Arwen O'Reilly
Arwen is staff editor for MAKE and CRAFT. She revels in being able to bring her strong background in the liberal arts to mesh with the high-tech subjects in MAKE, and is delighted that CRAFT gives her an excuse to improve her knitting skills.
While some of the projects in both magazines are way beyond her skill set, she is inspired by the passion and ideas behind the DIY phenomenon, and hopes to see continued melding of the art, craft, tech, and open source worlds.
Arwen will be speaking at the Don't Stop Conference at the Institute for Futures Studies in Copenhagen on April 25, 2007.
Author of these Magazine Articles
Penciled In
Jennifer Maestre has created beautiful sea urchin-inspired sculptures from colored pencils and nails.
In
Handmade
from
CRAFT:
07: Shoes page 16
Shoe Time
Our view at history shows it's human nature: we gotta have shoes.
From
CRAFT:
07: Shoes page 40
Toolbox
From fuzzy sensors to underwater ROVs to your very own eco-friendly surfboard.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 166
Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 174
Tips and Tricks
Bare necessities: steam-scrambled eggs, cheapo light tent, rent freedom, and six-pack security.
From MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 185
Skeletons in the Closet
Randall Cook's stand for the neighborhood haunted house.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 14
Ghoulbox
Our favorite tools, websites, and tips for Halloween, from Soundbugs to edible bugs, gross-out cakes to movable monsters.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 118
Junk Menagerie
Edouard Martinet's stunning assemblage sculptures.
In
Handmade
from
CRAFT:
04: Costumes page 18
Tips and Tricks: Drugstore Specials
From Maker to Maker.
From MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 27
Lady Bends the Tubes
See inside Shawna Peterson's neon workshop.
In
Workshop
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 120
Bazaar
Crafty goods we adore.
In
Bazaar
from
CRAFT:
03: Japanese Influence page 146
Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 172
Handmade
Faux taxidermy, fabric brain art, river-rock ceramics, blown-glass rayguns, and Burning Man's favorite 80-foot flower.
In
Handmade
from
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 14
Kombucha Madness
Brew your tea with fermented zing.
In
DIY: Clone It
from
CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 101
Belly of the Beast
Theo Jansen's huge, self-propelled sand walkers.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 20
Toolbox
Create your own computer games, discover magnetic attractions, and become a paper airplane champion. Plus: Recommendations from kids, and from and the designers at Wild Planet.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 168
Tips and Tricks
From maker to maker: renew, repurpose, recycle.
From MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 177
Handmade
Download Sample PDF
A spotlight on extraordinary handmade creations. This installment features Johnny Swing, Escama, David North, David Cole, and Bill Burns.
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Handmade
from
CRAFT:
01: Craft Premiere page 12
Crafting Geometry
Download Sample PDF
What coral reefs, chaos, and the bias cut have in common.
From
CRAFT:
01: Craft Premiere page 46
Made On Earth
Download Sample PDF
Report from the world of backyard technology.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology page 18
Sky Cutters
Download Sample PDF
Pulling the strings at the Berkeley Kite Festival.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 36
Made On Earth
Reports from the world of backyard technology.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 18
Tips and Tricks
From maker to maker.
From MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 58
Out Damned Spot!
The chemistry of stain removal.
In
DIY: Home
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 120
Made On Earth
Amazing things your neighbors build in their basements.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 16
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 168
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 172
Hack-O-Lantern: Extreme Pumpkin Carving
Cinderellas fairy godmother didnt have a clue.
From MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 191
Maker Fair
Geeks gather together for an evening of DIY fun in our first-ever mini MAKE Fest at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference in 2005.
From MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 38
Robot Kits and Techno Glitz
Three kits that got me started in the glamorous and fulfilling world of robotics.
From MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 145
Made on Earth
Amazing things that ordinary people are making in their garages and backyards, including the Niles Monorail, steam locomotives, desktop trebuchets and guillotines, serious legos, a thermo-electric keg wrap, Meccano computing machinery, and more.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
01: Make Premiere page 14
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Simply Socks
Learn to knit a pair of comfy socks that fit.
In
DIY: Wear It
from
CRAFT:
07: Shoes page 120
Hyperbolic Baby Pants
Knit math into adorable baby duds.
From
CRAFT:
06: Play page 84
Hand-Carved Crochet Hook
Turn deadwood into a beautiful object you'll have forever.
In
DIY: Whittle It
from
CRAFT:
04: Costumes page 130
MAKE: Online Extras
More Kits for the Holidays
In MAKE 04 we featured some great kit gift ideas in the article, Kits for the Holidays. But we didn't have room for all the kits we found, so here's another round for elves with makers on their list.
by Arwen O'Reilly;
October 20, 2005

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