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Cloud Lamp
This is a lamp that I made using ten RGB LEDs and an Arduino Mega microcontroller. The Arduino controls each LED through PWM. This allows each LED to fade and change hues. The Arduino is controlled by a IR remote. There are ten different fade sequences and five different rainstorm/thunderstorm tracks that can be selected and played through a speaker inside of the cloud.
The cloud is made by covering acrylic...
Dancer Night Light
This is a dancer night light that I built. The dancer is made from expanded aluminum mesh. The box is built from Cocobola wood from Central America and has a 23k gilded channel around the base. The light is a RGB led that is managed by an Arduino microcontroller. Inside the led there are three color filaments; a red one, green one and a blue one. Controlling how much power goes to each filament controls the intensity of...
Cranial EndoCasts
Raccoon
Cranial endocasts are cast made of the inside of a skull. A cast gives a basic structure and anatomy of the species belonging to the skull. Endocasts are traditionally made from resin or latex. I have developed a way to make cranial endocasts with aluminum. As far as I know I am the first person to do this.
Sheep
Antelope
Cat
Raccoon
Porcupine
Badger
Muskrat
Bobca...
Light Bulb Aquarium Night Light
This is a night light and aquarium that is built from a light bulb I bought at Goodwill. The bulb is filled with water and aqua plants and a light shines on it from below. The light is a RGB (red, green, blue) led. The led is controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The microcontroller has a bluetooth module so the microcontroller can be controlled from my Iphone. The light has two types of settings, static and fade....
Intaglio Self Portrait
Intaglio self portrait. Intaglio is a printmaking process where lines are etched into copper or acrylic making a relief. Ink is applied to the plate and wiped off. The ink stays in the scratches but is wiped clear from the smooth surfaces of the plate. A damp paper is then put on top of the plate and both are run through a press. The image directly below is of the acrylic plate. The plate was etched with...
Sea Urchin Night Light
Sea urchin night light that I built. Sea urchins are echinoderms that live in the ocean. In life they are covered with spines for protection. After they die the spines fall out leaving a beautiful hollow shell. The familiar Sand Dollar is a form of a sea urhin.
There are five sea urchins in this lamp. The biggest two are English Channel urchins, the green urchin is conveniently named Green urchin, the smallest one is...