multiple media… seriously!
Derek and I have been working hard on building some useful tools for beat sequencing using Rosco and Max/MSP. Poking around at Max/MSP made me realize how much I understand PureData, so I went back to PD and built a comprehensive “data-in” patch to receive the OSC messages from Rosco.
Click to preview what this patch does
Hey there, I’ve created a page for Rosco since I’ve revised it to version 2.0.
Rosco is an app that I’m working on that creates Open Sound Control (OSC) messages. It can generate them with or without taking data readings from an Arduino. Version 1 only had 6 sliders (one for each analog pin from the arduino), but now the new version includes being able to use 12 checkboxes (which correlate to pins 2-13 on an arduino). I’ve revved the app, the quartz composer file, and the arduino code to all show examples how to get it going. Check it out!
This was too cool not to repost:
So I’m tryin’ to learn Cocoa, and so I’ve been poking at an application that I’ve modified from the sample code for AMSerialPort from Harmless Cocoa. I know a little bit about the arduino, and I know a little bit about cocoa, so I poked and poked and poked, and from a well timed piece of help from my cocoa class instructor Malcolm Crawford, I finally got something fairly functional working. It’s called Rosco. All it does is take input from an arduino’s analog pins and transmit the values out to OSC through a cocoa app and out to a quartz composer composition. Nothing too fancy. I’m using it in conjunction with my Arduino Project Box, but really you could send any analog value from the arduino. It’s really such a hodge podge of code and hardware, it’s bordering on being silly. This really isn’t supposed to be useful just yet, but it was useful for me to learn more about cocoa programming. Maybe you might find it somewhat interesting. Here’s a diagram of what’s going on.
Click here to download it to try it out.
my piece “exploration two” sold at auction for $225. 
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here’s the third and possibly last painting post for 2008. This is a tryptic. Each piece is 24″ square, for a total of 72″ x 24.
I’m not sure of the title yet. I… have some ideas. I also have a full timelapse movie in the works for this piece as well. So when I get that done and figure out the title, I’ll post ‘em up.
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Here’s the second painting I’ll be showing at uproar ’08. I’ve been working on this one all year, so it’s nice to finally figure it out and finish it up.
Ah, finally.
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Since my son was born ~6 months ago, I’ve been trying to cram in as much of what I used to do before he was born into my nights after he goes down for the night. I’m glad there are outlets for getting your work shown in the south bay area like Heart of Chaos and Works/San Jose because their events are good motivators to get some artwork finished.
So, here’s a new piece:
I have a tryptic and another piece that I’m wrapping up for Uproar 08.. posting soon…
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Works/San Jose is having their art auction!
At last: the Benefit Art Auction! You are the key to Works’ renewal!
Dear artist and friend of Works/San José:
For the first time in two years, Works, your community art and performance center, is asking for your art for the 2008 Benefit Auction! Works is right now working toward a stable home, rehiring its part time gallery coordinator, restarting music and performance nights, and accepting exhibition proposals for the new year in its current space as the guest of the property owners. This will be the most important auction ever for a south bay arts organization, and your commitment and most inspired artwork are needed now to move works into the future. Over the previous few auctions works has nearly doubled its revenue from this essential fundraising event. At this critical time, with your help, we can and must continue this trend.
PLEASE CONFIRM right away that you will contribute to this important event by sending an email to auction@workssanjose.org. Include the spelling of your name, email address, and phone number, so that we can include you in auction press releases and on our website as early as possible. Please find artist donation forms, instructions for sending a jpeg image of your work, and auction updates at: www.workssanjose.org
Please deliver art to 451 South First Street in downtown San José on one of these 3 days: Thursday, November 6, 3 to 7pm, Friday, November 7, noon to 4pm—or 8 to 10pm during South First Friday, or on Saturday, November 8, noon to 4pm. All work should be complete with frame, glass, etc. as appropriate, or otherwise ready to hang or display. You may retain a percentage of the sale of your work or donate the entire sale amount to works. As just one token of our appreciation, we offer you a free one year membership to Works/San José.
Exhibition: November 20 through December 6
Reception and Auction: December 6 starting at 5pm with auction at 7pmWe look forward to seeing both you and your work! All proceeds support exhibition, performance, and education programs at Works/San José, your nonprofit, volunteer-run, community art and performance center.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors of Works/San JoséP.S.: Please also pass this on to an artist whose work you would like to see in the Benefit Auction.
works/san josé is member supported, primarily funded by this single auction event and individual donations; and is also funded in part by the
city of san josé; and arts council silicon valley in partnership with the county of santa clara, and the california arts council.
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Hey, come check out my arduino project box that I’m working on! That’s what the post about the SPDT switches was all about.
Here’s a video I made of some of the construction steps:
arduino project box construction timelapse from stevecooley on Vimeo.