Evolution of an idea

laces all around

If you have worked on a project for "Lace Futures" and have not yet received your lace laces please come to Kanbar tomorrow afternoon and pick one up.

Secret Laser Lace Machine by Eric Magenheimer

line... static... line

One of Marcia's students explores the possibility of lacing the structure with split film. Our objective is to create a surface we can project animated graphics on. The original wire sculpture was twice this size but material flex made it unwieldy at that size so we scaled it down. Though the lacing is interesting, the piece is becoming more of an object and less about a line traveling through space.


When I see yellow caution tapes, I find that I am not looking at what they are protecting or what they are wrapped around. It is the path of the line itself that is most interesting as it ricochets from one point of attachment to another.



So I started thinking that the problem with our piece was that there was no real conversation between the wire rod structure and the tape that was on it. The tape is thin and when you wrap it around the rod you can take it to any other point on the frame, and that's the problem. If the tape were much thicker, like the caution tape, it would wrap around the rod and come off at an angle that reflects the angle at which it had approached that piece of rod.


So that let me to realize that the frame we built is just a bit of static. The line approaches the piece, is scrambled back and forth like "cat's cradle" and eventually escapes the piece as a line again. The eye will see the line. The frame does its job in redirection but it basically invisible.
At last we are drawing lines in space. Marcia was out looking for appropriate tape material today. We will have to lace it in place at the exhibition, as an installation, but we will do some experiments tomorrow.



The line shown in these photos has been drawn in place but the real thing should give much the same effect. The plan in the entry below already shows a new version of the string figure sculpture with the tape wrapping around a column, scrambling through the wire rod frame and then racing off across the floor.

The Plan

Overhead table lighting

Eric prototypes our simple overhead reflector. It is held aloft on a threaded rod and large washers top and bottome keep the parts square to each other. The rod will be painted black so that the bowl above will appear to float over the table.

The idea came to me when thinking about an Olympic Games T shirt I did years ago.

Hy demo's lace from laces...

Over 90 boards and many more to come Monday

Presentation boards sorted, reviewed and readied for installation on Monday.

Lace Futures gifts

Each participant in the Lace Futures Project will receive a set of neon green and purple shoelaces which have been refomed into a lace-like design. The laces identify particpants to each other so they can share their project experiences when they pass each other on campus. Jess, Cristina, and Ian, a visiting graduate of our program, pitched in to make these lace gifts. Though the work wasn't hard, Ian did find it a bit "al dante." Cristina attached the gifts for the sophomore ID participants to their lockers making a beautiful presentation.

Cat's Cradle in steel rod

A tiny model of "Cat's Cradle" by Hy is scaled up by Frankie, Dan, Scott and Jeff.

Project Board Holders

Frankie to the rescue once again!

Turning Shoe Laces into Lace

Turning Shoe Laces into Lace

Jess and the Viral Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnjRez3Ib0s

The Human Lace Cam

Eric and the wireless web cam. Come and be the lace.

"string figures" takes shape

the face of Lace

Over table light reflectors

Ted and Eric H are working on the over table reflectors. These will allow us to light the work surrounding the table while keeping the room lighting off with exception of spots on some platforms of three dimensional work.

Marcia orders the laces

Marcia and Hy are the co-directors of the Lace Futures project. Among Marcia's many talents is her ability to get uncooperative vendors to accede to her wishes. She is so good at making friends with them that she is often invited to their weddings and family events.

graphic design presents

Hy is on the left, Danielle, Frank, Michael, Cristine, and another student. Hy is directing the Lace Futures Project. Frank is the graphic design professor. Cristine is an ID student and Hy's
project manager.

Build! Build! Build!

Frankie and Scott are making great progress on the bent metal frame that will serve as the screen. Measure are being taken to light the tables from overhead.






Frankie and Scott are making great progress on the bent metal frame that will serve as the screen.

Danielle's graphics

Danielle Quigley is a senior in Graphic Design. She is now "tweaking" the final image for our show graphics. It will be printed by Signarama, courtesy of Sami Q, a former ID student of mine.
This is just a teaser. The graphics will cover five of the sliding door panels opf the Kanbar Presen tation Space.

Ted made a drawing of the door and window dimensions of the sliding doors outside of the Kanbar Performance Space. The drawing is not drawn to scale but the dimensions will be accurate.

In the meantime here is the jpeg of the idea we showed. Notice also that some of the letters get lost crossing the mullions in this sketch. Hard to make the words jump the mullions and not look contrived.

The tagline is "an intersection of ideas" or it might be "at the intersection of ideas."