Justin Schlecter


Hello

Hello. I'm Justin Schlecter - an artist, entrepreneur, programmer, baker, and proud father. Always busy with many projects in the works, I need more time and stronger tea...


Art

I create multidimensional geometric wire sculptures inspired by forms in pure mathematics, chemistry, and nature. My favorite medium is a modular building system which I invented. This building system uses steel wire and brass tubing held together by the forces of tension and compression.

My sculptures range in size from 10cm to 1.5m in diameter. They're often illuminated from the inside-out which gives them personality and produces playful shadows. I like to imagine my sculptures as 3-dimensional shadows cast from a higher dimensional space where the sculptures actually reside.

As I continue to advance the design and complexity of the wire structures, I'm experimenting with extending or interrupting the patterns by incorporating new materials into my work.


Work

I'm the Founder and CEO of UpsideOut, Inc., a website development firm specializing in innovative privacy and security solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. I'm also Managing Partner at Just Holdings, LLC, a corporation which licenses intellectual property, domain names, and technology to third party companies.

I'm the architect and lead developer of all of UpsideOut's products and services. I'm a programmer, expert in Perl and PHP and proficient in many markup and scripting languages.


Contact

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Fun Stuff

I have many interests including the following:
  • Drinking high quality coffee, freshly ground, and brewed in an AeroPress. I love medium roasts from Stumptown and Trader Joe's.
  • Drinking tea. I have many favorites. I love Rooibos and Paris from Harney & Sons. Thé des Moines, Thé du Hammam, and Thé des Songes from Le Palais des Thés. Classic Orange Pekoe from Tealeaves.com. PG Tipps is always a good cuppa.
  • Baking bread, cookies, and cakes. Jenny Jones' Simple Whole Wheat Bread and Challah are delicious. I love Jim Lahey's no-knead bread recipes and thier endless variations.
  • Training Kickboxing and Shotokan Karate.
  • Listening to music. My tastes are varied. I enjoy reggae, psychedelic rock, nu metal, and punk. Check out my favorites on Spotify or  Music.
  • Relaxing in my anymaka hammock.
  • Watching TV shows emphasizing Sci-Fi, comedy, fantasy, and drama. My favorites (in alphabetical order) are: Battlestar Galactica (2004), Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Blue Eye Samurai, Breaking Bad, The Brothers Sun, Burn Notice, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Disenchantment, Doctor Who, Dragons Den UK, Firefly, Shinobi no Ie (House of Ninjas), The IT Crowd, Jeeves and Wooster, Lie To Me, The Orville, Peeky Blinders, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty (<=s06), Sasuke, Silicon Valley, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stargate SG-1 (<=s08), Stranger Things, Suits, 3 Body Problem, Torchwood, Trailer Park Boys, Warrior, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Young Ones.
  • Backing interesting projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Rarely.
  • Solving mechanical puzzles, especially those designed by Nob Yoshigahara.
  • Scooting on my customized Xootr and KickPed scooters and riding my cornflower blue Brompton folding bicycle.
  • Being a licensed amateur radio operator with callsign "KC2IOO". I enjoy tuning into shortwave pirate and numbers stations.
  • Geocaching - An adventure game for GPS (Global Positioning System) users.
  • Playing Wormax in League XXII.
  • Playing Chess, Poker, and Gin Rummy, and an assortment of other games.
  • Playing anything Mario - Super Mario Bros. 1 and 3, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 for Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 1 and 2 for 3DS.



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