Other Sculptures
OK, so we've established that I love vegetables -- but I love a lot of things (and people)! Below are some other examples of sculptures that I've created lately. Most of these are bronze castings, just like the vegetables, but others have been made via unique processes outlined below.
Who doesn't love avocado toast? Have you ever tried making it with a 15lb bronze avocado, with a perfectly ripe patina? Delicious!
This "hell squirrel" was designed and built to protect our vegetable garden from the real squirrels out there. It was cast in bronze, with a realistic patina, and is about 3x scale over typical squirrels. The LED eyes are powered by a battery that tucks into a certain cavity of this big squirrel, and lasts about 6 months on a charge. A motion sensor actives the red eyes, alerting real squirrels that they might become a snack themselves if they don't quit snacking in our garden!
Stay tuned for more pieces in this series -- and send over a comment with any new vegetable suggestions!
This ant is made of laser-cut 1/2" thick plate steel, tacked together with some quick welds. I'm looking forward to seeing it rust overtime and assume a more ant-like color!
Bubbles
"Bubbles" as we call him is a friendly sculpture whose sole purpose is to remind us to stand up straight, smile, and enjoy life. It was inspired by a wonderful gift that my brother gave me: a tee-shirt with a "buttman" like logo that had us laughing for years. As I became more involved in 3D printing, various renditions of the 3D form were created over the years, culminating in the giant scale version shown below.
Casting this in bronze would be possible, but very expensive and difficult. So instead we focused on developing a new (at least to me) process of spray-coating a 3D printed part with solid metal. The result is a statue that has a thick 100% bronze (or other metal of your choice) exterior. It can be done quickly, costs less than casting, and yields a lighter-weight sculpture than a traditional casting would -- enabling us to do things like stuff him in the back of a trunk and parade him through the Stanford campus!
Casting this in bronze would be possible, but very expensive and difficult. So instead we focused on developing a new (at least to me) process of spray-coating a 3D printed part with solid metal. The result is a statue that has a thick 100% bronze (or other metal of your choice) exterior. It can be done quickly, costs less than casting, and yields a lighter-weight sculpture than a traditional casting would -- enabling us to do things like stuff him in the back of a trunk and parade him through the Stanford campus!