This year I’ve been fortunate to work with many talented people. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to build crazy practical effect rigs and bring your wild visions to life. Here is a peek behind the curtain of some of the projects of 2025. Looking forward to continually learn and grow in the coming year!
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Honored to share my kinetic sculpture among so many talented artists at @dis.ori.ent this year. Loved finding dark corners of the wood to hide it in and seeing the curiosity and delight people had when they approached and played with it. Filled with new ideas for the next piece.
This is a Korean Rhinoceros Beetle! It was already dead when I found it so I decided to try and pin it.
At first I followed a traditional tutorial but then decided to improvise and make a more natural pose as if the beetle is taking off from a branch. Not sure if it will be preserved in the long term, but this was more about the educational process for me.
I love how the legs have spikes and grappling hooks that grab onto whatever the beetle sits on. The wings fold like origami and tuck under the protective armor. Beautiful creature and a fascinating experience. Hope to see a live one flying around one day.
Revisiting this design, now printed on a resin printer. Added three bearing to the marble run to echo the three loops that make up this twisty ball chase.
I’ve officially moved from a nest of wires on a breadboard to a more organized soldered perf board. It’s a tricky puzzle to make everything compact and easy to assemble.
Next steps are making a nice 3d printed enclosure and writing code to give this little robot some personality.
