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3D Printing is all the rage in hacker spaces around the world. Some people claim that 3D printers will be in every home within a few decades. To learn more about 3D printing in general try this wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing. But these folks at Bathsheba have refined a 3D metal printing process to make some really interesting art, the technique link describes their process. I purchased a ring at the New York makers fair that was made with a 3D printer and cast in bronze using the lost wax process: http://www.bathsheba.com/sculpt/process/cast.html

Artist Brian Gillis creates 3D printed face jug modeled on 19th century African American jugs. The face jug is a time capsule of sorts, containing objects in internal compartments.

This is the worlds smallest 3D printing pen! It allows you to doodle in the air and I think it will bring a new form of sculpture and art to the world.

One thing I love about my family is that there never seems to be a shortness of creativity floating around. My wife Kristin works with her mother Lori running a website over at Katie's Rose Cottage and this project was really just right up their alley.

Here is an interesting article about how technology has affected arts, but from a different perspective. As newspapers are downsizing due to more online content vs. print, the Boston Globe has begun opening up empty space in their building for community rental and arts events!

An interesting look at what sculptors are able to create using computers.

The link has some good arguments. I think digital sculpting has it's place, especially with 3D printing, although the featured software, Zbrush isn't cheap, even for an academic license.

This is so cool you have to take a look and view 1:06min video clip. The pen is $75 it draws in thin air. It reminds me of a glue gun.

Cool article about how 3D printing has helped with make-up effects in movies.

The world's best-selling music notation software. Sibelius is the easy way to write, refine, hear, scan and print beautiful scores. This is incredibly helpful in the classroom for anything that relates to sheet music.

For all their benefits BIM and 3D printing could lead to lazier architecture, warns Russell Curtis.

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library. You can download books, movies, music in the file type/format of your choosing for free. They have lots of out of print or otherwise unavailable materials.