Shapeways 3D Printing & the Culture of Creativity

Been thinking on this for several days now.. mind blowing...
threre's a part of me that feels like John henry and the machine... fear of the human becoming obsolete.

feels absolutely perfect for the theatre world. set models. my goodness...solutions! to the mind of mine that  can conceive a full production stage design but does NOT want to do the leg work of the model making.  transient productions. things made to be destroyed.

this has to be the means tho..not the end... otherwise creative essence is lost..that specialness that people
get in their eyes when they show something and say "this was hand made" things made w/ the hand...
energy...transference of maker into object. ...most of that already lost.

anywho...there's also the me that just wants one of these today--like now! to print out the 52 puppet limbs i'm needing to construct...

more on this...

for now,

in awe of the 3d printer.

and the art of "failing faster."