This is a collection of digital fabrication and multimedia artwork, mostly consisting of 3D printing.

Peacock Prosthetic

This project was as exciting as it was unorthodox and is one I will always cherish. I had got word that a professor was looking for a student to commission for a special job that might involve 3D printing and helping his pet peacock that had been recently injured. Apparently, the bird hurt it’s leg and unfortunately had to have it amputated. So my professor had the idea that a prosthetic limb could be designed and printed to help the bird continue to be mobile, ensuring it could still forage, roost, and enjoy a certain quality of life. I was ecstatic that I might be able to help.

This was the original silicone mold taken of the bird’s injured leg.

I went through about 5 or 6 major iterations before ending up at something that included pronged toes, specifically dense toes for digging for bugs, ventilation holes for sweat that doubled as the attachment points, and a certain arch in the bottom to allow it to somewhat perch on cylindrical objects like fences and railings.

Cosplay Props

Project description!

Photogrammetry

This was a full walkthrough of how I “clone” objects by scanning them with my phone and 3D printing them in resin or plastic. I usually take a few hundred pictures of an object and use specific software that can determine all of the camera angles in order to build “point clouds.” This cloud of points is eventually what gets built into a full mesh, or the skin of a model. That model is what I cut up, add keyed holes and tabs to, and slice for printing. The final touch was some textured concrete spray paint and faux moss from the craft store.