Overview The light sculpture of a tree is complete, and I have given this piece of artwork the name “4 Seasons”. This name reflects the main idea behind this artwork: to create a sculpture of a tree with LEDs that change colors and animate to reflect the seasons changing. Images of the tree in each…
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Polish & Present – Andrew Mesa
This week, I got the lights fully working after soldering and adding a higher-voltage power source. The lights are also now attached to the tree’s structure. Although the tree lacks some visual appeal in daylight, in the darkness the LEDs illuminate at a low enough intensity to give the impression of a tree changing in…
Update (Everything Completed, but LEDs may be Broken) – Andrew Mesa
The tree’s structure is completed with all the holes drilled into it to let light shine through. On scrap pieces, I was able to use spray paint and a plastic bag to create a wood texture on it, and if I have time, I plan on adding that to the structure of the tree to…
Failure – Andrew Mesa
I had two major failures this week when constructing the tree structure and attaching the LEDs to the structure. Failure #1 was the PVC pipe I purchased was too small to string the LEDs through twice. I only accounted for stringing the lights through the PVC pipe once when purchasing the materials. However, to allow…
Maquette – Andrew Mesa
The maquette for this week is a demonstration of connecting to the Pixel-Blaze and creating a model of the LED strip to create a pattern on. The pixel-blaze was fully initialized and now creates its own WIFI network when plugged in, which can be connected to. Once a connection with the pixel-blaze is formed, a…
Project Concept (Light Sculpture of a Tree) – Andrew Mesa
I want to work with LEDs and create a sculpture with them for my project. Specifically, I want to create a sculpture of a tree using LEDs that changes its look to match every season of the year and cycle through these looks. I plan on making the tree around 5 to 6 feet tall….
Darren Pearson Presentation
Darren Pearson is a light painting artist based out of California who is the co-founder of DARIUSTWIN. DARIUSTWIN is a collection of light paintings of different subjects like dinosaurs, skeletons, and animals. Pearson and his partner sell prints of these pieces of art on DARIUSTWIN and have made the collection into a profitable business. His…
Andrew Mesa – Introduction
My name is Andrew Mesa, and I am a Computer Science and Data Science double major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Hobbies that I enjoy are cooking new recipes, hiking, playing tennis, and creating digital art. I am from Boise, ID, with heritage on my Father’s side from Mexico and Spain, and on my Mother’s side…