Clay 3d Printing 101 For Harvard College Undergraduates (Spring 2024)
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Instructor: Nicholas PutnamMeets two Saturdays:March 30, 2024 10am – 1pmApril 6, 2024 10am – 5pm (students will need not be present outside of printing their work)
This workshop is limited to Harvard College Undergraduate students.
This workshop is a fun introduction to the Ceramic Program’s new LUTUM® v4.6 3D clay printer. You will learn about basic digital modeling tools and design preparation. You do not need prior 3D modeling software experience to explore this new tool. You will start with a simple, hand-drawn sketch and transform it, with the help of the instructor, into a file that the printer will use to create the object.
Session 1:
- 3D clay printing (overview, 3D ceramic artist inspiration)
- Lutum 3D Printer (printing demo, printer and process description)
- Design (overview of the 3D modeling process and tools, overview of the non-modeling sketch requirements to submit for the print)
Students will have three days to submit the design for the printing either as a hand sketch or 3D model file. The instructor will then prepare all the files for the second session.
Session 2:
The second session starts with the discussion about incorporating 3D printing into the student's workflow and an overview of the submitted work and printing.
There may be time for students to work on their own work in the studio while other student projects are printing. You will leave with a 3D-printed vessel or object that you can combine into personal handbuilt or thrown work.
Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates. Registration for this workshop will open on December 4 at 10am.
Instructor Bio:
Nik Putnam is a ceramic and digital media artist fascinated by symmetry and pattern and by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration. In addition to using traditional pottery techniques, he develops hardware and software “robotic assistants” to enhance his studio practice. Before focusing on art-making, Nik was a computational scientist for two decades, doing research in genomics and evolutionary biology. Nik works at home in Arlington, MA, and in the community of artists at the Harvard Ceramics Program.
