"Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica (2016-17)"
acrylic, oil and wax on high density urethane
15.5 x 60 x 17.5 inches "Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica" (2015/2017)
one of 162 source photos for sculpture
archival pigment print, 32.5 x 50 inches "Panorama of Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell" (2015/2017)
site photographed for the sculpture is on the left side in this photo, centered over the lake
archival pigment print
16.5 x 73 inches "'Giant's Face' Pressure Ridge, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica" (2017-2019)
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum
19.5 x 36 x 15.5 inches "'Giant's Face' Pressure Ridge, McMurdo Sound"
(2015/2017)
one of the source photos for the sculpture
archival pigment print
22 x 15.675 inches "Canada Glacier from Lake Hoare, Antarctica (2017)"
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic
11 x 54 x 15.5 inches "Canada Glacier from Lake Hoare, Antarctica (2015)"
photograph of the portion of the glacier captured in the sculpture "Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica (2024)"
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic (ed. of 3)
3.5 x 14 x 4 inches "'Bird' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2016)
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum
16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "'Bird' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2016)
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum
16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "'Bird' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2016)
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum
16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "'Bird' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2016)
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum
16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "'Bird' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2015/2017)
one of the source photos for the sculpture
archival pigment print, 14.75 x 22 inches "'Pterodactyl' Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica" (2019)
one of the source photos and six views of sculpture
acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic, 16 x 24.5 x 29.5 inches inches Giants Face Pressure Ridge "Bird" Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum 2016 16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches Panorama of Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica photograph 2015 16.5 x 73 inches Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica (2016-17), acrylic, oil and wax on high density urethane, 15.5 x 60 x 17.5 inches "Bird" Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2015), archival pigment print, 14.75 x 22 inches Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica photograph 2015 32.5 x 50 inches "Bird" Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum 2016 16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "Bird" Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum 2016 16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "Bird" Ventifact, Dry Valleys, Antarctica acrylic on 3D-printed PLA plastic and polymer-modified gypsum 2016 16 x 29.5 x 29.5 inches "Giant's Face" Pressure Ridge, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica photograph 2015 22 x 15.675 inches Canada Glacier from Lake Hoare, Towers Crescent Building, Tysons Corner, VA Canada Glacier and Sandbags, Lake Hoare, Antarctica (2015), photograph Pterodactyl Ventifact Sculpture, six views and source photo Canada Glacier from Lake Fryxell sculpture

Using a process called photogrammetry, I was able to convert series of still photographs I took of ice and rock formations with my digital camera into 3D files. The 3D file is a re-creation of the object as a surface made up of little triangles, which is generated when I upload the photos to the photogrammetry software. With further editing in a 3D modeling program I prepare it to be fabricated on a machine that can read 3D files — either a 3D printer or a CNC router. The process of making one of the ventifact sculptures is shown in a video posted on YouTube.

Please inquire to see source photographs or screenshots of 3D scans in progress.

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