On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Marshall Burns wrote:
> Hey, folks, you've got to check out this gal's Web site! It's an art
> gallery, a fabber tutorial, and a Christmas catalog all wrapped into one.
> This is the future of manufacturing that I've been writing about for all
> these years. Adding her to Steve the jeweler, Michael Rees, and Stewart
> Dickson, art just may be fastest growing fabber application.
I wouldn't be surprised - just a little surfing reveals quite a number
of digital 3-D artists, and there have already been some major events.
It's going to be some kind of phenomenon.
Here's a question for everyone interested in art (I apologize for
bothering you manufacturing folks, but there's only the one list):
I've bought the domain digitalsculptor.com, and I'm thinking about
putting a serious RP/art resource there. This is what I imagine:
* a registry of people: RP sculptors, jewelers, collectors, and anyone
else relevant.
* a registry of organizations: academic departments, companies, open
collaborations, any institution sponsoring or producing digital
sculpture.
* event listings: gallery openings, virtual events, museum shows,
workshops....
* tool and service listings: RP manufacturers and service bureaus,
3D software.
* buzz: links to magazine articles, press releases, essays, bbs's,
mailing lists....
* a forum where people can talk about it all.
All areas are interactive, so you can add or update listings at any
time, for free, without my being involved. A listing can be as little
as a name and an URL, or it can include text, links, contact info, a
picture. And there would be a search engine on top, so you can find
everything by name, keyword, or what have you.
I can organize hosting service, write the scripts, and generally pull
the site together, and I'm willing to donate my time. (In my day job
I program large database-driven corporate sites - resume on request.)
What I can't do is be responsible for all the content: the site
wouldn't be useful unless people go there and add themselves and their
products, events, associations, etc.
So before I do the work, I'm taking a poll: what do you think? Would
you use it? Would you contribute to it? Are the listing categories
right? Suggestions? Who else should I contact?
And, if you think it's a good plan, would you be interested in
collaborating? I'd welcome help with graphic design, beta testing,
putting together some seed content, promotion....
Discussion of this probably doesn't belong on the list, so please
email me privately if you have an opinion or would like to get
involved.
Thanks,
-Sheba
Bathsheba Grossman (831) 429-8224
Digital Sculpture http://www.bathsheba.com
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