Sculptor working in Helsinki, Finland

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Digital sculpture blog

Helsinki, Finland

Sculptor working with digital fabrication using 3D modeling, laser cutting and 3D printing.

New and Newest, Rovaniemi art museum

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Monday, June 22, 2015 In : Exhibition

New and Newest exhibition shows the latests purchases to the Rovaniemi art museum's collection. My sculpture Abyss (2014) and digitaldrawing Mesh (2014) belong to the art collection of Jenny and Antti Wihuri and the collection is owned by Rovaniemi art museum.

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Wir Frauen We women Me naiset -näyttely aukeaa Berliinissä.

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Monday, June 22, 2015 In : Exhibition

Structure sensor for iPad

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Friday, June 19, 2015 In : 2d-prints

I am experimenting 3d-scanner for my iPad.
I get quite exiting results in 2d but it will
take some time to make 3d-files.

Large scale lost PLA casting to alumiun

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Sunday, December 21, 2014 In : Aluminiun casting

My sculpture Abyss was 3D-printed to PLA in 9 parts (final size 1000 mmx1000mx1000mm).
Some of them were gunglued together and after that
cast to alumiun in lost PLA technique thanks to Jorma Kärkkäinen's foundry.
The final work was carpainted by Overpaint, so dedicated professionals.

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Passage -exhibition in gallery Scuptor Helsinki

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Sunday, December 21, 2014 In : Exhibition

View to my solo exhibition Passage from Sculptor gallery Helsinki.
This has been quite a passage or journey through new field in sculpture.
My horizon has been opened to 3D-printing.

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Artists in studio

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 16, 2014 In : Työhuoneella

I have been experimenting with 3D-printing about half an year.
I am quite positive about benefits of this technique.
Of course 3D-printing takes time, for example I am usually printing
30-60 hours prints, so it means quite many sleepless nights.
But costs for 50x20x20 cm object are about price of one roll of filament
30 euros.
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Lost PLA technique in aluminium casting

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 16, 2014 In : 3D-printing

29.9.2014

I tried how PLA works in lost wax technique casting aluminiun.
Results were quite positive. PLA melts in 200 C, so it can
be used instead of wax. But some prefer taking molds from 3D-printed objects and casting
in wax.
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Leapfrog Creatr XL Dual extruder

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 16, 2014 In : 3D-printing

26.5.2014

My experience with Minifactory has been quite positive. I am able to print at low cost my 3D-modeled sculptures to PLA.
My 3D-models can be quite complicated, but with Netfabb I have been able to repair most mesh problems.
I found out that Leapfrog is building bigger 3D-printers for home printing.

So, now I am 3D-printing with Leapfrog Creatr XL Dual extruder bigger printer bigger objects. Firmware to G-Code is Simplify 3D.

After my first print I almost destroyed printer. Simplify...
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After some 3D-printing, polishing and spray painting

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 16, 2014 In : 3D-printing

25.3.2014

This Passage-scuplture is 3D-printed of 15 PLA pieces, gun glued together and spray painted. Size 43 x 33 x 12 cm. Wall 3 mm. I modeled it with Rhino, I sweeped one rail of my husbands and son's profiles.
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3D-printed collage

Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 16, 2014 In : 3D-printing

14.3.2014
Easy way to make bigger sculptures is to glue them together with gun glue. Works quite easy with
PLA. I also tried to welding plastic PLA with my Dremel, just put 2-3 cm long filament to Dremels head, rolling around and touching a object heats the filament and it works like metal welding, but remember to use safety goggles!
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About Me

Satu-Minna Suorajärvi

Helsinki

Satu-Minna Suorajärvi is sculptor and 3D designer from Helsinki, Finland. She is combining digital art with old traditions of sculpture bravely renewing them.