Jason Walczak
@jasonwalczak.bsky.social
Traveling Canadian artist
Wire tree sculptor
jasonwalczak.ca
Nature photographer
Consumer of frozen treats
Wire tree sculptor
jasonwalczak.ca
Nature photographer
Consumer of frozen treats
It is a #mushroom! Probably a one-off experiment, but definitely a token of appreciation for the mushroom farmer that has been providing us with delicious varieties during our time in #Halifax
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
April 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It is a #mushroom! Probably a one-off experiment, but definitely a token of appreciation for the mushroom farmer that has been providing us with delicious varieties during our time in #Halifax
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
It came together faster than I thought it would. Almost there! It isn't a tree this time...
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
April 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It came together faster than I thought it would. Almost there! It isn't a tree this time...
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
I've been so busy with the bird nest monitor project that I haven't made anything copper related in a while. So, I started a mini trial/test project! Can you guess what it will be?👀
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
April 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I've been so busy with the bird nest monitor project that I haven't made anything copper related in a while. So, I started a mini trial/test project! Can you guess what it will be?👀
#handmade #copper #sculpture
#handmade #copper #sculpture
Internal electronics are all done! Just need to attach the break beam sensors to the wiring harness, and the first unit is done!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
@anneausems.bsky.social
#tinkering #arduino #electronics
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
@anneausems.bsky.social
#tinkering #arduino #electronics
March 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Internal electronics are all done! Just need to attach the break beam sensors to the wiring harness, and the first unit is done!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
@anneausems.bsky.social
#tinkering #arduino #electronics
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
@anneausems.bsky.social
#tinkering #arduino #electronics
The waterproof* enclosure I ordered arrived. It is IP68 since it will be sitting on a grassy hillside under a rock year round. Battery holders are epoxied in, hole drilled for sensors and connectors!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social #tinkering
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social #tinkering
March 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The waterproof* enclosure I ordered arrived. It is IP68 since it will be sitting on a grassy hillside under a rock year round. Battery holders are epoxied in, hole drilled for sensors and connectors!
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social #tinkering
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social #tinkering
The final circuit board all soldered together! I've also started working on the external sensor wiring harness! The enclosure should arrive next week for the final assembly of prototype 1! Then, I have to build a 2nd one 😂 #arduino #electronics @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The final circuit board all soldered together! I've also started working on the external sensor wiring harness! The enclosure should arrive next week for the final assembly of prototype 1! Then, I have to build a 2nd one 😂 #arduino #electronics @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @anneausems.bsky.social
Everything is finally dry! Total: 10 10cm dishes, 6 25cm dishes. I'm very nervous about having them fired, as I won't be able to make any more for a long while. Still, a step towards my final vision for my craft!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Everything is finally dry! Total: 10 10cm dishes, 6 25cm dishes. I'm very nervous about having them fired, as I won't be able to make any more for a long while. Still, a step towards my final vision for my craft!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
Testing, tweaking, and testing again. Work continues on our nest box monitor prototype. Currently working on sleeping the processor between readings.
@anneausems.bsky.social
#arduino #code #tinkering
@anneausems.bsky.social
#arduino #code #tinkering
March 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Testing, tweaking, and testing again. Work continues on our nest box monitor prototype. Currently working on sleeping the processor between readings.
@anneausems.bsky.social
#arduino #code #tinkering
@anneausems.bsky.social
#arduino #code #tinkering
10 10cm dishes drying. I finished the remainder of my clay a couple of weeks ago and packed up my temporary setup. I'm excited to one day have my own equipment!
I'm also excited to fill these dishes with new tree designs in the (hopefully) near future!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
I'm also excited to fill these dishes with new tree designs in the (hopefully) near future!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
February 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
10 10cm dishes drying. I finished the remainder of my clay a couple of weeks ago and packed up my temporary setup. I'm excited to one day have my own equipment!
I'm also excited to fill these dishes with new tree designs in the (hopefully) near future!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
I'm also excited to fill these dishes with new tree designs in the (hopefully) near future!
#handmade #pottery #bowl #porcelain
Very exciting! Today was just some component discovery, trying to get these IR sensors to run on the lowest current possible. I got them down to lower than my multimeter can read, so thats good news for the battery life!
#electronics #tinkering #arduino
#electronics #tinkering #arduino
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Very exciting! Today was just some component discovery, trying to get these IR sensors to run on the lowest current possible. I got them down to lower than my multimeter can read, so thats good news for the battery life!
#electronics #tinkering #arduino
#electronics #tinkering #arduino
#newzealand has been on my travel bucket list for a while. A small piece of that interest is being able to see the Wanaka tree, the most photographed tree in the world!
#handmade #copper #sculpture #fineart
#handmade #copper #sculpture #fineart
February 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
#newzealand has been on my travel bucket list for a while. A small piece of that interest is being able to see the Wanaka tree, the most photographed tree in the world!
#handmade #copper #sculpture #fineart
#handmade #copper #sculpture #fineart
Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. I fired my first batch of plates and learned from the results. This was the worst of it, a crack, the other 2 warped. I was worried about these issues before they were fired, I made adjustments to the others I threw.
