Oscillara: Mirrors, Movement, and Light

Maker Faire Bay Area 2025

September 26th-28th

Art & DesignRibbon Recipient

Oscillara turns plumbing scraps into a glowing playground of math, code, and light. Each 10-inch PVC tube is backed with a mirror and packed with addressable LEDs, creating the illusion of infinite depth inside a simple pipe. Clusters snap together in triangles and hexagons, forming larger sculptural lattices that seem to ripple and breathe. Powered by two Pixelblaze controllers and eight output expanders, Oscillara runs custom 3D patterns that transform geometry into motion, light into texture, and code into visual magic. It's part optics experiment, part programming challenge, part upcycled sculpture — a hands-on look at how discarded materials can reveal endless possibilities when combined with a little math, a little tech, and a lot of curiosity.

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Twisty Maurice

Twisty Maurice is Therese Gietler and Misty Post. Twisty Maurice builds immersive light environments that surprise and inspire. Rooted in curiosity and collaboration, each installation begins with found materials and grows into something far beyond its parts. With every project, the team pushes creative and structural boundaries—inviting audiences into spaces that move, respond, and glow in entirely new ways.

Categories: Art & Design, 3D Printing, Craft, Electronics, Fabrication

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