Filament | Kevin Caron

Back to the future: up and running

by kcaron | Nov 26, 2019 | Art, Blog, Filament, Hardware, November 2019, Updates | 0

Busy holiday season provides ample opportunity for people to check out artist Kevin Caron’s new deconstructed “cubist” 3D-printed sculpture ….

Breakthrough: ‘playing around’ leads to intriguing visual development

by kcaron | May 28, 2019 | Art, Blog, Filament, May 2019, Software | 0

Artist Kevin Caron has discovered a new appearance for his 3D printed sculptures ….

Metal filler works wonders with ABS filament

by kcaron | Sep 20, 2018 | Art, Blog, Filament, September 2018, Updates | 0

Since I moved my 3D Systems CubeX 3D printer down to the studio, I’ve been able to play with it while I’m in the office cooling down – Arizona summers are really brutal when you work with fire and wear heavy protective gear. The CubeX gives me another way to play that keeps me under […]

The greatest weapon in the 3D-printed gun debate is FEAR

by kcaron | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Filament, July 2018, Updates | 5

Any time I show my 3D-printed sculptures or jewelry or have a 3D printer running at an event, I inevitably get asked about 3D-printed guns. It’s exasperating, because the fear of these guns – which is currently unfounded – taints 3D printing. This topic has come up before, but it’s back in the news as […]

A rainbow of colors comes to 3D printing filament

by kcaron | Jun 26, 2018 | Art, Blog, Filament, June 2018, Updates | 0

I originally began working in wood (OK, in cars, if you want to go back further). I didn’t do anything professionally with it, but I built some furniture. Then I turned to metal, which has been the bulk of my practice since I began selling my artwork in the early 2000s. About 4 or so […]

Combining 3D printing filaments

by kcaron | May 31, 2018 | Art, Blog, Filament, May 2018, Updates | 0

The more I work with 3D printing (and, well, anything I do), the more questions bubble to the surface …. Can I make the material do this? What if I do that? Do I really need to …. A lot of times, things work out. For instance, I did a couple of […]