pretty much carrying on from the last post made … once again i need to use pictures of what i’ve been doing so i can quickly document the last week. a week in which i took a few days out to go to a funeral.
in the last week i’ve been working on the snee snaw , loose parts creation for steam tots, planning for maker camp and beginning my journey with microbit.
microbit is a microcontroller at the centre of an iniative centred around getting 11/12 year olds into programming and is backed by the bbc. before the summer recess, the microbit was rolled out to year 7 students and it’s now available to buy. the programming is web browser based and the code can be loaded onto the microbit. microbit has a host of sensors and can connect to external sensors too.
after my workshop induction i have been engaged with a bandsaw cutting shapes from wood based on acrylic shapes cut on a laser cutter.
i’m including the one off shapes too in the loose parts
at todays update, review and reflect meeting i took along a small selection of loose parts and they proved very engaging for my colleagues around the table.
with chris’ tweet being picked up by kids in museums .
i also learnt this morning that the childrens museum in san fransico has picked up on steam tots via a maker ed hangout with chris and andrea of the silk mill and want to know more. i’m quite liking this working internationally and getting the bus to the place that i work…
maker camp happens this week and we’ve done some really good planning for those taking part.
i’m going to be taking part as a resident maker / artist working on the snee snaw and now in this moment of calm reflection i’m really looking forward to the experience. i have quite a lot of work left to do and earlier today i did get a little anxious about the time i have. however … i do see that i can get a little precious and when i’m not wholly working on the snee snaw do get a little anxious.
i feel confident of finishing in time.
my snee snaw week in review …
have created some idents for the work
considered the led placement
worked on the programming to get the audio response working with the movements
and how the physical form of the work might be
for the next few days i have a makerspace in the museum where i can work with the components of the work and run tests and feedback results into the programming.
the figment festival is saturday 20th august and i’ll be showing the the snee snaw (re-imagined) at it. figment is an international festival and so once again i’ll be traveling on the bus to work internationally.
i quite love my work at the moment.
