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517: Imagine Making That Much Art

Making It · 6 Mar 2026 · 1h 03m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the value of working off-camera to learn new skills without the pressure of content creation. Jimmy experiments with pottery, learning clay chemistry and using Vectric Aspire to create 3D relief tiles from tombstone photos. Bob builds a slab-flattening jig for massive walnut cookies and discusses his new Autodesk Fusion plugin, Default Parameters. David installs gutters and a cedar screen, while also reflecting on the importance of non-commercial art and memory retention in makers.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Products
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Tools
Vectric Aspire, Autodesk Fusion, Default Parameters, Tormac, Arbitech
Also
BM Sculpture, CivicsMinute, Marta STL

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