Die Kunst Elektro
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Time for DIO.r
Taking Shape
I begin to work a plan to house all my wires and behind the scenes action.
If only I planned better and kept to it, my work could be much better. Sometimes I'm shocked at the results I get in such short periods.
Supplies and ideas!
After a trip to American Science and Surplus in which I bought I variety of bearings, I new I had to approach the design comparable to a turntable. With the prisms lying flat and the light shining directly on. After a few minutes on Amazon, I found some more ingredients.
Rainbow (in the dark) Maker
While normally I try to have my work rooted in concept, sometimes it's good to just have fun. This was going to be the approach for my final project. One, I wanted to challenge myself with my project, and second, I wanted it to be fun. What is more funny than Ronnie James Dio and a rainbow maker? Nothing. Can I make a rainbow machine. My initial designs involved single prisms and lenses. In no time realized that was not going to work. I had to find some...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Where Sound Becomes Sight
I found a real simple wiring to achieve my goals for this project. I didn't even need to use a breadboard, which can be helpful in future, smaller configurations. This is powered by a 9 volt adapter. Instead of a single LED a strip is used.
Connected and working.
Connected and working.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
We got the beat.
Anytime changes must be made within a project, it is important to assess the possible reasons behind change and use that knowledge to shape any further work. While I am excited by the work others are able to do, I needed to acknowledge my current limitations and devise a plan that will work with what I know and how it can be applied to the art I am making. Light and transparency have been at the core of much of the work I have been creating, so I decided to experiment with some acrylic and the kiln.
After creating several different forms, I chose the one that best resembles the flow of sound and light. I built a simple box form that will eventually house my electronics and showcase the ellegant form.
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