Fundamental 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...
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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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;...
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...
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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...
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