Month: April 2007

Maker Faire: The Crucible

When artist Michael Sturtz moved into West Oakland in the 1990s, he knew the tough waterfront neighborhood was a hotbed for sculptors. Thing is, nobody knew each other. Sturtz changed all that by establishing The Crucible, a community of practice in the form of a non-profit industrial arts school. What began as ad hoc classes […]

Mouse Mouse

Mouse Mouse

Canida continues her taxidermy projects with a “mouse mouse” it’s a computer mouse with an outer mouse covering. I’ll repeat her warning: “This project involves taxidermy, dremels, and sometimes graphic pictures of dead animals. While there are no guts in this tutorial, viewer discretion is still advised.” If you are offended by this entire idea […]