https://www.johnespey.com/gallery daily 1.0 2023-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1687722796317-1R4A2B45VWMYY0OVVWW1/image-asset.jpeg Sculpture Gallery - Honeybee Prototype This 3D printed honeybee encloses four servos to flap the wings, a wireless receiver, and battery. The legs are fully articulated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1687722796317-1R4A2B45VWMYY0OVVWW1/image-asset.jpeg Sculpture Gallery - Honeybee Prototype This 3D printed honeybee encloses four servos to flap the wings, a wireless receiver, and battery. The legs are fully articulated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1577569390975-M0BH97NJWLCZMPHZKNHG/image-asset.jpeg Sculpture Gallery - White Butterfly I produced this piece to demonstrate at the art and science salon. It does not have any final decoration or aesthetic so viewers can see how it is constructed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1587263217848-EB8II16GVNA6C48LP08O/image-asset.jpeg Sculpture Gallery - White Animatronic Butterfly Flaps its wings controlled by a joystick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1555185580007-0AC86IXRKQAJ5YS9EMLF/animatronicmonarch-johnespey-2019.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Animatronic Monarch Butterfly 2019 Animatronic Monarch Butterfly commission by the Kidzeum 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553557336043-MDCQGOAI2GC2L6J2VHRL/ant+head.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Ant head Servos embedded in paper clay and painted with acrylic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553558124891-QQJ18BCHGYRM627SR9F5/hexapod+insectoid.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Hexapod insectoid Twenty one hobby servos and a pololu servo controller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529372014227-R6GDC2B2YIZG591VZ2MX/organicelectrics_biomimeticinsectrobot_04.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Biomimetic insectoid Mixed media robotic beetle. Approximately 6” x 5” x 3” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982790793-P4F67JB39A3OF75QAM1S/P1090173.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Acoustic Dragonlfly Mixed media vibrating dragonfly. Approximately 5” x 3” x 2” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982863628-73LCKKSYWM5QIQM9IN86/P1090184.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Tech bits contest winner First place award for the Instructables Tech Bits contest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982908195-F4D35K7SUOMOEH56MTZJ/P1090209.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Point to point oscillators Various oscillator circuits point to point soldered and decorated with paint and other materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982885192-ULOYDBB6UIQB1ZAZQWHA/P1090188.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Dead dragonfly Astable multivibrator circuit with electromagnetic coil to oscillate wings. Circuit failed during construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553557549379-CCQGAR8OFITMK6MIAHVD/componentus-02.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Componentus silicon Electronic components soldered in the form of an ant. Approximately 6” x 4” x 3.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982920748-UDZ4ODFHCO3BBVL1RP5Z/P1090217.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Photinus espey LED firefly brooch in shadow box with species label https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553557001546-JBOHHV6EKES24PT1WL1H/monarch-johnespey-2015-02.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Animatronic Monarch Butterfly Mixed media textile robotic monarch butterfly sculpture. Approximately 12” x 12.” Created in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1529982808954-DZAQ28V24J3STSE0QSP3/P1090156.jpg Sculpture Gallery - Paper butterfly wings Wooden dowels bent into wing veins and covered in rice paper https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress daily 0.75 2026-05-16 https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2026/5/16/nxnq4khmvjhqjz7lo7rnhjb0yu244p monthly 0.5 2026-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/b8e9740f-892c-469d-b779-4b3616ff48f6/proto-side1.png In Progress - Announcing a New Collaboration with Steve Fors in Switzerland for still.life - Make it stand out Render of the prototype thorax mechanism for my animatronic lepidoptera. Servo rotation is transmitted through the Bowden cable into the thorax and rotates the two pairs of wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/e63b0a27-0026-4d06-9ce7-0d56b37d3cae/high+angle.png In Progress - Announcing a New Collaboration with Steve Fors in Switzerland for still.life - Make it stand out Concept render of an animatronic lepidoptera in a vintage glass cabinet. The final piece should have three moths or butterflies, and the motors and electronics will be hidden in the base. The motion will be triggered by some kind of sensor responding to a viewer approaching the cabinet. