Public Art Blogs

Our public art projects are set up as blogs so our friends and colleagues can participate.

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Tall Grass Overview

This post outlines the origin of the idea to create very tall grass and some of the issues left to work out.

Wheat Project Overview

This post talks about the how the wheat idea came about and how were are pursuing it.

Justin and I submitted a proposal to create a 3 Cattails sculpture for one of the three public art commissions. We were surprised to heard that the selection committee wanted two set of cattails; a large one on the North end of the apartment complex and another smaller one on the South end.

Urban Cattails (North)

Title: Urban Cattails Artists: Remo Campopiano & Justin Hossle Install Date: August 10, 2022 Materials: Cedar wood & galvanized steel Commission: $40,000

Prairie Grass Parts

I’m starting the 5th version of the Prairie Grass prototype. I’ve taken into the studio…

Prairie Grass Engineering

What I learn from Hadi I just had a long meeting with Hadi Sajadi and…

Wheat Segments Completed

On February 12th I finally print all 41 seed of the wheat seedpod. The yellow…

Grass Chandeliers

A while back I proposed an upside down chandelier of 5′ long grasses. Before I…

Exploring Gold Leaf on ASA

Here we are exploring the idea of creatig the wheat seedpods in 3d printed ASA plastic and finished them in gold leaf.

Paravel Proposal (Grass or Wheat?)

This opportunity is ideal for either the Tall Grasses or the Wheat sculptures. With the Grass ready to propose, this post explores what would be needed to get the Wheat ready for the application process.

FiberOptic Cable & LED Test

Here we're trying to use one long fiberoptic cable with one LED at the base of the leaf blade.

Lighting Grasses: With LED Strips

Here are the issues that need solutions. The bare LEDs are overwhelming the sculpture and I don't know how to light the seedpods without seeing the LEDs. Maybe we have to go back to heavily baffled flood lamps at the base. HELP!

Lighting Grasses: Embedding LEDs

Here we are exploring the best way to create a leaf/blade element for the current project, in a way that would allow for embedded LEDs.

Lighting Grasses: Flood Lamps White Light

Early considerations of seedpod color. Plus trying to find a programmable LED Flood Lamp.