I use an Arduino nano paired with a photoresistor to capture light signals from the lava lamp. Those signals create midi packets that my computer uses to generate the audio. In this video I’ll show you all of the software packages that I used to make this happen.
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In this project I engrave a simple leaf pattern using my Shaper, and then I went over the engraving with a wood burner.
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My wife and I have been spending some of our “date nights” painting together. We’re both not extremely proficient, but we’re trying to get better. Sarah’s method is to try and mimic features from images she’s found online. I, on the other hand, have been prompting Dall-E to generate paintings. For example, I recently gave […]
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In my effort to get better at painting and generate more art for our house – I tried painting a snowy scene. I tried paying attention to shading, and color. The weakest point (in my opinion) is the execution of the barn.
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Above my interior stairs I’ve got a large wall that is shamefully unadorned. We’ve looked at art in the past but it’s been too pricey. So now we are making a 5×10 mosaic of several painted pictures. Can we paint? Kinda? Will we be able to paint better after making 50 pictures? Most likely! The […]
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I don’t normally like creatures building nests in my stuff, but this nest constructed of moss and twigs in the wheel of my tractor was just too adorable. Granted what ever lives there probably doesn’t appreciate me driving around in the tractor. I love the contrast between the grungy industrial exterior and the cozy natural interior.
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The last few weeks I’ve really pushed dinking around on the internet / phone out of my repertoire of things to bide my time with. But from past experience I know that plan implodes if you don’t have easy things to put in their place. One of the replacements I picked is sketching cartoons. I’ve […]
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My daughter is going to be 3 in a little more than a week! So I figured it would be nice to make a decoration to help get the little one excited (not that she really needed any help). I came up with the idea and made the base, but was having trouble with the […]
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An idle sub-par doodle of bread.
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