Raspberry Pi Baby Monitor
Today I got down to business on a new Raspberry Pi project. I started with the following parts: RPi 2B (w/ 8G NOOBS) USB wifi dongle RPi Noir camera board Monitor, keyboard and mouse (just for setup)...
View ArticleSignal Culture residency begins
One of the great things about the Signal Culture residency is that they understand tool making as a creative practice. I brought along my 6040, an aluminum mill that I bought from China via eBay....
View ArticleSignal Culture vs. Unauthorized Repairs #004
Click here to view the embedded slideshow. The kitchen sink at Signal Culture was missing a faucet handle so I made them a new one. I love sneaking plain, functional objects into public environments...
View ArticleDave Jones
Got a chance to hang out with the excellent Dave Jones on Saturday night at his studio. He’s been working with video artists since the 70’s, designing and fabricating electronics for live video signal...
View Article6040 Progress
Just pushed some big updates to Github, where I’m tracking the process of getting a Chinese 6040 mill up and running. Check it out and participate if you’re interested.
View ArticleMultimeter Usage for Artists
Somehow I’ve managed to make it ~15 years without really understanding the multiple lead ports found on a standard multimeter. At a bare minimum you’ll see COM, V/Ω, and A. COM is the easy one, as this...
View ArticleAdding IR LEDs to an RPi Noir Cam (WIP)
A little research online seems to indicate the potential for IR LEDs to damage eyesight. Perhaps this is the tinfoil hat squad talking, but I don’t want to take chances with my kid’s eyesight. Thus, we...
View ArticleThreeYearContract accepted @ ISEA Hong Kong
The title says it all! Track the project progress here if you want all the code/schematics. Here’s more info about the show.
View ArticleSeeed GPRS v2 in Hong Kong?
It’s the classic new media problem: you’ve got a cool show abroad, but will all your technology still work over there? I need to determine whether this board and this SIM card will be compatible in...
View ArticleManual WordPress Site Backup (Bluehost)
I found the process of learning how to backup wordpress with my host pretty confusing. On the one hand, noobs might not be aware that the files that make up the website can be downloaded directly via...
View ArticleCall for papers @ FATE 2017
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) 16th Biennial Conference Hosted by the KCAI (Kansas City Art Institute) Foundations Department April 6-8, 2017 FATE is a national association dedicated...
View ArticleRPi web cam baby monitor
Aah – the summer arrives, so now I can actually finish/document some work that languished during the academic year. Have a look at this project over on Github and build your own! This fork of the...
View ArticleArduino + Processing
Sparkfun has an excellent tutorial on the process of getting communication going between Arduino and Processing. It’s a bit word-heavy for my taste, so here’s a condensed version that my students are...
View ArticleCAA 2017, NYC
I’ll be delivering a paper on Saturday, February 18, as part of a panel called Making Objects Speak: Speculative Design, Critical Making, and the Internet of Things.
View ArticleSterling Silver at Shapeways
I’m working on a new version of Controlled Feeding Status that will be cast in silver! First test “print” should show up in about a week, so watch this space.
View ArticleRaspberry Pi + Thermal Printer
I’m looking at doing some experimentation with thermal printing, using the same type of device that prints point-of-sale receipts. I found the Adafruit tutorials to be a little incomplete, so here’s...
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs Episode 1
The excellent Rob Ray and I have started a podcast called Opposable Thumbs. I used to organize art events with Rob in Chicago some years ago, and I’ve been itching to work with him again ever since he...
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs Episode 2: Dungeons and Dragons Dice
For the second Opposable Thumbs challenge, I started researching ancient games of chance. It seems that the original dice where the knucklebones taken from livestock like sheep or goats. While you can...
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs Episode 3: Found Electronics
Only 90’s kids will understand! via Listen to Episode 3 here. At the suggestion of my main man Audrey Peiper, I based this project on a Girl Talk telephone handset that I had laying around the studio....
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs Episode 4: Nick Bontrager/Stand Up Comedy
Meghan Trainor (no not that one) pitched us a curveball in Episode 3 with the “stand up comedy” challenge. Nick Bontranger was up to the task, and you can listen to his response here. It occurred to me...
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