3D Printing and Fabrication

Art and mechanics always came easy to me, and my work has always lived in the overlap of these two disciplines. My love for machines and art is somewhat equally divided. For the past decade or so, letterpress printing seemed to tick the right boxes for me, and yet I have always experimented with other ways of creation and have taken on a few restoration and fabrication projects. Along the way, I have taken an interest in 3D printing a few years ago – mostly to make functional parts for my own needs around the studio, and a few items for fun. Printed plastic is not necessarily pretty – although it does have some appeal for the right object, but most of them seem pretty bland to me. Some of the 3D work has found its way into film props, or rather the other way around, as some projects required me to step up my game.
Ultimately, I got interested in larger objects and projects and wanted to see how far I could take the finish of a 3D printed item. I’ve always liked the aesthetic of natural, aged, weathered and rusted materials. The gallery above shows a few experiments with post-processed 3D prints, and I think the whole process is perfectly suitable for replicas, display objects and props.