06th Jun 2019

Dip Bot

I’ve had this project in the pipe for some time and I finally started to converge enough to write some code and get some experimenting done. I decided on an architecture...

03rd Jan 2019

Drawing Robotics

Here are some portraits I’ve been working on with a Bic pen and some robotics. I am taking commissions so feel free to email me what you’d like and I’ll...

01st Dec 2018

Hard Drive Platter Art

Here is a portrait of Inessa on a hard drive platter.

19th Nov 2018

CD Portraits

I’m making these cool portraits on CDs…   View this post on Instagram I guess I'm supposed to screw the CD down securely #fail #oops #cnc A post shared by...

12th Nov 2018

Custom Cutting Boards

Some laser engraved cutting boards I made. I can also cut into any shape. Related Published Jul 19, 2016 @ 17:08

25th Feb 2018

Icon

This project is to do portraits of Ottawa Icons using printmaking techniques. Time to celebrate our beautiful town! Below is the current work queue. Please comment with your suggestion for...

30th Dec 2017

Printmaking and Portraits

Doug and I have been working on this. We tried some lithographic experiments (and a few other things with varying success). The relief printing is really coming forward. This is...

23rd Nov 2017

Ottawa Printmaking Workshops!

We’ve been dabbling with printmaking lately. Everybody seems to want in on it so Doug, Lakota and I started a series of workshops. They are hosted at the Hack613 Makerspace. Check the event...

19th Oct 2017

Custom Vinyl Clocks Ottawa

These LP records were up for disposal so they’re receiving a new life as clocks (store). The project has been interesting. I come across items that are nostalgic for myself but I also discover music and...

01st Jun 2016

Robots and Ink

I’ve been making business cards out of record covers from LP vinyl (and many other things). They come out pretty nice (good, see below) but it’s a fair amount of work to...

31st May 2015

Hendrix with Vinyl, CD and DVD

Here are some experiments using vinyl, CD and DVDs as inlay to make a portrait. Follow those links for more detail on what and how I’m cutting. I cut away...

31st May 2014

CNC Machine for Portraits

I’ve been working on carving portraits using a CNC machine for a while without much luck. Today I managed to get it to work a bit better. This is using a 90...

01st Dec 2012

Another Type of Carving

This is a picture of my friend Maitre from Cuba. Wohoo Salsa! Here’s a cool method of transferring a photo to a piece of wood. I’m using a piece of...

28th Nov 2012

Exploring Toolchains

The painting robot project is an interesting software challenge. I’ve been looking at prior art and related projects and I believe I will benefit from studying toolchains further. Particularly those...

28th Sep 2012

Drawing Robots

I’m not the first to attempt a drawing robot but for me the drive originates from wanting to make a painting robot. The idea floated in my head until one...