I am slowly, inexorably being driven insane. How can something as simple as a truncated, oblong pyramid be so damn hard to model? Oh, sure, it could be the .001 tolerance I'm dealing with or the fact that everything is -just- a few degrees off the cartesian planes - or even the fact that I'm just too goddamn picky - but how many days are acceptably wasted in the interest of just offsetting one virtual 12 gauge sheet the thickness of another?

Tags: Doh!

"It was a fun experience, as I haven't done any smaller works like this, where client interaction is taking place just like on the bigger projects."

Is this the most poorly constructed sentence EVAR, or what? Sheesh. Sure, I could go back and just edit the post, but then all my fans would think I'm this perfect, god-like being who never fucks up - and we all know how boring that would be, don't we?

Tags: Doh!

I've been goofing around with some new themes in RapidWeaver. I really dig this one - it's by Elixir Graphics and called "Origami". Seems kinda apropos, with all the metal folding and stuff. Oh, yeah - to the three people on the planet who actually visit my site, I'm sorry for the lack of new posts. Hopefully I'll have the time to work up something interesting. At some point. Maybe.

Tags: Doh!

Ok, RealMac Software has released an update to Rapidweaver. Looks like they got everything fixed.

Tags: Doh!

Please excuse the ugly, barely-legible nav bar up there - the software I use to do this website, Rapidweaver, has been updated to version 3.6, which isn't quite ready for prime time. Hopefully they'll get things sorted shortly.

Tags: Doh!

Well, made it home from an installation gone awry in Paramount, California. We arrived on site early on Tuesday morning to find the "Upholding" sculpture broken. Our truck driver had done everything he could to try to minimize the damage after he spotted it happening, but things still got pretty messed up. I probably shouldn't get into details at this point due to legal and insurance issues, but suffice it to say that mistakes were made. Everyone at the City of Paramount involved in this project was on the ball and very professional in helping us get through this, and I'd like to say a big "Thank you" to them now. They managed to rent a TiG welder and I was able to reposition and re-weld the plates back into place. The marble ball was bruised and chipped, but should be repairable (we are already scheduled to fly back out in March to finish things up). In addition, a couple of the concrete wall sections shifted on the trailer, resulting in a big chip right near one of the plaques. The pre-cast company did send along a patch kit, so we were able to get most of the damage repaired - but more attention is needed. John and I put in a long, hard, frustrating 12 hour day, but we were able to get all 7 wall pieces and the sculpture itself placed. Not too bad, I guess. (Click on the image below for more pics.)

Tags: Memorial, Public Art, Commission, Doh!

I can't help it... sometimes I just gotta goof around. So I thought maybe it might be fun to share some of the silly stuff I make. Check out adoodadaday. (Edit: I took down that blog. Just wasn't able to update it properly. Sorry about that.)

Tags: Doh!