Wood Intaglio

Learn what happens when artist Amze Emmons brings me an interesting idea-- how to create intaglio (etching) prints using laser engraved wood plates.

Sarah PikeJune 5, 2020

Leather Onlay

Learn how Erin Fletcher used laser cut leather and paper to create this stunning onlay edition binding for the The Grolier Club.

Sarah PikeApril 28, 2020erin-fletcher, laser-cutting, laser-cut, bookbinding, bookbinder, artist-book, the-grolier-club, 500-years-of-womens-work, leather, leather-onlay, inlay, leather-work, bespoke, cowboy-boots, embroidery

Engraving Japanese Paper

Learn how to laser engrave Japanese paper. Using delicate settings the laser cutter can be set to engrave the faintest whisper onto paper or pushed to the edge, engraving away all but a few fibers.

Sarah PikeMarch 25, 2020laser cut, laser engraving, laser cutter, laser cutting, freefalllaser, artist, artist books, bookbinder, papermaker, printmaking

Vapor Printing

Learn a new technique: vapor printing!

Sarah PikeFebruary 25, 2020#lasercut #lasercutting #naoesuzuki #carriescanga #instillationart #contemporaryart #printmaking #print

Don't fear marketing ... it can be done with integrity!

Learn the secret behind successful marketing for artists. Market with integrity with Ilise Benun of Marketing-Mentor.com

Sarah PikeJanuary 24, 2020marketing, marketing-mentor, Ilise Benun, lasercutting, artist

How air becomes water

Learn about Carrie Scanga’s latest instillation SANCTUARY that includes 76, 11 foot laser cut panels.

Sarah PikeJanuary 24, 2020laser cut, laser cutting, laser cutter, carrie scanga, studio sessions, artit, instillation, university of new england, contemporary art

Lower that resolution!

Learn how lowering the resolution of the laser cutter improves the quality of laser engraving.

Sarah PikeNovember 27, 2019

AlieNation / SepaRation

Maureen Cummins’ talks about her latest artist book AlieNation / SepaRation.

Sarah PikeSeptember 3, 2019Maureen Cummins, laser cut, lasercutting, laser engraving, artist books, refugees, Syria, Iraq

Engraving Acrylic Slipcases

Laser engraving acrylic to create a sandblasted look.

Sarah PikeSeptember 3, 2019sandblasted, laser cut, laser cutting, laser engraving, Maureen Cummins, artist books, bookbinding, slipcase, SmallCorp, refugees, Syria, Iraq

Laser Cutting Boot Camp

In June six printmakers traveled to FreeFall Laser in North Adams, Massachusetts for my first Laser Cutting Boot Camp, a four-day intensive designed for artists-educators.

Sarah PikeJuly 5, 2019

Bringing leather & wood together

Learn how laser cut leather and wood veneer take inlay and marquetry to the next level.

Sarah PikeMay 1, 2019laser cut, lasercutting, furniture, woodworking, inlay, ma, leather, furniture conservation, furniture maker, J Hewit & Sons, laser engraving

A 160-million-year-old stone, a 122-year-old cast iron press, and a drawing robot walk into a print shop…

Learn how Patrick Wagner and Ernst Hanke collaborated on lithograph drawn by a robot.

Sarah PikeMarch 22, 2019

Vitreography: laser engraving glass

Learn how Hannah Marie Smith is making vitreography more accessible through laser engraving.

Sarah PikeMarch 22, 2019

Laser-Litho

Learn what laser cutters and lithography can do together.

Sarah PikeMarch 22, 2019lithography, laser cut, laser cutting, laser engraving, freefalllaser, sgcinternational, sgci2019, printmaking, print, stonelithography

Squeaky Clean

Tips on cleaning your laser cutting bed the non-toxic way.

Sarah PikeFebruary 22, 2019

Plato and the laser cutter

Take a look at the laser cut box made for Sarah Bryant’s new artist book The Radiant Republic.

Sarah PikeJanuary 19, 2019artist books, laser cut, woodworking, SarahBryant, Codex, lasercutting, Plato

Laser Cut Silkscreen

In this post I'll give you a peek at the process of laser cutting Amze's print, as well as at the acrylic templates I created for Victoria Burge and her print on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sarah PikeDecember 1, 2018

New Techniques for Bookbinders

For the last two months, bookbinder Peter Geraty and I have been meeting on Sunday afternoons to experiment with new laser-cutting applications for bookbinders in preparation for the Guild of Book Workers conference

Sarah PikeSeptember 1, 2018artist books, bookbinder, guild of book workers, Standards, leather, laser cutting, laser cut, laser engraving, freefall laser, peter geraty

Laser Engraving Fabric

My favorite laser-cutting techniques are those that don't look laser cut. Laser engraved fabric is one of those techniques.

Sarah PikeAugust 1, 2018

One thing leads to another

In this post I take you through how making 250 "The Great Wave" sample books for PaperSpecs inspired an inlay for my booth at the WoodenBoat Show, and ultimately got me thinking, Is there a place for wood inlay in my own work?

Sarah PikeJuly 1, 2018PaperSpecs, sample book, laser cutting, laser cutter, japanese print, marquetry, woodworking, wooden boat, sketchbook, Sarah Pike

Adventures in Laser Cutting

The fine art of laser cutting services in wood, paper, acrylic, fabric, leather, and much more.

FreeFall Laser is located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, convenient to Boston and New York City, as well as to Troy and Albany, New York, and Northampton, Massachusetts. I work remotely with clients across the country.