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A review of the group show Minionotics (March 13th - April 13th, 2025) at Weatherproof Gallery in Chicago.
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NCCCIAP 2025 - Photos +

A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.

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Back into the FE-AL: Iron Pour at Sculpture Trails Indiana

In which I detail the process of making a cannonball by participating at a very unique iron casting event.

over a year ago 47 votes
Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040

How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader in the form of a candle.

over a year ago 52 votes

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