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2025/4/1/a-monarch-returns-and-new-pcb-design monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/e093f967-f09e-4bf7-8996-367b67390380/quad+servo+top+and+bot.png In Progress - A Monarch Returns and New PCB Design - Make it stand out Quad analog voltage to servo PWM converter in OSH Park After Dark PCB style. The Left board shows the top, the right board shows the bottom. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2024/12/24/compact-mechanism-and-prototype-exoskeleton monthly 0.5 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/58e716ce-26b7-4a46-9522-809bbc0c6b93/printed+and+assembled+monarch-web.jpg In Progress - The Next Iteration of my Monarch Sculpture - Make it stand out Assembled monarch head. thorax and mechanisms 3D printed in black ABS. Resting on the airbrushed wings I created last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/032a76e7-d571-4a1d-b008-20d319169f2e/full+prototype1.png In Progress - The Next Iteration of my Monarch Sculpture - Make it stand out Top view of the monarch exoskeleton and wing mechanism. This was 3D printed in late 2024 to verify the positions of components, and ability to be assembled. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2024/9/7/improved-wing-production-process monthly 0.5 2024-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/d145f675-c92a-476b-8348-8a911d85f07d/IMG_3571.jpg In Progress - Improved Wing Production Process - Make it stand out Completed PLA wing veins of one side of a Monarch forewing. This is an early model which was later improved for species accuracy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/e906901f-8c2d-4f1d-bb12-c4cb8e8d8902/IMG_4326.jpg In Progress - Improved Wing Production Process - Make it stand out Canvas stretcher frames sandwiching a sheet of tissue paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/9af87337-085a-4fe8-aaa0-aff0d504e1ee/IMG_4325.jpg In Progress - Improved Wing Production Process - Make it stand out 3D printed ABS stencil of monarch wing pattern. There is a stencil for the front and back of both wing pairs. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2024/7/22/animatronic-monarch-migrates-to-indiana monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/2150f67a-f2a0-4b0b-981e-7dab47814904/BBB-banner-TerreHaute.png In Progress - Animatronic Monarch Migrates to Indiana - Make it stand out Banner for the Bees Butterflies and Blooms exhibit on view now in 2024 at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum https://www.thchildrensmuseum.com/ https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2024/3/27/new-pcbs-and-pi-control monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/017dd928-e466-4076-afc4-24f693c6eea3/Icntrl-servogen.png In Progress - New PCBs and P.I. Control - Make it stand out Analog servo driver and analog proportional and integral control board. I built six each so I can use these as modular building blocks in my prototypes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/639a73a6-dc6c-4aa8-a136-88ea7bc984d2/sinecontrol-icntrol-servogen.png In Progress - New PCBs and P.I. Control - Make it stand out Sine control board, four servo generator boards, and four PI control boards. All PCBs from OSH Park. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2023/9/10/new-tool-allows-new-opportunities monthly 0.5 2023-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/03be1310-4af1-48ac-b834-9f32fe29bc8e/Voron2pt5966.png In Progress - New Tool Allows New Opportunities - Make it stand out Voron 2.5966 350mm build plate used to print larger wing veins. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2023/5/14/compact-wing-mechanism monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/b746ade1-86ef-42d0-b389-54d1cf368c9a/Honeybee-lwpla-sideview.png In Progress - Honey Bee Kinetic Sculpture Prototype - Make it stand out Lightweight PLA 3D printed honey bee kinetic sculpture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/fcbce9a2-11e6-4cb3-ac94-bcee6b306bb1/hv70h+wing+mech+line+art-01.png In Progress - Honey Bee Kinetic Sculpture Prototype - Make it stand out Line art render of the wing mechanism containing four servos coupled to four herringbone gear sets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/3fd8a318-1449-4483-bdcb-440b28c317ff/foam+bee+side.png In Progress - Honey Bee Kinetic Sculpture Prototype - Make it stand out Mesh of honeybee exoskeleton used to create a 2D template. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/120ecd3a-ac9f-4d8e-898e-cf126fbae6b1/honeybee+mech-01.png In Progress - Honey Bee Kinetic Sculpture Prototype - Make it stand out Line art render of wing stroke mechanism embedded into honeybee model. