Sculpture — Blog — Mac Pierce

Artist / Creative Technologist

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Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine

Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine

How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American Revolutionary War era cannon.

1A2A3D, Sculpture, 3D PrintingMac PierceJanuary 23, 20233D Printed Guns, 3D Printing, 1A2A3D, Castle Doctrine, Welding, Sculpture, Somerville MA, Fort Independence, Artillery, Cannon, Guns, 3DFA, Prusa i3Comment

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

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.

1A2A3D, SculptureMac PierceDecember 9, 2022Sculpture TrailsSculpture, Casting, 600 Caliber, Cannon, Cannonball, Castle Doctrine, Iron Casting, Sculpture Trails, Fire at Night 2022, Sculpture Park, Iron, 1A2A3DComment

Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040

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.

Sculpture, Digital Art, Code, DOGMASMac PierceSeptember 9, 2022RP2040, Microcontrollers, 3D Printing, electronics, LEDs, Sculpture, Arduino, Foundational Texts, Candle

The making of A Scanner Darkly

The making of A Scanner Darkly

How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using spotlights in the shape of security cameras.

Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.

Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.

How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art made from the Stuxnet Virus.

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Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.

3D Printing, 1A2A3D, Sculpture, WIPMac PierceSeptember 2, 20203D Printing, 3D Modelling, Guns, 1A2A3D, 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 3D Printed Guns, The Constitution, Castle Doctrine, Minis, Donate, Powder Panic, Cannon, The Liberator, RepRap Comment

10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop

10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop

The process and steps of making a multi-digit display.

Sculpture, Digital ArtMac PierceJune 9, 2019Sculpture, Digital Art, Digit Display, 7 Segment Display, Character Display, LEDs, ESP32, Arduino, Artisans Asylum, Fabrication, Signage, Blinky, Lovepop, Magical Moments Counter, Segment Display Comment

Making Lumpy, my studio assistant

Making Lumpy, my studio assistant

A quick and fun weekend project.

Sculpture, Misc.Mac PierceMarch 4, 2019Sewing, Sculpture, Fiber Arts, Weekend Project, Artisans Asylum