I recently wrote about my love of books in their ability to communicate ideas and incite action. The process of writing and making books also connects people around a specific goal. A large part of why I make art is to participate in these communities to elevate the human experience. And that’s why I love […]
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I enjoy public art that requires thought and action based on the observer, the kind of art that awakens playfulness and sparks a desire for adventure — the kind that whispers rather than shouts. I want to embark on a public art project that involves my harmonographs books beginning their lives in the Los Angeles
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About a six months ago, I made a harmonograph and started making my harmonograph art which I’ve been calling ‘Harmonographics‘ If you don’t know what a harmonograph is, then read this Wikipedia article about harmonographs. I actually made two harmonographs – one has two pendulums (rotary and lateral) and the other has three pendulums (rotary
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I am a huge 3D printing and maker enthusiast. 3D printing has revolutionized the way I create my artwork and has fundamentally expanded my artistic process. In July 2012, I inherited my Makerbot Replicator 1 and have mainly used it to create prototypes of robot toys and gears. (The gear heart is awesome and makes
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Every summer, I have the immense pleasure of staying with my Japanese family in a sleepy little Tokyo suburb called, Nishi-Oojima. Our summer vacations in Tokyo are lazy family affairs where we spend our days walking by the river, shopping at crowded train stations and eating delectable Japanese goodies (I need to spend another post