[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4626″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Teens at King Street Center paired off to design, fabricate, and construct one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture. KSC teens worked with Generator educators and craftsmen in August to bring their designs to life. During their workshop, the students made their own furniture and spatial arrangement for their study spaces at King Street.The experience and the process, from asking the question of ‘what they need and wish’, to designing and building is an empowering one that offers a sense of ownership and feeling of support.  With that comes a sense of belonging and safety, which in turn, opens up the possibility for inspired thinking and learning.

“There is perhaps no one more excited by our space – by the potential of our space (even if they would not articulate it that way) than the kids who visit us. We are the adults in their lives that are making a difference in the adults they become.” -Karen Cornish

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Generator member, Bill Gottesman is sharing his eclipse sundial project for this rare event.  Check out this handy DIY project to make an eclipse sundial!

Eclipse Sundial August 21, 2017

at latitude 44.480°, longitude 73.210° W

Max. coverage: 68%   Time of max. coverage: 2:40 pm EDT

This is an unusual sundial that tells time only during a solar eclipse, and only for the location for which it was designed.

To tell time during eclipse, set paper flat on the ground, oriented to true north. (To cheat, you can adjust the paper to match the sun at one of the time readings)

Project the sun’s image onto the dial using a pinhole card. The image will be small from a pinhole, but larger from binoculars. Visit staging.timeanddate.com/eclipse/make-pinhole-projector.html to learn how to do this safely. Rotation will be most rapid near the eclipse maximum.

As the moon crosses in front of the sun, the sun’s crescent will rotate. Read time from the line that matches the sun’s crescent tips.

Curiously, the dial rotates clockwise for locations south of totality, and counter-clockwise for locations north of totality.

Designed by Bill Gottesman, member of the North American Sundial Society. This dial may be freely reproduced and distributed.
www.EclipseSundial.com

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Christopher Thompson Named Executive Director of Generator

The Board of Generator is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Thompson as Executive Director.  Chris is a founding board member of Generator with over twenty years of experience in corporate technology management and ten years in non-profit institutions focused on the intersection of art and technology.  Chris is also a lifelong Maker.

As the founder and Director of the Champlain College Art Gallery, he has staged over fifty exhibitions.  Chris has taught Professional Practices for Artists and other courses at Champlain since 2013. Prior to coming to Champlain College, Chris was the curator of the BCA Center in Burlington Vermont where he staged over thirty exhibitions in five years and was awarded a 2008-09 Andy Warhol Foundation grant. Chris’s artwork, inspired by data-visualization, complex systems theory, neuroscience and artificial intelligence algorithms has been featured in exhibitions, publications, and lectures. Chris has served as a Lecturer in Digital Art at the University of Vermont, and as Visiting Artist at the Vermont Studio Center. He has received artist grants from the National Endowment for the Arts/Vermont Arts Council and the Vermont Community Foundation. Chris is a twenty-two year resident of Burlington’s South End neighborhood and serves on the board of SEABA—the South End Arts and Business Association.

Before becoming an artist Chris spent over twenty years in corporate technology management, including six years as Chief Technology Officer for Gardner’s Supply Corporation, overseeing its $35 million/year e-commerce business and seven years as Director of Advanced Technology for Jager Di Paola Kemp Design, creators of the Burton and Xbox brands.  Chris is a 2014 graduate of the Champlain College MFA in Emergent Media program.

Chris takes the helm of Generator at a pivotal time in its development.  In January 2017, the organization moved to its new location at 40 Sears Lane in the South End Arts and Business District.  The move has allowed Generator to expand its studio space and offerings to community members.  Generator was originally founded in March 2014 with support from the City of Burlington, Champlain College, the University of Vermont and numerous institutional, corporate, and individual donors and it has become a hub of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Burlington and Vermont.

“The initial concept and design of Generator was done as my thesis project for my MFA program in Emergent Media at Champlain College,” said Chris Thompson.  “It has been gratifying to help bring that original vision to life and watch it grow, and I’m excited to have this opportunity to take it into the next phase of its evolution.”

Generator is a combination of artist studio, classroom, and business incubator at the intersection of art, science, and technology.  For more information about Generator, membership, and programs, visit https://generatorvt.com/ or call 802-540-0761. Chris Starts in his new role on August 24

Michael Metz – Interim Director – on behalf of Generator’s board of directors.

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Nikolas Kotovich Revives Family Designs at Generator

I was giving my sister, visiting from Boston, a tour of my workplace.  On this Sunday, Nik Kotovich was in the wood shop working on a fascinating project.  On any given day, someone at Generator is working on big and exciting things.  Talking to members and finding out what they are working on is by far the best part of my job. Nik Kotovich explained how he had cast and reassembled a family design of a fire tool set.

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My parents started the company in the early 1970’s in NYC. My fathers family owns a large foundry in Mass, where all the products were originally designed and produced. In the late 1980’s the whole collection was licensed to a leading furniture distributor. They were acquired by a larger company in the late 1990’s and the collection has been off the market in the interim. My sister and I inherited all the designs, manufacturing equipment, and copyrights in 2015. We thought it would be a fun project as well as potentially lucrative to reintroduce the collection onto the market. We started with fireplace furnishings because there’s really no competition in terms of quality of design and materials. As of now, we are working with showrooms in Manhattan and Munich.

Nik Kotovich

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Have you ever camped at a music festival and nearly died of heat exhaustion? This is a common discomfort for music enthusiasts.  “Each summer, just as anticipation for Electric Forest reaches fever pitch, tens of thousands of fans – traveling from all parts of the country, and the world – gather at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan for the music & camping adventure of a lifetime.” Stu McGowen, Brendan Terranova, Jess Scribner, Adriana Lentrichia, and Maddy McKenna teamed up at Generator to solve this design problem. For the last few weeks, they were at Generator building Skinny Onion Tents in preparation for this music venue.  These tents reflect 94% of light, are fitted with LED black lights inside, and powered by solar.

“Electric Forest is known for bringing together a passionate group of fans whose shared community spirit makes the festival a truly unique experience. The festival incorporates the natural beauty of the venue into carefully crafted art pieces and creatively themed environments, while colorful interactive characters and storylines blend with eclecticperforming artists and musicians. Experience videos, galleries, the lineup, and more at ElectricForestFestival.com”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4442″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4439″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4438″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4436″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][/vc_row]