I created the Long Animal because I wanted a fun, conceptual lamp to provide ambient lighting in my apartment. I designed and fabricated the lamp a long, abstract animal shape suggestive of something in between a slug and a cat. I created the animal-shaped diffuser by machining a mold and covering it with glue and…
Author: Elena
The Long Animal is Polished and Presented
It was a busy week for assembly. Over the weekend, I ordered a bunch of new components on amazon that I didn’t know I would need at the beginning. I printed a bunch of parts while I waited for my online orders, and began the assembly process. Battery Holder I wanted to be able to…
Long Animal “Everything” “Working”
I made progress this week, but I still have a lot to do until I can remove the quotation marks from “everything” and “working”. The biggest items on my to-do list are: Electrical Progress I purchased a 5V phone battery bank with a 15000 mAh capacity, which is much higher than I initially planned. Battery…
Long Animal Epic Fail
It was a good week for failures. I purchased some insulation foam and learned how to use the router in Foisie to cut out the shapes for my mold. Unfortunately, router workspace was not tall enough to be able to cut through 2″ of foam and still clear the stock when moving above the part….
Long Animal Lamp Maquette
I have chosen the long animal project. I did not have a lot of time to work on him this week due to a crisis at work, but this is what I have so far. Fairy Lights I decided to use some Neopixel RGB fairy lights from Adafruit, which I have ordered but they haven’t…
Elena’s Concept Proposal
I am trying to decide between three different ideas. Painting With Fun Paints I’m in the middle of a series of paintings using “the blackest black” matte paint in combination with metallic paints. I have some more ideas for the series that I would like to try, but I’m not sure if that’s enough for…
Light Artist: Micah Elizabeth Scott
Micah spent her childhood learning about computers and technology as an escape from isolated suburbia and gender dysphoria. She began her career as a software engineer, before eventually burning out and shifting her focus to art. In her artwork, Micah puts her technical skills to use creating control loops to achieve a particular aesthetic. The…
Elena Rivka Bachman
I grew up in Northern Virginia, right outside the DC beltway. Much of my childhood was spent running around in the Virginia woods, and running around in the Oregon desert visiting my extended family. My creative inspiration is primarily drawn from nature, and I like to incorporate organic forms and themes in my work. I…