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*Shockfossils
Todd Johnson
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Current Residence: Illinois
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The Spring run of Shockfossils was conducted on March 23rd. We had some troubles with unseasonably high temperatures, which cause problems for the process. We did manage to compensate to some degree (so to speak)  and several new pieces have been created. Some of the new pieces I tried were not successful, but that's the name of the game here. We try new things and learn a lot each time, but we don't always come away with a lot of good finished pieces.  One large piece, "Aten" worked rather well and is now in the gallery.

  There is also a commission piece which I will post only after the customer takes delivery.

How This Works

These pieces are created with the help of a particle accelerator. This machine produces up to five million volts and is used to accelerate a beam of electrons. The electrons are fired at pieces of acrylic plastic and penetrate deep within the slabs, resulting in a pool of electrons trapped under tremendous electrical potential within each piece.

The trapped charge is then carefully released by applying mechanical shock with a sharp insulated tool, and the electrons escape with a bright flash and loud pop. As the charges leave the plastic, they gather into channels following fractal branching rules just like river deltas, plants, and capillaries.

Controlling the energy and placement of the electron beam determines the final shape and character of the resulting figure.

Here is a video showing the process that I usually run on a digital frame when I display these in a show: [link]


Shockfossils are produced in cooperation with Stoneridge Engineering:
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:iconamorinaashton:
*AmorinaAshton Feb 28, 2012   Digital Artist
Totally amazing ...im facinated by how you do this, the results are really fantastic! :clap:

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"The artist does not see things as they are, but as he is." ~ Alfred Tonnelle
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*AmorinaAshton Feb 28, 2012   Digital Artist
In fact im so facinated i posted it on my blog and site...hope you dont mind ....if you do tell me please and i will remove it :-)

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Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass ... it's about learning how to dance in the rain.
"The artist does not see things as they are, but as he is." ~ Alfred Tonnelle
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*Shockfossils Feb 28, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Not at all. Please feel free to share. That's why it's up here. :-)
And thanks for the comments!
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~dirtyhamper Feb 17, 2012  Professional General Artist
beautiful work! love it.
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:iconchristophero1:
Wow. Your work is really fantastic. I particularly like One Hundred Nanoseconds. Do you have any work for sale? How do I reach you?

Thanks,

Chris O
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~zakorath Feb 13, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Amazing work! Truly changed my outlook on fractals as artwork.

I wrote a blog post about your work. (Feel free to tell me if any of my sciencey bit is wrong) - [link]

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The Ringtailed Sly One - [link]
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°matteo Feb 13, 2012  Professional Interface Designer
Do you sell your work anywhere? If so, could you link me? I think it's amazing stuff.

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*Shockfossils Feb 13, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Hi Matt.
You can contact me directly at shockfossils@gmail.com if you're interested in a particular piece.
Also please visit the gallery of my associate at capturedlightning.com. He has a regular catalog of pieces, and usually does fully-irradiated panels rather than masked shapes like I do.

-Todd
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°matteo Feb 15, 2012  Professional Interface Designer
Awesome, thanks!

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I've never seen anything like these pieces. They're truly remarkable.
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