Starting February 4th: Airbrush Class Series at i3Detroit

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At last!  A series of airbrush courses will take place at i3Detroit, starting with the introductory class on February 4th.  Class 1 is Intro to Airbrush; class 2 is Airbrush for Murals; class 3 is Airbrush for Props and Models. More information about classes 2 and 3 will be provided soon.

Class 1: INTRO TO AIRBRUSH

The instructor, Ross Smith (yours truly) will provide students with a thorough grounding in this awesome instrument.  The types of airbrushes, maintenance, mixing paints, basic technique, and resources for more advanced material will all be provided.

Students must pay a materials cost in advance, which buys them all the basic materials needed to get started.  Equipment will be provided for students to use during the class.   (If you have an airbrush to share, please bring it!  Don’t forget your hoses and quick connect couplers.)  Please register online through EventBrite.  If you do not want to pay through EventBrite via PayPal, please contact rsmith@i3detroit.com to arrange payment.

Register online now through EventBrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1152454021

  • Date: Friday, February 4th, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Class limit: 15
  • Materials cost: $10 / person
  • Other restrictions: Students must pay by Friday, January 28th; Money collected will be used to purchase materials in advance of class
  • What students will get:
    • A brief presentation about the history, mechanics, and materials of the airbrush
    • a walk-through of the equipment and its usage
    • a hands-on portion demonstrating basic skills practice, a painting project with frisket, and equipment clean-up
    • Materials such as papers, frisket, thinners, and paints  they can take home or store at i3 for their next airbrush session

Questions? Contact rsmith@i3detroit.com

January 9th: i3Detroit Ice Skating Trip!

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Join us for an afternoon of ice skating at the Birmingham Ice Arena!

Mark your calendars!  On Sunday, January 9th, we’ll depart i3Detroit at 12:00 PM for lunch (location TBD once we get together).  Around 1:15, we’ll head over to the Birmingham Ice Arena for the 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM open skate.  Be sure to bring $5 for admission and $3 for rental skates if you need them (bring skates if you can, though; the online information says “limited sizes” are available).

Once we’ve had our fill, we’ll return to i3Detroit for hot chocolate, grilled cheese, and roast marshmallows.  Yum!

Additional Links and Information:

Birmingham Ice Arena
2300 East Lincoln Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 530-1640

Ice Arena 2010-2011 Open Skate Flyer (PDF)

Questions?  Contact events@i3detroit.com

See you then!

1st Astronomy Club Meeting @ i3 Detroit – Lunar Eclipse

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i3 Detroit had a test meeting for a much wanted Astronomy club.  With 4 people in attendance at 2:00am on a Tuesday morning, that is pretty awesome. 

The group gathered for the Lunar Eclipse and was disappointed with the bad weather conditions (p.s. that picture isn’t from us). 

But the group had a good time chatting and oogling over our new 10″ x 4′ telescope. 

We would love to start a Astronomy Club with monthly/weekly or event based meetings.  If you are interested, please speak up on our public google group @ i3detroit-public@googlegroups.com

i3 Detroit is Global – Invades Signal Radio

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During our visit from GMC (not the car company) of the Netherlands, he told us about the great hackerspace radio station he puts on. 

We asked to be involved and yesterday was our first cast.  It was nothing special, more of a test cast, but it was our first step into a bigger world. 

The download can be found at http://signal.hackerspaces.org/archive/ and features an interview with our award winning FIRST Robotics Mentor Staff as well as a clip from our resident podcasters of Dementia Radio. 

Look out for more content for i3 as we ramp up our podcast production engine.  Thanks to GMC and Signal for the opportunity.

Flame Effects for the Artist – Feb 5 & 6, 2011 @ i3 Detroit

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Attention all artists who wish to incorporate fire aspects into their art!  This class is for you…
 
The Detroit Fire Guild and the great folks at i3 Detroit are hosting an exciting two-day seminar and workshop teaching basic practices and principles for incorporating fuel based flame effects into your work. This class is great for the beginning fire artist and always has something new for the “expert”.
 
The first day will consist of a classroom session where we will discuss NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) guidelines including NFPA 54 and 58 the LP gas codes as well as NFPA 160 Flame Effects Before a Live Audience and other codes. We will examine the physical properties of LP gasses and get some hands on time with fittings and parts.  The day will finish off by taking a look at some typical designs for Flame Effects including accumulators, free burning effects, pilot lights, etc. We will have plenty of demonstrations and hands on materials as well as the legendary clear propane cylinder.
 
The second day will be a shop day where we will put what we have learned into action and create a one of a kind flame effect from the materials on hand. The best part of the class is the assembly of the effect so please let us know if you have materials or elements you may like to see incorporated. This class will be fun for the artist who is thinking of incorporating a small flame element into their work, as well as the more experienced fire artist wanting to take their work to the next level.
 
Leading this weekend will be Dave X, Fire Safety Manager for Burning Man for more than 10 years, and Eric Smith, Chief Inspector for the State of Nevada Board for the Regulation of LP Gas.
 
Check out some pic’s of past classes
 
New York
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/nyc_flame_effects_class/index.vhtml
 
Toronto
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/toronto/index.vhtml
 
Reno
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/reno_flame_effects_class/index.vhtml
 
San Francisco
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/flame_effects_class_sf/index.vhtml
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There is a fabrication & material fee for the class of $120.  
 
Both days’ classes will be from 10am – 5pm.
 
Printed materials and lunch will be provided each day.
 
Come and join us for this weekend to hang out with other fire artists and have a blast, no pun intended. We have room for 40 and will be taking walk up registration the day of the event, space permitting. Email your name to Fuelmaster@gmail.com to reserve your place.