LED dress

LED dress
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i sewed my first dress then proceeded to afix LEDs (only 128 this time) and electronics to it. we video'd it around midnight on monday down by the marina. my body is ready for daylight savings time, or at least an extra hour.

there are still technical issues to work out as i wait on additional chips for making the LEDs brighter and programming issues, but i reached a milestone. it lights up. it animates. it's battery powered. it responds somewhat to my movements. i'm still getting over shyness at being filmed. i'm exploring the female body and light. that's all for now.

hair sound

hair sound
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i can't believe we are on the cusp of april. march came and went in a flash! with all of the work that went into the show, i haven't had time for much else, so have been slow to get started on the next piece. some initial tests and too much time spent wrapping bundles of hair proved unsuccessful, so i'm going with plan b, and may save some elements of this for a future piece. it's too bad because i like the interaction of this one.

today, i am sewing and making custom "buttons" for my new project.