Interactions 3 – Nest

The third of my first series of generative experiments in flash

Interactions 2 – Web

Here’s the second of my first series of generative experiments.

Interactions 1

I was inspired by the works of Natzke, a generative artist who works with flash.  Some of his stuff can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/natzke/sets/72157594540475331/.  Anyway, I’ve been stupidly postponing studying for my Electronics exam tomorrow morning to work on my own generative art… Bad idea, I know.  This is the first image to come out of the program I wrote in Flash.  My program was basically a numeric particle simulation with two particles.  There was an attractive force applied between them and towards the center of the stage, and their sizes were made to be inversely proportional to the magnitude of their velocities.  Anyway, here’s the result:

Iteration #1:

Iteration #2:

Set Stone Ring

The specification for this piece was just a piece of jewelry that had a set stone bezeled or embedded.  These shots are a little dirty because this is before I put it in the tumbler for a final cleaning.

Wood & Silver Ring

The specification for this project is that it had to incorporate wood components.

Wire Pendant

This project’s specification was that all of its components must be constructed of wire, square or round.  I spent far too much time designing and creating this…  It took many re-designs and two attempts to get the final product.

Metals – Applique Ring

Specification:  A ring constructed by soldering small parts onto a sheet which is then bent into shape.  I used short pieces of thick wire, and when it was done I sandblasted it for the sort of rough, sparkly finish.

Lost Wax Cast

Specification:  Must be made from a lost-wax cast.  It was first shaped with modeling wax, then placed in a crucible and filled with plaster.  The plaster cast is then placed in a kiln which evaporates the wax.  Then the silver is pored and the product is removed from the plaster.  An interesting note is that I used the sprue base to make the stand that it is propped up on.