2024
Walnut, UV-coated SLS 3D printing, CNC milled aluminum, microcontroller, RGB LEDs, li-poly battery.
Without getting into the ethics of it, we have a Moon Sample beautifully displayed on a walnut and aluminum plinth. Lunar rocks are invaluable for understanding the geological history of the moon and the early solar system. Which Moon, though? How was it obtained? The location data is unavailable and up for interpretation; however, assume it's a quality sample. There's much to learn or simply enjoy from this particular glowing chunk. If the piece leaves you wanting to know more, mission accomplished.
Dimensions: 3.75”w x 5.5”h x 3.75”d (95 x 140 x 95mm)
2024
Cherry, UV-coated SLS 3D printing, cast concrete, microcontroller, RGB LEDs, li-poly battery.
Need some stability? How about a block of it? It takes a lot to knock this illuminated beast from its concrete stance. Rock solid! What's growing in the upper half, though? Bumps? Seeds? One can't be sure, but they look good when they glow.
Stable Block's light sequence, composed of 16 programmable LEDs, fades at random intervals, in a random order, through meditative warm and cool tones. This piece can operate plugged into a USB outlet or charged for eight or more hours of untethered operation.
Dimensions: 4”w x 6.25”h x 4”d (102 x 159 x 102mm)
2023
Black-stained cherry, UV-coated SLS 3D printing, microcontroller, RGB LEDs, li-poly battery
Fun Bundle is a simplification of clustered fungi or tightly packed cacti. It’s also the smaller sibling to Big Bundle, of course.
Fun Bundle's light sequence, composed of 16 programmable LEDs, fades at random intervals, in a random order, through meditative warm and cool tones. This piece can operate plugged into a USB outlet or charged for four or more hours of untethered operation.
Dimensions: 5”w x 6”h x 5”d (127 x 152 x 127mm)
2023
Black-stained cherry, UV-coated SLS 3D printing, microcontroller, RGB LEDs, li-poly battery
These times are uncertain and full of reasons to band together and provide people with a little support. With the press of a switch, Big Bundle is a reminder to reach out to your crew when you have the capacity and hopefully find yourself at the center of the support bundle when you most need it. Huddle tight, keep growing, and keep glowing.
Big Bundle's light sequence, composed of 16 programmable LEDs, fades at random intervals, in a random order, through meditative warm and cool tones. This piece can operate plugged into a USB outlet or charged for four or more hours of untethered operation.
Dimensions: 5”w x 7.75”h x 5”d (127 x 197 x 127mm)
2023
Black-stained cherry, milled aluminum, UV-coated SLS 3D printing, microcontroller, addressable LEDs.
Need some Soft Thoughts? Touch this fellow's mouth, and the glowing object displays its delicate thought process in light. This tower of glop whispers through a random sequence of blues, purples, and whites projected in light onto its pillow-like mind. Slightly bigger than handheld, this bright friend nudges any space towards peace and, in the late hours of the day, might soften the thoughts of those around.
This piece slow-fades in or out by touching a rounded rectangle on the front. Its power comes from a USB outlet. The wood base and aluminum touch switch are milled with the Bantam Tools desktop mill. The controller runs on CircuitPython. The body is modeled using Rhino 3D.
A short video of the piece
Dimensions: 4”w x 7.5”h x 4”d (102 x 190 x 102mm)
2022
UV-coated SLS and ABS 3D printing, microcontroller, custom-designed addressable LEDs, rechargeable battery
Modern Digestion is a nod to the intestinal tract and all the microbiota working in miraculous ways to perpetually break down, absorb, or pass the extraordinary collection of natural, synthetic, planned, and unintended items we put down our esophagus. From prehistoric to recently engineered foods, the gut keeps it all moving.
The light sequence, composed of 26 programmable LEDs, fades at random intervals, in a random order, through meditative warm and cool tones. This piece can operate plugged into a USB outlet or charged for five or more hours of untethered operation. Programmed with CircuitPython. See a time-lapse
Dimensions: 5.3”w x 5.3”h x 1.6”d (135 x 135 x 41mm)
Buy one!
2021
CNC-cut and hand-finished cherry, acrylic, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, rechargeable battery, UV-coated SLS 3D printing.
Sidewinder is an abstracted ode to the discovery of over 80 rattlesnakes living under a single Santa Rosa home. The snakes are now displaced, but the calmly changing light from this sculpture shines in their memory.
The wood CNC is milled using a Bantam Tools mill. The microcontroller is coded with CircuitPython, and the main shape is modeled using Rhino 3D and Fusion 360. This piece is rechargeable and lasts about seven hours per charge.
Dimensions: 6”w x 6”h x 1.75”d
2021
Aluminum, CNC-cut & hand finished walnut and cherry, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, UV coated SLS 3D printed polymer
Double Up is a desktop light sculpture with capacitive touch sense interactivity. The two 3D-printed conduits illuminate with differing coordinated LED strips that can transition or be turned off by touching a CNC-milled aluminum base plate.
The wood base is milled with the Bantam Tools desktop mill, the aluminum with a Tormach, and the controller is an Adafruit QT-Py programmed with CircuitPython.
The light operates via 5v USB-C and saves the chosen color scheme indefinitely, on or off, while plugged in.
Dimensions: 5.25”w x 6.25”h x 3”d
2020
CNC-cut & hand finished walnut and acrylic, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, rechargeable battery, UV coated SLS 3D printing
Hot Coil, a mango-sized light-emitting sculpture, is rechargeable and portable. Every 15 to 20 minutes a circuitPython controller randomly fades RGB LEDs through a range of warm colors.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for about three hours per 15 min recharge.