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2023/4/1/new-pcb-add-on-for-my-rc-tx monthly 0.5 2023-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/98264f13-ac35-45fb-a56f-cf6d17db2dc7/threepieces-rctxaddon.png In Progress - New PCB Sine Control an Add-on for my RC Tx - Make it stand out Radio Control transmitter, Sine Control PCB from John Espey, and 3D printed wing mechanism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/90590e5f-3a25-43d9-894c-a2814106e73a/newpcb-rctxaddon.png In Progress - New PCB Sine Control an Add-on for my RC Tx - Make it stand out New PCB in front of an empty board, and my previous THT version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/0d3aab33-4771-46cb-b871-a83fbb9077dc/signal+gen+for+RCTxv05.png In Progress - New PCB Sine Control an Add-on for my RC Tx - Make it stand out Schematic of the Sine Control Add-on for a radio control transmitter. The circuit employs op-amps, an LM13700 OTA, and outputs four sine waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/dfc71807-fa3f-47a1-99f8-d8985c3443db/finishedpcb-rctxaddon.png In Progress - New PCB Sine Control an Add-on for my RC Tx - Make it stand out Sine Control PCB. Four inputs control the amplitude and level of inverted sine waves and a phase shifted pair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/658b2d46-31de-47ff-a167-67f6eaf7cb99/assembled+controller-rctxaddon.png In Progress - New PCB Sine Control an Add-on for my RC Tx - Make it stand out PCB hacked into the back of my RCTx https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2023/1/16/large-wing-stroke-amplitude-mechanism monthly 0.5 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/0835fe33-61fa-406c-93b5-d24d3200a443/wingmechanism-espey.png In Progress - Large Wing Stroke Amplitude Mechanism - Make it stand out Render of the high wing stroke amplitude mechanism I 3D printed as part of my insectothopter project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/a4844259-4a21-4c05-af32-7ff59dbb558f/wingmech-viewport.png In Progress - Large Wing Stroke Amplitude Mechanism - Make it stand out Viewport render of my preferred wing mechanism showing the boolean cuts for M3 nuts, bolts, and securing the servo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/dabb2bf4-1d2c-42b5-96b4-e69132744078/wing+vein+comparison.png In Progress - Large Wing Stroke Amplitude Mechanism - Make it stand out Adding compliance to the wing hinge. Instead of all veins flexing from a single point, they can flex in groups around the center. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2022/10/15/first-pcb monthly 0.5 2022-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/899044a8-f4ba-4f21-b223-19b43f280bda/OE+OSH+Board01.jpg In Progress - First PCB! - Make it stand out Completed and tuned circuit board with OSH park PCB and Organicelectrics silk screen logo. The board generates four servo pulses with a sine wave pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/539de0dd-b713-4e52-bb9f-aba319f525fc/4servowingcontrol.jpg In Progress - First PCB! - Make it stand out 3D render of circuit board from KiCad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/6ffb0c3b-52f3-4d7a-bd60-19fc04bf1f9a/oshboard.png In Progress - First PCB! - Make it stand out Silkscreen and soldermask layers output from KiCad https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2022/8/19/sine-waves-and-phase-shift-for-servo-movement monthly 0.5 2022-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/38da5083-fbf7-48e0-8c7c-da02fe7ac4cb/analog+computer+euler+spiral.jpg In Progress - Sine Waves and Phase Shift for Servo Movement - Make it stand out One of the starting examples for The Analog Thing is calculating a Euler Spiral seen here on a vintage Tektronix oscilloscope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/888e4b77-ef0c-4f91-8dd0-486d816ed304/metachronal.png In Progress - Sine Waves and Phase Shift for Servo Movement - Make it stand out Schematic of a ~2Hz sine wave 0-5V with phase shift and converted to servo PWM. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2022/5/31/very-slow-sine-wave monthly 0.5 2022-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/cb0a5ced-05e6-4636-a307-4254cead840a/portrait_web.jpg In Progress - Very Slow Analog Sine Waves - Make it stand out The completed CV LFO Sine wave project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/13c6e472-65fd-4a43-90be-710a7d917f08/CV+LFO+Sine+wave+circuit.png In Progress - Very Slow Analog Sine Waves - Make it stand out Circuit schematic of the voltage controlled low frequency sine wave generator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/fb8338fa-557a-4169-9952-3b514d61c89d/CV+LFO+Sine+wave+board+layout.png In Progress - Very Slow Analog Sine Waves - Make it stand out Scale map of the circuit board layout and solder trace