I find purpose in using ultra modern technology combined with the most primitive clay building and firing, to bring back to life prehistoric lifeforms that appeal to my instincts.
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start: exchanging ideas with a genAI on hypothetical prehistoric animals, their names, how they would behave in their ecosystem, visualisations etc. |
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designing using open-source 3D computer graphics software |
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testing with aid of 3D printing of parts, mock-ups, supports, demos |
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now comes the pottery phase: dig my local clay (Amer delta, NL), mix and test my own glazes. |
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building, glazing and firing those old life-forms using all traditional ceramist techniques. This phase is full of silly experiments, disappointments, and learning. But sometimes, the animal just comes to life and I’m no longer working with an object but with a being. Those are the good days. |
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