3D artist Michael Eden

"Michael Eden is a maker whose work sits at the intersection of craft, design and art, exploring contemporary themes through the redesign of historical, culturally familiar objects utilising digital manufacturing and materials." http://www.michael-eden.com/about/

Michael Eden was a basic ceramic potter. A research project called MPhil at the Royal College of Art had shown him how to digitally inhance his artwork. He orginially just used his hands, clay and tools to create 3D sculptures like pots. Then he started to use the help of technology to make it more creative, he then soon started using the two together. 

http://www.michael-eden.com/edenceramics/ Here is a journal he would update his fans about. The introduction talking about how he was at that time currently workin with Andy Jeffery and Forest Snyder of 3D Systems about ceramic 3D printing. This would mean you could print out a vase or any ceramic sculture using a computure and a printer. 

All of his work is on this website: http://www.michael-eden.com I am not able to post pictures at this time. I personally like this artists work more for the mix of "old and new".  He still makes ceramic sculptures from hand but he also worked with others to create and discover the ability of 3D ceramic printing. Which is mixing orginal basic art into the digital modern world, and i find that very fascinating that someone is and was able to do that.

Is social media helping or hurting?

https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/facebook-and-mental-health-is-social-media-hurting-or-helping/

My personal opinion, social media does both but creates more harm than good. I think the real problem is the security and safety of what you can do, find and see. Social Media like Facebook depending on what pages you follow depends on what you see and what you get. I think social media helps news travel faster and better. But at the same time things travel too fast and not with the right information causing conflict and harm whether its to the person themself mentally and or physically.
Also those who grow up with social media are developing and dealing with certain things at a far much younger age than they should be. Which causes a mental health problems. And the fact that its not controlled puts others in harms way for more problems in their future.
But for those who can over see the negative, and over see the false advertisment and news i think social media helps them.

3D Artist Gina Michaels

Gina Michaels uses casting sand to shape her artwork and then covers it in a layer of molted bronze. Her sculptural artwork tends to involve the mix and combination of hands or feet with nature. "My sculpture fuses the forms and gestures of humans and the botanical world, embodying the living energy we share. A hand is a leaf, or the earth itself. Fingers are petals that invite close inspection, but might poke the viewer in the eye. " This quote was from her artist statement on http://inliquid.org/complete-artist-list/michaels-gina/ 
I really enjoyed her work just for the unique quality with the ideas and how her imagination created artwork that has you just stop and think about it for a minute. She used great colors and contrasted them well with each other especially the colors ontop of the bronze layer. One of my favorite pieces was Ken and Doug and how the hands are layered on top  of each other reaching out in different directions. But at the same time blend together because of the blue turquoise color layered on top. Also the texture/pattern that was created in layering was something that made this piece especially eye catching. 


I have had trouble uploading pictures, but all  of her work is on the website above and i will have linked below. She also has print making artwork that i also enjoyed because of the nature base prints that were made.
http://inliquid.org/complete-artist-list/michaels-gina/ 

2D materials turned into 3D art!

Yulia Brodskaya is an artist that uses paper to illustrate and create 3D objects. From far away you cant tell its paper it just looks 3D like you dont see the details of texture. But it still looks amazing just as much up close as it does far away.the colors and the way she uses the paper gives it movement, texture and unique qualtities. Especially in the art pieces that looks like people. It uses movement in these pieces the most to create the face and hair.the way they bend and use the paper almost makes it look like paint but its really just tiny strips of paper. Which i find very cool and ineresting.