cars from memory

http://www.thingsmagazine.net/?p=3686

Pieces Coming Together

5 Pieces done, still working on 2 more. Some photos here. Shei Editorial Photoshoot of my work this Friday.

Design 2 (E-02)

This week I cut the components for Design 2, E-02. The process required 2 router appointments equaling 16 hours in total. Here are some in-process images...

.5" green edge acrylic

Acrylic on the router

Olive burl cut prep - This particular job required a jig within a jig. The first jig allowed me to tell the machine exactly where the wood was located on the router bed while the second, inner jig, provided precision for flipping the piece.

Olive Burl inside the jigs

Routing the top of the olive burl - roughing pass

After finishing pass

Roughing out the underside of the bowl inlay

Design 2 (E-02) Prep

Mold for filling the olive burl voids with polyester resin.

Olive Burl in mold

Olive with clear cast polyester resin

Milled acrylic edge tests

Near the End

As of right now, I have a total of 5 pieces done. Just one more closer to my goal of 6. If I find time, I might attempt to do 1 more, total of 7. I've also been trying on my clothes on size 0-2 girls and they fit well. Aside from the collection, I'm also working on the graphic price tags for each piece and will shoot editorial photos of my work throughout this week with Shei (to be exhibited in April and used on my personal website). 3 different models will be featured, each wearing 2 of my pieces.

Other News: Shei Fest Fashion show will be held in the Michigan Ballroom.

Here are some photos of the work coming along. 

Hellooo World!

First full 3 axis test of the printer!

...and yes, that is a purple marker tapped to my machine, deal with it-

Go Big or Go Home

So I know I havn't been updating much but here it goes:

I have been making significant process on my table. I have started out getting the Apsen from Lowes. I decided to get boards and laminating them myself because of how white they truly

From there, I bought black walnut from the Re-Use center. I cut and biscuit jointed the the edges of my table top and leaves. The t

able measures 22'' wide by 48'' long when closed, and 42'' wide by 48'' long when open.

Today I am going to be going to Armstrong Millworks to get the legs for my table as well as going back to the ReUse center for more Walnut. I have the plans to make the drawer and sides as well as dimensions. I am hoping to be done with this by next week.

Table Design 2

Scanning the burl for Design 2

CNC Routing test pieces

scaled version of Design 2 tabletop
Tan color=olive burl, Brown color=1" acrylic

Update: Animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt1WDLOTgIo

-Ive created most of the first scene. alot of it is in rough draft and have no movement. These vids are just previews before i go frame by frame to touch it up along with the scenery. I'll be posting the FINAL piece of the first mask by tonight and will have it all put together.

-Goals: have the 2nd mask rough draft done but the camera angles haven't been put in yet. I'll have the finished 2nd mask done by Sunday.

Checklist

What's to come:

- I'll be meeting with Shei Magazine this weekend to do some editorial photography of my work and figure out the details of the show. i.e. location, models, styling, etc.
- Photographs of my work will be up on my website and possibly used for exhibition.
- Following that, I'll be working on price tags for the garments.
- Also, begin looking for mannequins to temporarily borrow/rent for exhibition.

Here are a few photos, showing the way a garment looks on a size 2 body and also exhibiting Erika and I taking a breather before getting back to work.

New Posts!

Here!

Exhibition Preperation

This weekend I began building platforms for my exhibition display. The tables will be individually exhibited on platforms with an illuminated frosted acrylic top surface.

Here are the three bases so far.

New post

http://ericharman.blogspot.com/2011/03/large-scale-3d-printing.html

New post

http://ericharman.blogspot.com/2011/03/large-scale-3d-printing.html

Intro-ToBeAnother

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpkzXrybUHg

Spring Break in the Studio

Over break I selected materials for Table Design 2. As I was browsing material options, I decided to rework the entire design of table 2. Looking over the slab material, hoping one might fit my design, I realized the piece was no longer dictating the form, but just the opposite. I decided to select a piece and completely develop the form around it.

Here is the piece I chose. It is an olive burl. Measuring roughly 25" x 28" x 2"



While waiting for my materials to arrive, I decided to refinish table 1. So, I spent the entire break sanding, sanding, and sanding some more. After which I coated the table in epoxy followed by several layers of polyurethane. This process certainly made a difference. The epoxy really made the grain pop and brightened the tones in the wood. Although it took forever, I'm happy with the results.

Several New Posts

Are available on my personal blog.