Andee Collard: Plotting With Paint

+ A conversation with A. Michael Noll
+ Licia He’s living room art factory

Andee Collard is on the cover, with a close look at plotting with paint and how watercolor, robotics, and embodied decisions change what a machine painting can be. Digital art pioneer A. Michael Noll looks back from the earliest days of computer art, and Licia He invites us into her living room art factory.

We visit Filson & Rohrbacher, architects and teachers who mix CNC woodworking with pen plotters, and talk with MMachine about turning a CNC built to cut sails for tall ships into a machine for 6-by-2-meter artworks. Joel Cammarata writes about his CAD-based practice, and Bre introduces vibe coding for pen plotters.

Inside issue no. 3

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From the Workshop
Editor Bre Pettis shares some issue highlights.
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Plot Your Local Heroes
An exhibition and invitation. Plus vibe coding for plotters and a new challenge.
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Artist Statement
Joel Cammarata on mixed media, layering, and scaling up.
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Getting Started with Paint
Andee Collard offers tips on painting with plotters.
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Licia He’s Living Room Art Factory
Step inside her live-work dream life.
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The Pioneer: A. Michael Noll
A conversation with the digital art icon.
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Q&A: MMachine
Martin Bauer and Maj Mlakar on their giant painting machine.
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In the Studio with Filson & Rohrbacher
CNC woodworking meets the pen plotter.
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Machine Arts Gift Guide
Stocking stuffers, materials, and merry machines.

Machine Arts No. 3 · Winter 2025/2026

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