New Piece: Termitarium
https://www.extrasleepy.com/work#/termitarium/
Slice up a pest-eaten piece of wood, embed a gradient of LED light in the center, and you might end up with something like this illuminated sculpture. Termitarium features wooden levels fragmented with CNC-chewed tunnels, creating a map-like pattern that catches light in unexpected ways. Two LED sources, projected at each other, gradually change color to create a Turrell-like gradient throughout a frosted glass tube in the center of the piece. Each diffusing layer is painted a different pastel color, giving the piece a colorful sculptural presence when off, and adding to the reflected color variation when on. The cast concrete base sits on thin felt, while a pierced river rock weighs the light blue power cord in place—adding another natural sculptural feature. Slide the slightly hidden switch, and be reminded that natural deterioration often provides the most compelling visuals.
Thank the gods for Modern Digestion
Modern Digestion is a nod to the intestinal tract and all the microbiota working in miraculous ways to perpetually break down, absorb, or pass the extraordinary collection of natural, synthetic, planned, and unintended items we put down our esophagus. From prehistoric to recently engineered foods, the gut keeps it all moving.
http://www.extrasleepy.com/#/modern-digestion/
The light sequence, composed of 26 programmable LEDs, fades at random intervals, in a random order, through meditative warm and cool tones. This piece can operate plugged into a USB outlet or charged for five or more hours of untethered operation. Programmed with CircuitPython.
New Piece! Hot Coil
Hot Coil, a palm-size light-emitting sculpture, is rechargeable and portable. Every 15 to 20 minutes a circuitPython controller randomly fades RGB LEDs through a range of warm colors.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for about three hours per 15 min recharge.
Materials: CNC-cut & hand finished walnut and acrylic, microcontroller, addressable LEDs, rechargeable battery
Dimensions: 4”w x 4”h x 4”d
Tinytown
Tinytown, a palm-size light-emitting sculpture, is rechargeable and portable. A circuitPython controller randomly and continually fades individual RGB LEDs through a range of warm colors.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for more than 5 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 2.5”w x 2.5”h x 2.5”d
See more: http://www.extrasleepy.com/#/tinytown/
NEW PIECE: Chonky!
CNC-cut cherry and walnut, 3D-printed lens, Acrylic, Microcontroller, Addressable LEDs, Rechargeable battery
Chonky, a light-emitting sculpture, is symmetrically lumpy, rechargeable, and portable. A translucent 3D-printed lens press sits on atop a gradient of hand-finished wood and orange acrylic. A circuitPython controller changes the RGB LEDs about every 20 minutes.
The piece can operate plugged to a USB outlet or untethered for 4 hours per recharge.
Dimensions: 4.5”w x 4.25”h x 4.5”d
