Thanks and Wrapping Up: Electric Sky and the Wondering Woods

[cross-posted on ElectricSkyArtCamp.com] This years’ Electric Sky was a resounding success and we cannot thank everyone enough for your active participation!  (For more imagery, check out our summarizing slide show or  see our video). Our primary goal with this event is to foster the community of creatives at the intersection of art and technology in the Pacific Northwest – building collaborative relationships, developing best practices, engaging in life-long learning, and inspiring new innovation.  Our secondary goal is to share the art generated by the event with the public, and in particular with the small rural communities of the Skykomish River valley. Reactive…

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The Garden Path in the Wondering Woods

We created a garden path made of reactive pavers as a part of our larger group installation, the Wondering Woods at Electric Sky (2017). As you stepped on the pavers, a pulse of light went down the garden path to show you the way. The garden path was an orienting piece in the Wondering Woods installation, both created by our art group. The goal was to explore what if the woods could see you and interact with you. LEDs were controlled by wifi-enabled Arduinos. See video with demo of LED animation here: https://youtu.be/P23V_Tt727Q Following Electric Sky, we also installed the Garden…

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Luminous Garden v2 Winter

Our Luminous Garden project was so popular this summer we adapted the group installation to be an indoor show, displayed the winter of 2016/2017 at the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, and in the Skykomish Maloney Store.  The theme was “taking a walk in an otherworldly garden”.  At the Maloney Store, we had a pop-up maker lab in the back of the show, so we could continually add new pieces to the show over the course of the month. Mentioned by the Seattle Times More photos on flickr Time Lapse Video Participating Artists and Technology Creatives Andy Tomacelli :: Beanne Hull…

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