Lockwasher’s motor art
We’ve posted about artist Lockwasher’s awesome robots and rayguns and other items made from found objects. Here are some pics from his Motor Art collection. Motor Art [via Low-Tech Magazine]
Year: 2009
CRAFT Recipe: Spinach and Yogurt Borani
I was bemoaning my hatred of spinach to fellow Craftzine blogger Goli Mohammadi the other day, and she revealed one of the secrets of the universe, a really tasty spinach recipe her mom makes! It couldn’t be easier and you get loads of important nutrients. I called it “spinach yum” until Goli informed me that […]
Creating a plant sensor system with Arduino and Chumby
Brian O’Connor gave this recent presentation at DorkBot SoCal (March 8, 2009) on combining a homemade moisture sensor, an Arduino, and a Chumby to create a system for monitoring the health of his plants. Video: Arduino + Chumby = Fun! with Brian O’Connor [Thanks, Thomas!]
Bartering into Beauty: The Mural
We have a new mural in the living room that the entire family loves. It was designed and painted by a good friend of ours (thanks, Tramaine!); it contains symbolism that relates to every member of our family (including a pet chicken); and it didn’t cost us a penny. We used barter to get it […]
Scratch Sponge Music at Make: Day
Another featured Maker at Make: Day! Keith Braafladt of the Science Museum of Minnesota is hosting an awesome hands-on activity using Scratch programming. Visitors can get a brief overview of the Scratch and learn how to use it to generate sounds/music from the manipulation of small kitchen sponges attached to a sensor board. Scratch is […]
Color Inspiration from Salmon Flies
My friend Alex is addicted to fishing. I tried to tag along but all I was interested in was trying to make jewelry from the shiny bits he tied to his line. Then recently, he got into fly fishing and showed me this video of salmon flies by Davie McPhail, which totally blew me away. […]
Multi-touch Surface Table at Make: Day
Kyle Phillips is an Interactive Designer here in the Twin Cities and we’re all super excited to welcome him to Make: Day this Saturday! His project combines a custom-built, multi-touch surface table with software that configures and displays information from Digg. Kyle writes, “What Matters Most” is a multi-touch application exploring the media-viewing habits of […]