Martin Joiner's Blog Writing about software development, climbing and life.
23 April 2012

Artists and venue needed for live art battle trial event in Taunton

Do you want to take part in a live art battle in this little old town of Taunton? I am planning this trial event with view to taking it on tour around the South West in the future. The rules are simple, 2 artists (or teams) going head to head in a 90 minute art battle, […]… Read more »
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19 April 2012

iButton Car Ignition System with Arduino Onewire

Jon and I have been working on a new iButton immobiliser and ignition system aimed at the modified vehicle market. The iButtons (most commonly seen hanging from the belt loops of bar staff) are water proof, secure and available for a lot less cash than replacement car keys! The system has the very neat advantage of being […]… Read more »
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2 April 2012

Diabolo Trick Tutorial – Armover stringwrap

I am teaching a diabolo skills workshop at the 1610 Sports centre in Minehead on Wednesday. Both the under 9s morning session and the 9+ afternoon sessions are fully booked.… Read more »
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28 November 2011

Plymouth University Artist residency

It's early days for my residency at Plymouth University. The students are still only just getting to realise that I am there and why the course even has an artist in residence. I moved into my large blank-walled studio space a couple of weeks ago and starting breaking up the visual silence with some quick, […]… Read more »
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30 October 2011

Commissioned explosion painting detonated

Martin Det creates an explosion painting for a private commission. Rich blackcurrant and prussian blue exploded onto spectrum yellow. Oil paint on cotton canvas.  To see a video of the method visit www.explosionpaintings.co.uk… Read more »
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10 October 2011

2011 Chilli Crop Harvested

Another October and another successful crop of chillis from the year. Approximately one hundred and fifty juicy little twilight chillis all from one plant are now strung up and hanging in the window where they will dry and stay preserved for years to come. I use dried chillis in my cooking about once a week […]… Read more »
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6 September 2011

New painting commission

I've got a commission for an explosion painting. The customer wants a bright yellow base with a rich plum and a dark blue exploded onto it. I am mixing the plum using Alizarin Crimson and French Ultramarine and I am using Prussian Blue for the dark blue. The base will be spectrum yellow. I am […]… Read more »
Category: Art
26 August 2011

Korben Dallas speaks on BBC Somerset graffiti phone-in

This is pretty light-hearted stuff. A local radio show asked me to be a phone guest because of my involvement in local street art. I have edited the show down so that this MP3 only contains the 20 minutes that were about graffiti. Only really covers the first couple of pages of the dummy's guide […]… Read more »
Category: Art
19 August 2011

Launch of Bounce Foam website selling cut to size foam

My latest bit of web work went live last night. Local company Bounce Foam sell foam cut to size. See their website at www.bouncefoam.co.uk… Read more »
Category: Software
2 August 2011

Toon render 3D animation for current web client

I just wanted to show you this cool minimalist 3D animation, rendered with a thick toon style edge and shadeless faces. This is the product of a test to see how labour intensive it would be to create several of these sorts of animations. You see, tomorrow I am rebuilding and improving a client's interactive ordering […]… Read more »
Category: Art, Software
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