Category Archives: Diary

General comments of a diary, day-to-day nature

Ruby’s Writing

Ruby loves writing at the moment and her handwriting is changing all the time. This weekend she was wanting to know how to do everything joined up but last week, her style (above) reminded me of early Roman inscriptions, especially … Continue reading

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Off to the Sideways Festival

Something that’s been in my mind since my ‘Going Solo’ residency is how to (re)present walks, and if one should. Sometimes I think the best artistic practice around walking is simply taking people on a walk. I know Heimo Lattner … Continue reading

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Digital Dowsing inching forward

Looking back to the last post about this subject, I realise how long things take for me to get round to them. Especially if I haven’t done anything like it before. My venture into the world of microcontrollers and open … Continue reading

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Jacquard loom GPS visualisation

We are getting increasingly attracted to older ways of visualising our GPS data – getting it out of the digital and especially screen realm and into tangible, haptic objects. Last week, after helping Martin print some data he is working … Continue reading

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Pen Plotter Replacement Pen DIY V

I’ve been making progress with our pen plotter since I last wrote. Now I’ve simplified the process and am working with some pens I’m very happy with. After consulting with Christophe when I popped into the friendly Open Design City … Continue reading

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