Witterings of Rain (@Rainycat) on subjects such as wearable technology and electronic / computational art, hardware hacking, open source, tech events, gaming, cats and occasionally a mention of vegan food.
2012 exhibitions & talks
- Wearable Technology workshop tour, Aberystwyth & Cardigan
- Technology for Artists, Goldsmiths College, London
- Open GDNM, The Rag Factory, London
- International Symposium on Wearable Computers 2012, Newcastle
- Flossie 2012, London
- Chi-TEK Exhibition, Watermans Gallery, London
- LilyPad Arduino workshop, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Nano4design, QMUL, London
- CultureCode, Live Theatre, Newcastle
- CultureCode, MIMA, Middlesborough
2011 exhibitions & talks
- Maker Faire UK, Newcastle
- Kinetica Art Fair, London
- OpenTech, London
- Dorkbot, London
- Web Weekend: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- Brighton Mini Maker Faire
- Chi-TEK, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- Transfer Summit, Keble College, Oxford
- Quantified Self EU, Amsterdam
If you’re looking for examples of my work – here’s a few links…
- Proximity warning wearable for cyclists
- Heartbeat / proximity sensing techlace
- Temperature sensing t-shirt
- Musical interactive shirt
- Musical gaming artwork
- Various magnetic field responsive teapots
- Electroluminescent panel dress
- Interactive musical artwork
I devote most of my time to the invention, design and construction of electronic interactive artworks and wearables, for which I am available for commission, as well as consultancy in the realms of technology, arts and educational websites and interactive activities.
I’m very interested in sensing technologies and how these can be applied to wearable tech to help us measure our moods, health and lifestyle, and am experimenting with making my own by hacking existing tech and by building from scratch.
I am currently a PhD researcher, peering at wearable electronics & finding that some of my best friends are cyborgs. Previously I have studied Fine Art, Multimedia & Electronics Engineering (respectively), which has led to my work developing as a convergence of art, programming & electronics.
Harajuku Japanese street fashion fascinates me, especially Elegant Gothic Lolita and its variations, which has influenced me to create my own variant on this fashion “Neon-Victoriana” which includes the use of electroluminescent materials and electronic modules.
I work for left the BBC in 2010 after 11 years of mischief and making, where I was Senior Producer at BBC Learning, previously to that I was Technologist at BBC R&D, producing groundbreaking projects such as R&DTV and co-ran BBC Backstage with partner in crime Cubicgarden.
Organising events is another fun pastime of mine and I oversaw a few during my time working for BBC Backstage and also at the BBC I ran a Women in Tech network for my colleagues. I’ve also organised one off events such as GameCamp.
