22 Oct

Posted at 12:51h in 3D Capture
I am in the midst of a thrilling new project involving 3D scanning and reality computing.  I've been selected to join the Innovators Program of the Stanford Creative Ignition Lab. Our mission is to explore developing technologies such as reality capture and augmented reality as they relate to the creative process and to innovate real world solutions. As it happens, I have been using the core technology for some time in my own creative work.  The lab is hosted at Autodesk, where we have been exploring the use of a piece of Beta-stage software called Memento.  Currently available as a free download, Memento allows users of minimal technical ability to create photo-realistic 3D models using either plain photos or data from a digital scanner as input. https://vimeo.com/139001272 Since I don't have a 3D scanner yet, I have been a heavy user of the photogrammetry features.  

21 Sep

Posted at 15:33h in collaborative projects, Five Ton Crane
[caption id="attachment_2411" align="alignleft" width="1280"]Storied Haven at Black Rock City, 2015. Storied Haven at Black Rock City, 2015.[/caption] A few months ago I posted some teasers on the new Five Ton Crane project, Storied Haven.  Thanks to Bree Hylkema for envisioning this wonder and leading us down the path to construction.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to our fund raising and especially for all the hard work, raw talent, and blood sweat and tears that enabled us to step in to this story book fantasy.  The boot house is two stories tall, but countless stories deep.  A glimpse of that lays on the bookshelf, a beautiful walnut piece by Gomez.  Dozens of carved out art books contain fanciful dioramas and hidden wonders, and the whole house is replete with storybook ephemera: [gallery type="rectangular" size="medium" ids="2389,2393,2392,2391,2390"]

08 Aug

Posted at 15:07h in Steadcraft

It's been a bit since Maker Faire now and my plans to launch a kickstarter for Steadcraft are simmering on the back burner for a bit while summer plans take precedence.  I have built out quite an assortment of earrings in fine silver, bronze, and...

11 May

Posted at 09:45h in 3D Printing, Digital Modeling & Fabrication, Grant Diffendaffer Design, Jewelry, News and Information, Steadcraft

What if you took the best traditions of handcraft--reverence for the made object, heartful engagement with material, and mastery of skill, and combined that with 3D printing and digital fabrication? What if artisanry is not lost to unthinking machinery?  What if everything was beautiful, individual, and made to last? May...