...
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AIC Studio, Day 42
AIC Studio, Day 42 (the meaning of life, the universe and everything) – Time is now officially flying by. I hate getting behind in posting. This last two weeks has been proper mental with 10 days back...
View ArticleMedium and the Message
To paraphrase Marshall McLuhan 3D Printing is The Medium AND the Message 3D Printers are memes, the are self replicating viral cultural products are made, remade, iterated and remixed by volunteers and...
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Make Magazine 3D Printer Testing Shootout
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited back and attend the Make Magazine 3D Printer Testing Shootout. We were hosted by the wonderful folks at America Makes in Youngstown Ohio. It was a...
View ArticleAIC Artist in Residence: Open Studio
My Artist in Residence at The Art Institute of Chicago is rapidly wrapping up. I’ll be hosting an Open Studio for the final four days starting Weds 13th till Sat 16th, from 1pm – 5pm daily. Feel free...
View ArticleMedium Cool
I’ll be exhibiting tomorrow at Medium Cool, art book fair, in Chicago at Prairie Production in the West Loop. On display will be my new 3D printed book “Folium.” It features nine 3D scans of bas relief...
View ArticleChicago Gallery News
Earlier in the summer i spoke to Erin Benator from the Chicago Gallery News for a piece she was writing on 3D Printing and Art. I talked a little bit about my residency at AIC and the complexities of...
View ArticleNew Media Caucus CAA Edition
Earlier in the year Rachel Clarke and I co-chaired “A 3D Printing Panel and Roundtable Discussion,” for the New Media Caucus at the College Art Association conference in Chicago. NMC has recently...
View ArticleWorld Maker Faire New York
Holly and I will be exhibiting at World Maker Faire in New York this coming weekend, Sept 20 + 21. We’re giving everyone a sneak peak of our new business Mimesis and it’s upcoming Kickstarter project...
View ArticleFolium featured on Boing Boing
Folium is featured on Boing Boing – thanks Cory! http://boingboing.net/2014/09/15/3d-printed-book-of-bas-relief.html UPDATE 09/23/14 also featured on Gizmodo with a quote of the day “Grubby Meathooks”...
View ArticleNewcity Art 50 2014: Chicago’s Artist’s Artists
Last week Newcity published it’s Art 50 2014 list, Chicago’s Artist’s Artists – I was fortunate enough to be included in this list at number #45.Congrats to all my colleagues who made the list and a...
View ArticleNY Art Book Fair
Booklyn is exhibiting copies of Folium and Orihon at the NY Art Book Fair this weekend. The NY Art Book Fair organized by Printed Matter is taking place at MoMA PS 1. For more information on the fair...
View ArticleMakerFaire Rome with Autodesk
I’m thrilled that Orihon is making it’s European debut next weekend at Maker Faire Rome with Autodesk. If you happen to be in the area please stop by the Autodesk booth – say hi to Jesse, play with...
View ArticleVisiting Artist at Stevenson University
Big thank you to everyone at Stevenson University in Maryland who hosted me earlier this week as Visiting Artist. I had a great time working with students from the School of Design. I led a couple of...
View ArticleArt & Book Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand
I will be presenting my paper “Orihon, Designing, Making and Distributing the World’s First 3D Printed Book” next week on 10/17/14 for the Art + Book Symposium at Dunedin School of Art in Dunedin, New...
View ArticleArt + Book / Against the Odds Symposium Exhibiton
I’ll be exhibiting a copy of Orihon at the accompanying exhibition for the Art + Book Symposium next week in Dunedin, New Zealand. From the symposium website, “Books are the foundation of literate...
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