{"id":9861,"date":"2025-11-20T11:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/?p=9861"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:52:40","slug":"crafting-radiolaria-sculptures-from-microscopic-life-to-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/?p=9861","title":{"rendered":"Crafting Radiolaria Sculptures &#8211; from microscopic life to art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d42bb43ec7c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"408\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-825x408.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-825x408.jpg 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-412x204.jpg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-1536x759.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-2048x1012.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMGP6157-850x420.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve created a set of 4 limited edition <a href=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=sculpture\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=sculpture\">Radiolarian sculptures<\/a> that are now available in our shop. These limited edition sculptures are inspired by Radiolaria, microscopic unicellular sea creatures that create skeletons from silica. Their skeletons are among the most beautiful and complex natural microstructures, resembling elaborate filigree or latticework. Artists like us have long been fascinated by Radiolaria dating back to Ernst Haeckel&#8217;s drawings in the late 19th century. We studied his drawings alongside scanning electron microscope images to create a series Radiolaria-inspired sculptures exploring their diversity of form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crafting Radiolaria: turning Microscopic Life into Art\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pti1uavUIG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video above goes over the process of creating the sculptures. We print these in clear resin at our studio on our Formlabs Form 3 printer. Each sculpture takes between 6 hours and 14 hours to print. Afterwards, we remove the supports, clean and cure each print. This is our first time offering sculptures for sale to the general public. 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Algorithmically generated and cast in sterling silver or brass from 3D-printed wax, these pieces transform nature\u2019s complexity into striking, wearable designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:74.74516%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=radiozoa\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radiozoa_bsky-825x559.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radiozoa_bsky-825x559.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radiozoa_bsky-825x559.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 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12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scanning Electron Microsope images of radiolaria by Annick Baudrimont<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radiolarians are microscopic organisms that build intricate, geometric skeletons out of silica, essentially glass! They have inspired a lot of artists (including ourselves) mostly through drawings made by Ernst Haeckel. He was a 19th century naturalist who made many spectacular illustrations of microscopic life cataloged in his books <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/KunstformenderN00Haec\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Art Forms in Nature<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/item\/40590#page\/5\/mode\/1up\">Die Radiolarien<\/a>. Here are a few that inspired the sculptures we created. All of his works are now in the public domain and can be found at the Biodiversity Heritage library and Internet Archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radiolarians are abundant today in the Earth&#8217;s oceans but are also ancient dating back to the early Cambrian period. Their silica skeletons are well preserved in the fossil record making them an important source of information in geology for dating rocks. Radiolaria range from 30 microns in size to up to 2mm. 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https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Origins_Fotograf-Luca-Migliore_080-850x567.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radiolaria by Nervous System installed at Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This project began when Paolo L\u00f6ffler, a curator at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.com\/en\/\">Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig<\/a>, invited us to create a series of radiolaria-inspired 3D printed sculptures for their immersive exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.origins-experience.com\/\">ORIGINS<\/a>, which explores the emergence of life. We have looked to radiolarians before, starting with our <a href=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/line.php?code=2\">Radiolaria jewelry collection<\/a> from 2007, but this commission called for a more literal interpretation. As we adapted our existing algorithms and software tools to generate Radiolaria forms, we prototyped everything in house on our Form 3 printer. 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https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-Jul-16-2024-1-05-27-PM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-Jul-16-2024-1-05-27-PM-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-Jul-16-2024-1-05-27-PM-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-Jul-16-2024-1-05-27-PM-850x638.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since sharing these pieces, many people have asked if we would ever make them available to the public. For the holidays, we decided to try a small experiment and release a <a href=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/shop\/search_tags.php?search=radiozoa%20sculpture\">limited set of four sculptures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To design our Radiolaria, we create cellular patterns on surfaces using centroidal Voronoi cells. We do this using Bruno Levy\u2019s Geogram library. While we\u2019ve extended this method to make highly controlled anisotropic patterns in the past, radiolarians tend to be so regular that we can really just use regular Voronoi cells out of the box. What really gives the radiolarians their radiolarian feel is their shapes and their spikes. Radiolarians come in a lot of different shapes, though they tend to be rotationally symmetric. The simplest is a sphere, so that\u2019s what we started with. To make the spikes, we add a line coming out of each vertex of the cellular pattern. If you just have random lengths, it doesn&#8217;t look very organic. Our first approach was to randomize the spike lengths using a power law distribution. Why a power law? Power laws are very common in nature, so it gives it an organic feeling even though it\u2019s totally random. Later we switched to a blue noise approach. 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data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d42bb445737&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"648\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"9877\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes-825x648.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes-825x648.png 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes-412x323.png 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes-768x603.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes-850x667.png 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uniformRandomSpikes.png 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> a uniform random distribution<\/em>&nbsp;<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"662\" data-id=\"9876\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56-825x662.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56-825x662.png 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56-412x330.png 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56-768x616.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56-850x682.png 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-10.52.56.png 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>a power law distribution of spikes <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then to make it into a 3D printable object, we use OpenVDB to thicken our pattern lines. We\u2019ve added a LevelSetCapsule class to the library to allow us to make structures out of lines very similar to LevelSetSphere which is used to make shapes out of particles. The resulting mesh is then smoothed using Laplacian smoothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-825x527.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-825x527.png 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-412x263.png 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-1536x981.png 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-2048x1308.png 2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-850x543.png 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2024-08-22-13.57.08-110x70.png 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radiolaria observed in nature often have concentrically nested shells. To create a multilayer structure, we essentially do the same thing with a smaller sphere and a larger sphere. The smaller, interior sphere is more detailed and connects to the spiky outer sphere with regularly spaced nodal connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately we added other variable macro-shapes to our radiolarian generator and developed ways to further articulate the cellular structure. For the ORIGINS exhibit, we also made other families of forms, based on our Porifera and Floraform projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d42bb4460ba&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"554\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-825x554.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-825x554.png 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-412x277.png 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-1536x1031.png 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-2048x1375.png 2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/setOf12-850x571.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The larger scale Radiolaria sculptures created for ORIGINS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3D printing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pieces for Kunstkraftwerk were too large to print on our Form 3, and they were needed in Germany. Although these 3D prints are fairly sturdy, shipping them overseas would have been risky and expensive. Fortunately, the Formlabs team in Berlin stepped in to help. Their office had a Form 4L printer, which produced all of the sculptures on site. We designed the supports for each model in PreForm, and Shiden Yohannes from Formlabs managed the printing in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"9887\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7060-825x619.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7060-825x619.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7060-412x309.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7060-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7060-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, 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2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7080-850x638.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"9888\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-825x619.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-825x619.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-412x309.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7089-850x638.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9886\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-412x549.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-850x1133.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7118-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9889\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-412x549.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-850x1133.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7120-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9890\" src=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-412x549.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-850x1133.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7132-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculptures for sale in our shop are printed here in the Catskills using our trusty Formlabs Form 3 3d-printer. This printer works by using UV light to cure liquid resin. The print emerges from the resin bath and ends up suspended from the build plate by the supports. Here&#8217;s an example showing what the support structures for these prints look like. We often get questions about how we remove the supports. It&#8217;s actually quite simple most of time. 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