Transcending the Medium: Beyond Planes, Edges, and Plywood

[steph]

Oh most definitely! If only I had the room for a nice CNC router…one day!

[jkopel]

@spike I knew I had this link somewhere…
http://www.remark.me.uk/pages/hobbies/ornamental/ornamental.html

[spike]

Love it!

[marmak3261]

Cookie presses from heaven! Wow.

[morganstanfield]

Check out this awesome lightbox made by @jkopel on JoshForge! Beta project "the console" (Star Trek Lighted Console with Adafruit)

[jacobturner]

I believe this one counts:

Plywood Spiral Staircase

[morganstanfield]

Yes indeedy, it does!

[FeliaJ]

Love this project

[morganstanfield]

I love these beautiful pieces by Gabriel Shama, which @henryhbk noted on this thread: Amazing laser wood cut relief sculptures

[morganstanfield]

Here’s another from our own Beta User, @maryellen! I think she really puts the Glowforge’s hand-drawing capabilities through their paces.

Beta Project: Completed Halloween Wreath

[image] Today I’m happy to post a project I’ve been working on for a couple of weeks. My daughters are excited to start talking about Halloween, (it’s never too early, right?), so I dashed off a quick sketch of a Halloween pumpkin decoration to hang on our front door, and got to work making it a reality on the Glowforge. [image] I decided I wanted it to be the size of a nice large wreath so that it could be easily seen and read from the street, and that I would print the segments of the pu…

[PrintToLaser]

This sent the artist in me into a happy dance!
For me, one of the most inspiring products to emerge from a laser.

The personal, human touch is conveyed. As organic and original as a twinkle in the eye, or a smile. Far beyond the cold crisp geometry of blueprint.
Art - communicating spirit by means of matter

[morganstanfield]

@printolaser

“Art - communicating spirit by means of matter”

That is PERFECT. I love it. Is that originally yours? 'Cause I’m going to quote it everywhere and I want to know whom to credit.

[PrintToLaser]

No, I’m not that clever. I read that many years ago, and unfortunately I have no idea whom to attribute it to
But like you, I haven’t encountered a better definition, and the words ring in my ear everytime I see art that inspires me!

[jbv]

I could not find that quote attributed to anyone via google.

No results found for “communicating spirit by means of matter” art.

the closest I found was… you!

@printolaser

“Art - conveying spirit by means of matter.”

[PrintToLaser]

Hahaha! Yes, I mangle quotes regularly!
Soon, I’ll get to where I can hide my own Easter eggs

[morganstanfield]

Here’s another one, by our own wonderful @polarbrainfreeze.

See all the details on the original post here.

[polarbrainfreeze]

Thanks for your kind words. I don’t feel like I’m in the same league as some of the others on this page yet though.

[mad_macs]

Oh, you are in that league. I assure you.

[bill_laba]

Well, I think I’m in Little League, and you, sir, are in the Majors. This creation probably just got you to the World Series.

[caribis2]

I’m in the corner eating dirt, so…