Dimensions: 4”w x 4”h x 4”d
2021
CNC-cut and hand-finished cherry, acrylic, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, rechargeable battery, UV-coated SLS 3D printing.
King of Fruits, inspired by the Southeast Asian durian, is a handheld sculpture that illuminates bulging protrusions with a calm and changing array of LED colors. Loved and loathed for its smell and taste, this polarizing fruit is often referred to as the "King of Fruits." This abstraction of the durian maintains the crown-like cap and replaces the odor with a glow. King of Fruits is rechargeable and portable, lasting six or more hours on a recharge.
The wood base is milled with the Bantam Tools desktop mill, and the controller is coded with CircuitPython. The main shape is modeled using Grasshopper and Rhino 3D.
Dimensions: 3.5”w x 5”h x 3.5”d
2020
CNC-cut cherry and walnut, 3D-printed lens, Acrylic, Microcontroller, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Chonky, a light-emitting sculpture, is symmetrically lumpy, rechargeable, and portable. A translucent 3D-printed lens press sits on atop a gradient of hand-finished wood and orange acrylic. A circuitPython controller changes the RGB LEDs about every 20 minutes.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for more than 8 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 4.5”w x 4.25”h x 4.5”d
This piece is available in limited edition and can be purchased.
2020
CNC-cut & hand finished walnut and acrylic, Microcontroller, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Tinytown, a palm-size light-emitting sculpture, is rechargeable and portable. A circuitPython controller randomly and continually fades individual RGB LEDs through a range of warm colors.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for more than 5 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 2.5”w x 2.5”h x 2.5”d
2019
CNC-cut cherry, 3D-printed lens, Acrylic, Microcontroller, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Engineered Sandwich is a small rechargeable freestanding light-emitting sculpture. A translucent 3D-printed lens press fits between two hand-finished wood buns. A circuitPython controller randomly changes RGB LEDs, continuously projecting a cool glow on all sides of the lens and through a series of slots at the top of the piece. The shape and title are inspired by the ongoing advances in plant-based meat products.
The lamp can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for 3 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 4.25”w x 4.75”h x 4.25”d
This piece is available in limited edition and can be purchased.
revised feet on version two
2019
CNC-cut cherry, 3D printed lens, HDPE, Microcontroller, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Square Loop is a small rechargeable freestanding light source.
Dimensions: 7”w x 9”h x 2.25”d
This lamp is available in limited edition and can be purchased.
2019
CNC-cut walnut, 3D printed lens, Acrylic, Arduino, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Sweet Loaf is a small rechargeable freestanding light source. The lamp can operate plugged to a wall or untethered for about 5 hours per recharge. A micro switch and usb charging port are embedded in the side of the acrylic. All machining on the wood and acrylic was done with the Bantam Tools Mill.
Dimensions: 5”w x 3”h x 4”d
This piece is available in limited edition and can be purchased.
2018
CNC-cut walnut, UV-coated 3D-printed lens, Acylic, Arduino, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Magic Stone is a small rechargeable freestanding light source. Visually suggestive of an energy field emanating from CNC-cut walnut, a translucent 3D-printed lens press fits into the hand-finished wood base. An Arduino addresses randomly changing RGB LEDs which transition, in 15-minute intervals, through an array of warm and cool tones. The light can operate plugged to a wall or untethered for about 4 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 8”w x 8”h x 4”d
This lamp is available in limited edition and can be purchased.
2018
CNC-cut beechwood, 3D printed lens, Acrylic, Arduino, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Honey is a small rechargeable freestanding LED lamp. A translucent 3D-printed lens press fits into a CNC-cut wood ring which is held up by an array of small legs. As the name suggests, the shape is reminiscent of a cartoon representation of a honey bee hive. An Arduino controls the randomly changing RGB LEDs which transition, in 15-minute intervals, through an array of warm and cool tones.
The lamp can operate plugged to a wall or untethered for 8 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 6”w x 6”h x 6”d
2018
CNC-cut beechwood, UV-coated SLS 3D printed lens, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, USB rechargeable battery
Bright Donut is a small LED-lit surface-ready light. Its CNC-cut beech wood body and UV-coated translucent SLS 3D-printed lens come together for a shape inspired by boutique Japanese donuts. The colors are randomized and change every 5 to 15 minutes. The light can operate plugged in or on an internal rechargeable battery for a few hours.
Dimensions: 8.5”w x 8.5”h x 3”d
2018
CNC cut cherry, 3D printed lenses, Arduino, addressable LEDs, lithium rechargeable battery
Wiggle is a LED-lit wall-hanging object with 2 light functions: “random chase” and “steadily lit”. The piece is rechargeable via USB and has a 50+ hour battery life between charges.
Dimensions: 11"h x 17"w x 2"d
2017
This lamp's form is loosely based on the glowing filament inside an incandescent bulb. The cherry base is designed in Rhino and cut on a CNC router. The 1mm-thick shade was printed through Shapeways. An Arduino Mini controls the randomly changing RGB leds which alternate, in 10-minute intervals, through an array of warm and cool tones.
Here's a video of the lamp working.
Dimensions: 7"h x 4.5"w x 9"d
2016
CNC cut Walnut, 3D printed lens, Arduino, Addressable LEDs, power supply
Remnant is inspired by all the tree and bush stumps I see cut back, but never fully excavated. The walnut base is designed in Rhino and cut on a CNC router. The circuit board, which uses an Arduino Pro Mini and a 24 RGB LED NeoPixel ring, was cut on the Othermill (now Bantam Tools). The 3mm thick shade is designed in Rhino and printed through Shapeways. Here's a video of the lamp in action.
Dimensions: 5.5”w x 8”h x 5.5”d
