Circadian Sea: Video
Yesterday I presented my thesis, Circadian Sea, to ITP faculty and students.
Circadian Sea is an interactive display of bioluminescent algae. Cultures of Pyrocystis fusiformis are enclosed in a structure of transparent acrylic spheres, inviting users to manipulate and inspect the algae on a range of scales, from small groups of individually discernable plankton to the [...]
Thesis: Visual documentation
In order to document my thesis work, I’ve been struggling to shoot photos and video of bioluminescent algae as it glows. The challenge stems from the fact that the algae only glows when it’s agitated, and it can only be seen in the dark. Last night I took a few pictures and shot some video [...]
Toy Design Workshop: Worms
I’m making four new worms/snakes/tubes to keep Worm#1 company. Two worms will incorporate magnets, so that they can be combined to create sculptural shapes, one worm will be extremely silky and scrunchable to encourage squishing and wrapping, and the fourth will incorporate one of Lara’s experimental felted stretch sensors to trigger sound and invite (you [...]
Bestiary at MoCCA Festival
We’ll be showing Bestiary at the MoCCA Festival this weekend. Come visit us and see some great comics-related work by other ITP students, faculty, and alumni.
Bio & Materiality: Solar Power from Stained Glass
A couple of weeks ago a visitor from Konarka came to speak to our Design Frontiers in Biology and Materiality class about their flexible and printable solar panels. The panels are extremely thin, bendable, and semi-transparent. They can be printed in different colors and patterns. I worked with Jill Haeffle and Elizabeth Fuller to develop [...]
Cabinets of Wonder: Treehouse Museum
Treehouse Museum Presentation Slides.
In Cabinets of Wonder, Nancy asked us to present a pitch for our “dream museum.” We were to assume we had a massive budget, and that any barriers could be overcome; if it was physically possible, we could propose it. I chose to focus on treehouses in part because I’ve always been [...]