Tim Watson

Fine Art & Sundries

Days Since Last Slice

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A large illuminated sign styled like an old-school pizzeria box. It tracks a streak nobody wants: the number of days since I last ate pizza. Any day is a great day for apizza. The glowing red digits serve as a constant, shameful reminder of my culinary abstinence.

Ingredients:

  • LED matrix
  • Custom printed diffuser
  • Wood frame
  • Red acrylic paint
  • Stencils

Side Hustle Tracker

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A mechanical split-flap display. Instead of departures, it tallies the incremental, hard-earned dollars from various side projects. The satisfying 'clack-clack' sound it makes when a new digit rolls over provides disproportionate dopamine for the actual amount earned.

Ingredients:

  • 3D printed chassis
  • Stepper motors
  • ESP32 microcontroller

Foyer Thermometer

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A large, physical gauge mounted in the entryway. A bright red arrow, driven by a hidden servo, silently slides back and forth along a minimalist number line to indicate the current outdoor temperature. It's aggressively analog.

Ingredients:

  • Canvas
  • Servo motor
  • ESP32
  • 3D printed gears / mechanics

Anxious Architecture

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Kinetic desk sculptures. Small motors hidden in stark white columns drive erratic, twitchy movements of colorful spheres on long wire stems.

Ingredients:

  • 3D printed enclosures
  • Custom motor controllers
  • Steel wire
  • Felted spheres

Mid-Century Winter Pod

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An alien seed pod dropped into a dark, snowy yard, glowing with unnatural light. This piece is inspired by the iconic forms of Roger Rougier's mid-century modern lamps, reinterpreted for an outdoor, surreal context. It glows brightest when the temperature drops below freezing.

Ingredients:

  • cnc cut pvc
  • microcontroller
  • 3d printed innerds

Vermont to Oregon

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A neon map of the United States. A vivid blue outline forms the borders, while a continuous, swooping red loop charts the chaotic cross-country migration from Vermont to Oregon. It serves as both a luminescent memory and a piece of geographic pop art.

Ingredients:

  • Silicone LED neon flex
  • all 3d printed

Desert Silhouette Lamp

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A tall, rectangular floor lamp featuring a complex, repetitive floral pattern cut out of the wooden sides. A stylized cactus silhouette anchors the front panel, casting intricate shadows when lit in a dark room.

Ingredients:

  • cnc cut
  • white fabric
  • led strip

Sunset & Bullseye

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A pair of glowing pop-art pieces. The left is a stark, hypnotic target of pure, saturated pink and orange light. The right is a layered, glowing landscape featuring a classic camper silhouette against a vibrant, striped neon sunset.

Ingredients:

  • Layered wood
  • Addressable LED strips
  • all just cut and painted 6mm wood.

Living Room Tripod Lamp

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A towering, spindly floor lamp that looks like it might walk away. A glowing, cyan-hued orb is suspended in a chaotic nest of thin black metal rods. It casts a moody, cinematic light across the vaulted ceiling.

Ingredients:

  • Metal rods
  • Translucent globe
  • RGB bulb