Wieslaw's Crit

Today was Wieslaw's final crit, and the day we set up our final project. Some things changed along the way, and we decided that rather than do a video, we would do a seminar type project, and hand out pamphlets with instructions and other information on GPS drawings. Like we mentioned in one of our other posts, our project was more about the practice, rather than the final project. We fine tuned Squirtle so he worked much better. Not %100 perfect, which was expected, as when you sodder 100 LED's in place, there is undoubtedly room for error, but he did work reasonably well. We were proud we undertook this project and challenge, as we didn't really know much of what to expect. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of work, but we'd definitely think about researching GPS drawing further, as it's a relatively new and interesting way to merge the use of technology and art. The circuit was more tedious than anything, but it's really inspiring to see how far you can take this kind of thing. Robyn decided she's going to build a light for above her bed!

Crit...

So today we had our Final Crit. Squirtle wasn't fully function, he worked, just not properly... but, we unveiled him to the public non-the-less. We had a few questions about the idea and the project. Our project is more about the theory behind the piece and the practice of GPS drawing, rather than something that can be put in a gallery to look pretty. I think that our idea is cool, and different, and ambitious. We didn't know what to expect at all when we undertook this project... so that keeps us on our feet and keeps things exciting! It was really cool to see some of the other students projects. How cool was the painting machine????

Here are a couple photos of Squirtle's debut. Be advised... he's naked... his wire's are showing. This may be NSFW.

100 LED's sucks...

So after an eternal amount of soddering, about 6 billion wires, and enough confusion to confuse ... well ... us. Squirtle is now functional! Almost! There is still some kinks we need to work out... but for the most part, he lights up. And THAT my friends, is something to be excited about.