Adventures in Laser Cutting

Learn how lowering the resolution of the laser cutter improves the quality of laser engraving.

In June six printmakers traveled to FreeFall Laser in North Adams, Massachusetts for my first Laser Cutting Boot Camp, a four-day intensive designed for artists-educators.

Learn how Patrick Wagner and Ernst Hanke collaborated on lithograph drawn by a robot.

Learn how Hannah Marie Smith is making vitreography more accessible through laser engraving.

Tips on cleaning your laser cutting bed the non-toxic way.

In this post I'll give you a peek at the process of laser cutting Amze's print, as well as at the acrylic templates I created for Victoria Burge and her print on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

My favorite laser-cutting techniques are those that don't look laser cut. Laser engraved fabric is one of those techniques.

The first step of most laser cutting projects is material test. If you’re new to laser cutting, you're probably wondering, What's that all about?

How small can a laser cutter cut?