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #fail
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #fail
February 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. I fired my first batch of plates and learned from the results. This was the worst of it, a crack, the other 2 warped. I was worried about these issues before they were fired, I made adjustments to the others I threw.
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #fail
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #fail
Trimming is a very satisfying process. Watching ribbons of semi-dry clay come off, revealing your vision underneath.
#handmade #wheelthrownpottery #pottery #trimming #porcelain
#handmade #wheelthrownpottery #pottery #trimming #porcelain
February 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trimming is a very satisfying process. Watching ribbons of semi-dry clay come off, revealing your vision underneath.
#handmade #wheelthrownpottery #pottery #trimming #porcelain
#handmade #wheelthrownpottery #pottery #trimming #porcelain
Sometimes, things don't work out. I threw this one a bit too thin on the bottom. After wiring it off, it didn't have enough material in the base to withstand drying's challenges.
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #fail #learning
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #fail #learning
January 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sometimes, things don't work out. I threw this one a bit too thin on the bottom. After wiring it off, it didn't have enough material in the base to withstand drying's challenges.
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #fail #learning
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #fail #learning
4 plates, thrown to 30cm that will dry and fire to 25cm. These will be the bases for a collection of the largest trees I have made, I'm aiming to make 7 and scale trees to fit these large bases, like my previous oak tree project
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #plate
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #plate
January 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
4 plates, thrown to 30cm that will dry and fire to 25cm. These will be the bases for a collection of the largest trees I have made, I'm aiming to make 7 and scale trees to fit these large bases, like my previous oak tree project
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #plate
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #porcelain #plate
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Slowly drying these 4 (1 out of frame) plates I threw yesterday to avoid warping and cracking. They should be ready to trim in a couple days!
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics
January 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Slowly drying these 4 (1 out of frame) plates I threw yesterday to avoid warping and cracking. They should be ready to trim in a couple days!
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics
#handmade #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics
Continuing my quest to make my own sculpture bases with #pottery, my first fired piece! Excuse the warm LED lights, it is a lovely, neutral charcoal grey!
Made from Sio2 Black Ice #porcelain, fired to cone 6, no glaze, and a light coat of mineral oil to deepen the color
#handmade #ceramics #clay
Made from Sio2 Black Ice #porcelain, fired to cone 6, no glaze, and a light coat of mineral oil to deepen the color
#handmade #ceramics #clay
January 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Continuing my quest to make my own sculpture bases with #pottery, my first fired piece! Excuse the warm LED lights, it is a lovely, neutral charcoal grey!
Made from Sio2 Black Ice #porcelain, fired to cone 6, no glaze, and a light coat of mineral oil to deepen the color
#handmade #ceramics #clay
Made from Sio2 Black Ice #porcelain, fired to cone 6, no glaze, and a light coat of mineral oil to deepen the color
#handmade #ceramics #clay
Learning to throw what is essentially flatware is a journey. This was my first successful thrown and trimmed piece after many, many failures. It has been drying for a week and is still not bone dry but will ultimately become a base for a future copper tree!
#handmade #ceramics #pottery #clay
#handmade #ceramics #pottery #clay
January 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When a routine whale survey turns into a spectacle. Fall 2022, #Churchill #Manitoba
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
They were just sparring, we later saw them napping on the rocks.
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
They were just sparring, we later saw them napping on the rocks.
January 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
When a routine whale survey turns into a spectacle. Fall 2022, #Churchill #Manitoba
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
They were just sparring, we later saw them napping on the rocks.
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
They were just sparring, we later saw them napping on the rocks.
I met many avid birders during my time in #Churchill #Manitoba. Being able to go out with them to see their passion and capture a piece of it myself solidified my interest in our feathery friends.
#wildlife #photograhy #birds #green
#wildlife #photograhy #birds #green
January 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I met many avid birders during my time in #Churchill #Manitoba. Being able to go out with them to see their passion and capture a piece of it myself solidified my interest in our feathery friends.
#wildlife #photograhy #birds #green
#wildlife #photograhy #birds #green
Summer 2023 in #Churchill #Manitoba. Polar bears just hanging out until Hudson Bay freezes over in November.
#wildlife #photography #polarbear
#wildlife #photography #polarbear
January 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Summer 2023 in #Churchill #Manitoba. Polar bears just hanging out until Hudson Bay freezes over in November.
#wildlife #photography #polarbear
#wildlife #photography #polarbear
Paddling down the Whitehorse River this past summer while volunteering at a workaway for my artist retreat.
Just ahead of my were my wonderful hosts from Yukon River Farm Suites!
#landscape #photography #river #Yukon #Whitehorse
Just ahead of my were my wonderful hosts from Yukon River Farm Suites!
#landscape #photography #river #Yukon #Whitehorse
January 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Paddling down the Whitehorse River this past summer while volunteering at a workaway for my artist retreat.
Just ahead of my were my wonderful hosts from Yukon River Farm Suites!
#landscape #photography #river #Yukon #Whitehorse
Just ahead of my were my wonderful hosts from Yukon River Farm Suites!
#landscape #photography #river #Yukon #Whitehorse