Hilbert Tensing
A curve or contour under exponentially compounding tension. Reverse interface view.
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Bizarre Fabrications Series
Special observations of curiously occupied agents of production. Procedurally embroidered stop motion animation by Huw Messie.…
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Sun-Baked Light Maps
Lighting maps rendered by sitting in my windowsill. A year ago I folded these origami pyramids out of colorful squares. There were originally 13 – the steps covered all the possible resolutions of the design that I could manage within this square. Then they sat in my windowsill that year until yesterday when I was…
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‘Tracing the Line’ Feature
Tracing the Line compiles a number contemporary and pioneering artists creating works with pen-plotters and drawing machines.…
Soft Sculpture and Fashion
Experimental Studio Work
A Dime Buck Grand
Disposable experiment of monetary tensile strength. This doc describes some of my process for the procedural animation in this piece. If you’re interested in learning…
Perpetual Insufficiency
A constant, cyclical loss. I went with a more simple, elegant action for this piece. The gesture I am capturing portrays three figures traveling at…
Your Plane
My first experiment in interactive embroidery animation! I wanted to test how an interaction would feel with thread, and so I put together a short…
Intuitive Digitizing Reworked
Since this past Spring I’ve been reworking some of the trial stitch algorithms I had previously developed. You can read about these previous trials in…
Stitches in Motion
I started making stop motion animations when I was 7. I had seen this wild movie Alice by Jan Švankmajer that I recommend to people…
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Other Recent Work
Sun-Baked Light Maps
Lighting maps rendered by sitting in my windowsill. A year ago I folded these origami pyramids out of colorful squares. There were originally 13…
7 – 7
Every 12 hours a rebirth; a 7 o’clock genesis. This time piece features virtual flowers that were procedurally generated and animated by a system…
Lot Gulls
This “open world” game is a prototype for an idea I had about making a virtual environment where you can drive around a parking…
Windows XP Deprecated
This virtual monument reimagines and immortalizes an essence of early 2000s Windows unlike any other operating system. Travel into the void and see what…
Semi-Permanent Field Guide
Tactile field guide detailing crucial methods of fabrication and other skills for the modern adolescent. Digitized and stitched in machine-embroidery. 1 – How to…
Moving Embroidery Archive
Check out some of the other posts on my blog about more details of how the animation works and my process: This GitHub repo…
Generalized Assembly Instructions for Products In Your Life
Are you hesitant to repair or tinker with your personal belongings? Afraid of not being able to put something back together once it’s in…
THERE IS NO FOOD HERE
The ready-made passive income generator has always been a staple of any thriving economy. Enjoy your same late night trips to the fridge to…
Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry Microgrant
In the past few months, with support of a microgrant from the Frank-Ratcheye Studio for Creative Inquiry, I’ve been able to make technical and…
HOME OF THE FAKERS
Now immortalized in embroidery appliqué. Original artists are unknown. This sweatshirt is for sale here.
Scoob Occ. Bag
The process of constructing this bag was pretty much entirely improvised. I wasn’t working from a pattern, but I sketched out a cylinder I…
The Virtual Artifact Gallery
This virtual gallery is a VR experience featuring real objects captured using photogrammetry, accompanied by their mundane and iconic representations from popular video games. I…
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