I can safely say that I was absolutely fascinated by Frankie Flood's talk and exhibition! It was especially intriguing to view the gallery before hearing him talk, then seeing some of the gallery pieces or components talked about by Frankie himself.
Perhaps what interests me most, however, is the concept of 3-D printing becoming more easily accessible to more and more people. I actually had the honor of visiting the Digital Craft Research Lab at UWM in Spring of 2012, as part of a field trip I took with my AP Studio Art high school class. I recall distinctly that this is when my fascination with 3-D printing began - we got to see the machines in action printing, and we were told about the RepRap machine, which can, as Frankie put it today, "give birth" to other machines of its kind by printing them out. After school that day, when we had returned from our field trip, I remember immediately looking up information about RepRap and wishing I could make one of my own.
My brother, who spent four years at Lakeland College in Sheboygan studying Computer Science during my four years of high school, had access to a 3-D printer around the time where I had discovered their existence, and he would sometimes bring home some of his little creations, and I was endlessly entertained by the things he could make.
I suppose I'm getting sidetracked here, so I'll cut to the chase: this presentation rekindled some of my fascinations with creating 3-D objects, and to see not only the artistic value but also the practicality in each piece kept me in awe. To see where technology is taking us, that things can evolve so quickly with the help of others... it makes me feel incredibly lucky that this is the age I am able to live in.
♪ Paige
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