Robot face Flickr Pool
Someone has created this fun Flickr Pool of photos of common (and not so common) objects that resemble the faces of robots. Looks Like A Robot
Month: July 2008
LA Weekly on Sarah Jo Marks
photo by Jessica Miller I was pleasantly surprised to open the LA Weekly today and find a fun article about plush food collector Sarah Jo Marks. Marks curated last winter’s Stuffed show at Munky King, which was a sight to behold. I especially love how this article gives so many shout-outs to talented plush makers […]
HOW TO – Giant Papercraft Gandhi
Just what I’ve always wanted for my desert cardboard sculpture garden: instructables user delappe created this tutorial for turning your Gandhi avatar (or any 3D avatar, really) into a cardboard sculpture. Via Collin @ MAKE.
Muzak machine iPod stereo
My friend has been carrying around this empty shell of a Micro Muzak Model 1008 for years with the intention of converting it in to something… someday. Apparently this was used in a university to pump the college station through all the buildings and had long since been left to fall in to ruins. Using […]
Steel sand-casting flask
Sean Ragan welded together his own flask for green sand casting of aluminum. A flask is the two-part frame that holds the sand for this method of casting. His is better than a wooden flask (which can’t handle the high temperature if you accidentally spill some molten aluminum), and his method of construction is quite […]
Tori Amos in LEGO
Here’s two things I’d never think to combine: Tori Amos portraiture and everyone’s favorite childhood building blocks. Found in the MAKE Flickr pool, Steven Goodwin made this Tory Amos portrait entirely from LEGO blocks.It really looks a lot like her when you squint at it.
Exclusive Buttons in El Cerrito, CA
For far too long, Exclusive Buttons has been a closely-guarded secret in the craft world, where covetous creative types would hoard beautiful vintage deadstock buttons all for themselves. Having visited the shop myself last weekend, I’ve decided to pull back the curtain and tell everyone I know about it–as this magical place needs and deserves […]
