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FWT Project Development
Cast iron prototype Previz screencap from Rhino Fine With This is a work-in-progress and collaboration between Kay Dartt, Stephen Lee, and me, and is supported by a Faculty Development Grant from...
View ArticleGetting Octopi working with the Prusa MK3s
Download OctopiBurn image to Pi SD with EtcherThe Octopi website suggests that you can just edit the network config file with your WLAN details. This did not work for me; ultimately, I had to install...
View ArticleSourcing 3D printing filament (USA)
One thing I didn’t think too hard about when building a European 3D printer (the Prusa MK3s): where am I going to get filament? Initial research indicates that cheap filament causes lots of problems;...
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Prusa i3 MK3s build
Shown mostly, but not completely, assembled After years of working with such tools through academic institutions, I finally took the plunge and bought a Prusa 3D printer kit as a COVID shelter-at-home...
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Antifreeze
Columbia College Chicago619 S WabashFebruary 3rd – 21stReception 2/13, 4 – 7pm Come see my work if you are in Chicago for CAA! Featuring works from two series: Fundamental Forces and The Aromatics.
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CAA 2020
Materiality and the Postdigital ObjectFriday, February 14, 2pm – 3:30pmHilton Chicago – Lower Level – Salon C-2 I’ll be presenting my work as both a teacher and artist on the Digital and Haptic:...
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Blue Collar Fashion
In this special topics class, I partnered with colleague Julie Fehler to explore workwear. We built the garment side of the class around Jumpsuit, and open source project spearheaded by Abigail...
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Cardboard Demon Masks
Students began this assignment with research about a demon or devil. They produced sketches of a larger-than-life mask, then realized their masks with cardboard, hot glue, and whatever secondary...
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs 64: Vulnerability
This season my kitchen has been infested by ants! I found a great little ant poison that’s not too toxic, but felt weird about putting it on the countertop in my cooking area. The ants were coming out...
View ArticleFundamental Forces Catalog Essay by Debra Riley Parr
Fundamental Forces was the title of my solo show at Gravity Gallery in 2019. Three bodies of work were included in the exhibition: Fundamental Forces, Horror Vacui, and Controlled Feeding Status. Art...
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Paper Soundsuits
It’s hard to get students making stuff on the first day of class, particularly when they are Freshmen. For this quick project, I start with a short lecture on the work of Chicago artist Nick Cave....
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Badgelife
DEFCON is one of the oldest and largest computer hacker conferences in the world. While the conference is most famous for its presentations and papers on hardware and software security, there is also...
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Sledgehammer Keyboard
The Sledgehammer Keyboard is a scaled-up version of the classic desktop peripheral we use every day. The first iteration, released in 2005, is six feet wide, and features cast silicone keys that weigh...
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Fundamental Forces
In physics, there are four essential forces that do not appear to be made up of reducible parts: gravity, electromagnetism, and strong/weak interactions. This concept fits within an ongoing theme in...
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Opposable Thumbs
Opposable Thumbs is an audio podcast where Los Angeles artist Rob Ray and I tackle a new creative challenge every two weeks. We invite a different guest to join us for each episode, and the three of...
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Ingot
Bronze Age ingots adopted a variety of forms, like the plano-convex “bun” or the rectangular “rippenbarre.” The most evocative of these shapes is the “oxhide ingot,” which was crafted to look like a...
View ArticleScript to create concentric circles in Rhino
Open Rhino Type editpythonscript Paste the following code and save it # Create concentric circles # taylorhokanson.com, 2019 import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs def makeCircles(): offsetDist =...
View ArticleHorror Vacui: Historical Context
Horror Vacui is an open-ended photography series that springs from a large-scale imaging device of my own design. The process demands long exposure times, so images must be captured at night, and in...
View ArticleInterview with Voyage Chicago
Here’s an excerpt from an interview I did with Voyage Chicago: “I am an artist, self-taught engineer, gonzo journalist, Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) consultant, and open source...
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Horror Vacui
Test image: “stick and ball” representation of the benzene molecule, 2019 Regardless of their particular design, all 3D printers construct form as a sequence of slices derived from a 3D model. This can...
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