paths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/ac9981f2-649e-4688-9ffe-5560c65547a9/internals_web.jpg In Progress - Very Slow Analog Sine Waves - Make it stand out Internals of the CV LFO Sine wave project https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2020/3/30/models-from-2d-materials monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1585688900080-EP3QSOO2J6LDDV27X2LT/complete+foam+honey+bee.jpg In Progress - 3D Models From "2D" Materials Craft foam honey bee ~18” X 18” X 4”. I cut the shapes from foam using a template generated by my 3D model of a honey bee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1585715219491-EELJ3Q3RGPMPDXDM5GNQ/3d+model+of+honey+bee+low+poly In Progress - 3D Models From "2D" Materials The 3D model of the honey bee. Seams in the mesh allow curved surfaces to unwrap flat and produce a UV pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1585630563418-4VC8GLKVW3CGKHLIM53P/honeybee+template+sclerites_web.jpg In Progress - 3D Models From "2D" Materials The UV unwrapped 3D model of a stingless honey bee exoskeleton. The head on the left transitions similarly to insect anatomy towards the abdomen on the right. Legs also ordered from front to rear. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2020/1/30/uz61k2n0ob81bvtyq97uahsw6sghqq monthly 0.5 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1580410136838-46PKJPLUWZ8MHVIOA2W5/Team+Walking+Simulator+Top+John+Espey In Progress - Finishing Touches on a Grant Application Six or more players collaborate to make the robotic ant walk along the rotating sphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1580411186770-RD65ETFZ7PNYYX365WEY/Team+Walking+Simulator+John+Espey+side+view In Progress - Finishing Touches on a Grant Application Side view of Team Walking Simulator project concept https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/12/21/potential-in-2020 monthly 0.5 2019-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1576979287618-KZX5NJ5Q0EX5XAPMQJDT/walkingsimsidejohnespey.jpg In Progress - Looking Forward to 2020 Concept render for six player ant walking simulator game. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/12/02/presenting-at-art-sci-art-science-salon-at-university-of-puget-sound monthly 0.5 2020-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1587263395913-BV8PFGH4GSOWS3J2YVRL/White+animatronic+butterfly In Progress - Biomimetic Insectoid Mechatronics, Combining Open Source Technology with Entomology, an Art and Science Presentation at the University of Puget Sound A white butterfly based on a Monarch without any coloration or texture. I will use this as a sample of the work and its components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1575347647987-TK5ZDNXE9PJ87RB0BDO1/Symphony+of+Man+Screenshot.jpg In Progress - Biomimetic Insectoid Mechatronics, Combining Open Source Technology with Entomology, an Art and Science Presentation at the University of Puget Sound Screen shot from my short film Symphony of Man about a new medical procedure that could change the face of humanity forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1575347931833-97T3HOCX8CAXDK937S2H/OrganicElectrics_biomimeticinsectrobot_01.jpg In Progress - Biomimetic Insectoid Mechatronics, Combining Open Source Technology with Entomology, an Art and Science Presentation at the University of Puget Sound An oscillator circuit driving a speaker voice coil which flaps wings. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/10/19/the-third-ant-prototype monthly 0.5 2019-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1571524906179-83Q1LZVRZV5PNJTV85N4/balsa+leg.png In Progress - The Third Ant Prototype 3D model of the front right leg of my new ant prototype. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1571523481363-QWRUDUGQBUBC1W2W7HNT/camponotus-side.jpg In Progress - The Third Ant Prototype Each pair of legs is slightly different and therefore has a different role in walking kinematics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1571524426360-FX0EGTMRH6R3G3DITS6L/adafruit_products.jpg In Progress - The Third Ant Prototype Image from https://learn.adafruit.com/analog-feedback-servos/about-servos-and-feedback https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/9/11/rf0onog0j3ml52pkqqbohn313je5il monthly 0.5 2019-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1568260962491-AJUL0GQFGQUE5XNGFZX5/VGA+Ant In Progress - Ant Walking Kinematic Study and Proposed FPGA Design VGA ant using a TinyFPGA BX https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/8/11/taking-a-break-from-3d-design-working-on-fpga-design monthly 0.5 2019-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1565557619118-7CLYJ2OAG6W8RE4GNXH7/Modified+bee+model In Progress - Taking a Break From 3D Design, Working on FPGA Design By stretching the thorax and abdomen of my honey bee model, I can mimic other species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1565557809080-43SMP8IO3LP0LDIPQR16/Build+your+own+butterfly In Progress - Taking a Break From 3D Design, Working on FPGA Design Freeze frame from the 15 second ad I produced along with the design of the butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1565558893119-KC2GCGOIDASYSP8PSTXR/2Bit+Flash+ADC+for+FPGA In Progress - Taking a Break From 3D Design, Working on FPGA Design Two bit flash ADC for FPGA implementation. Uses four comparators with reference voltages. