Good morning, you radiant jewels of humanity.
I’m writing to let you know about a few workshops I have coming up which you may
enjoy immensely:

When: Sunday, January 18th from 4-7pm
Where: Mini Dutch Gallery, 3111 w. Diversey, Chicago IL 60647
What: Come on by and make some LED Throwies with Andrew Mueller and Michael Una.  As part of  Mini Dutch’s current show [...]

So, Handmade Music Night was a total success.  We got about 18 Beep-its up and running, many of those assembled by people who were learning to solder for the first time.  The other projects were quite awesome, and the folks at 3rd Ward were very gracious hosts.
Big thanks to Peter @Createdigitalmusic, Eric @Etsy, and Phil [...]

Greetings everyone. This is a quick note regarding two events happening this week:
Thursday, December 11: I’ll be conducting a workshop wherein you can build your own Beep-it.
It’s part of Handmade Music Night, sponsored by Etsy, Make Magazine and CreateDigitalMusic.
Venue is 3rd Ward in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Details here.

Friday, December 12: My piece “Mini [...]

From Sept. 19-21 I’ll be participating in ArtXposium, a 3-day multimedia art experience with more than 80 participating artists. Local, national and international talent will come together from September 19th to the 21st to display a variety of art work ranging from traditional painting, sculpture, and photography to interactive, multimedia, and sound installations.
I’ll be showing [...]

The show will be called Shadows, tracks and traces
When: Opening reception August 2. Show closes August 31.
Where: Second Bedroom Gallery, 3216 Morgan Street Apt. 4R Chicago
Description:
Shadows, tracks and traces seeks to make people aware of the omnipresent, ambient surveillance going on around us all the time by audiovisually representing the [...]

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More to come on this (including better pics), but the Time Travellers show at Polvo was absolutely smashing. A lot of nice folks came out and my piece seemed to inspire playfulness and curiosity, which was the ultimate point.
A few pics:

The Beat/Bleep bike, operating in dual-control mode

A gallery visitor rocks out

Me talking to a [...]

I will be exhibiting my interactive sculpture “Beat-Bike” at Polvo gallery at the end of the month. If all goes well, it will also be “Bleep-Bike.” Early signs indicate that this show is going to melt your brain with awesomeness, so be advised.
Click here for more info.