The Node started just a few months ago with 2 people and now has a growing membership and new space for activities at the Load of Fun building on North Ave. If you are curious about what the space is about or what members are interested in, come to the meeting.

Since we just signed the lease the space itself will be rather empty.  There will be plenty of DIYers/hackers there to meet however and we will be making our first steps towards organizing what will go in the space. So bring a pillow/stool or be prepared to sit on the floor. Ideas for creative cheap/free shop furniture are encouraged.

Load of Fun is located at 120 W North Ave. The Baltimore Node space is on the left side of the building, in the space formerly occupied by On The Road Theatre(There sign is still on the window).

Load Of Fun Building
120 W North Ave
Baltimore MD 21201-5813 [MAP]

Baltimore Node website: http://baltimorenode.org

Motore Galvani by Renee Tantillo

July’s meeting was styled as a round robin discussion, inviting attendees to present whatever projects they have been working on. Here’s a general list of what was shared:

Artist Carrie Fucile showed us a project that was recently exhibited at Artscape. How to Melt My Heart is a time based work in which  a frozen model of the human heart melts onto paper. As the heart melts, a contact microphone picks up the sound of the dripping fluid, and the drips, which consist of pigment and water, create drawings on the paper. You can check out How to Melt My Heart, as well as some of her other projects at www.carriefucile.net.

Artist Renee Tantillo shared some of her sculptures which are made from scrap metal. Tantillo is interested in making new works which are kinetic in nature.

Multimedia Producer, Laddie Odom spoke about contraptionism.com. This site documents a Chicago exhibition of art-making machines and the art they make.

Kelly Egan gave us an update on the progress of Baltimore Node, a new hacker space in town.

Finally, Les Bradley provided a status report of his Wiichuck + Arduino project involving distance sensing.  Bradley is looking in to LIDAR (Laser Radar) technologies for distance sensing.
Check out this video which explains how Radiohead’s House of Cards “video” was made using LIDAR scanners.

To learn more about the space or to get involved checkout Baltimore Node on the web.

Also we are planning another workshop on Saturday, July 26. The topic is still to be determined.