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/6/3/evolution-in-the-creative-process monthly 0.5 2019-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1559593388930-P4UAJ7H13DX3WBOTR5J8/honeybee+render In Progress - Evolution In The Creative Process All exoskeletal bones of the honey bee, simple texture rendered in Blender cycles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1559593267009-IS8A5453XLHZ5WVANJNE/3d+printed+bee+legs In Progress - Evolution In The Creative Process Iterations of hind leg printed with various size hinges and orientations on the print bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1559593323823-B9AZE1L08ARKL67GH4I9/simple+hinge+joint+cone+in+cone+design In Progress - Evolution In The Creative Process A cone in cone design hinge which I hope works well for 3D printing. The cone angle is 45º. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/5/11/referencing-and-beginning-a-honey-bee monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1557603533587-H7DLFGMFOI1OEADUC6ZF/3dmodelhoneybee-wip-espey.png In Progress - Referencing and Beginning A Honey Bee 3D model of honey bee made in Blender, work in progress. Only the thoracic components have been identified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1557603461297-0LL6HUM00FQJUPT325WF/honey+bee In Progress - Referencing and Beginning A Honey Bee Honey bee under the microscope. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/4/13/installing-the-final-piece monthly 0.5 2019-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1555185380452-K4LIY3OG1NIB2355Y8QU/animatronic+monarch+by+John+Espey+2019 In Progress - Installing the Final Piece Close up of the face of the animatronic monarch butterfly by John Espey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1555185247326-V8MX6SJJT0ESL9UXX7W7/completed+monarch+in+its+display+case In Progress - Installing the Final Piece Completed animatronic monarch inside its custom pedestal ready to be placed in the Bees, Butterflies, and Blooms exhibit at the Kidzeum. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/3/11/prepping-for-finishing-touches monthly 0.5 2019-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553556561841-PVOAOA1GSGJZLG8U3NBR/parts+not+assembled-webnew.jpg In Progress - Prepping For Finishing Touches The final monarch pieces before first assembly. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/2/15/learning-from-a-rough-draft monthly 0.5 2019-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1550297763230-TZ2SMX8MQNK2LK6A1UPC/monarch+rough+draft In Progress - Learning From a Rough Draft Closeup of the head and thorax of my rough draft monarch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1550296778007-X3DDEJ490UXUWOX4J0T7/pinned+bee In Progress - Learning From a Rough Draft Dead insect eyes become reddish and shallow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1550296985550-10BQ6K0AIZV014QGN3CI/After+rough+draft.png In Progress - Learning From a Rough Draft Render showing new components as well as stand ins for bolts and ball joints which I use for boolean subtractions. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/2/5/studying-real-monarch-butterfly-structures monthly 0.5 2019-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1549429565643-8QCJXRWLDDN1A4KYT4DZ/flatbed-scan+monarch-side.png In Progress - Monarch Butterfly Structures and Creative Materials Flat bed scan of a monarch butterfly in high resolution. The scales of the wings are visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1549429682752-D15N3PFW46U5W5R6ILP4/monarch+fabric.JPG In Progress - Monarch Butterfly Structures and Creative Materials Fabric found in San Francisco that seems inspired by monarch butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1549430718865-RB1SXY2FYGLJ2UQPFE13/velvet+thorax.JPG In Progress - Monarch Butterfly Structures and Creative Materials 3D printed prototype with velvet glued to the exterior. https://www.johnespey.com/in-progress/2019/2/1/attention-to-monarch-butterflies monthly 0.5 2019-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b285b6ea2772c3b4c4c78b1/1553557070982-833OLNCE5ZCT26AILJFE/First+Animatronic+Monarch+Butterfly In Progress - Attention to Monarch Butterflies Animatronic Monarch Butterfly created by John Espey in 2015. 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