Words Fail: Brass Pegasus automaton
Keith Newstead has been refining this design for twenty years. It shows. It’s gorgeous just sitting there, but when it starts to move…well, I think I audibly sighed. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
Month: March 2010
Pysanky Easter Eggs
Take a look at these beautiful Pysanky Easter Eggs made by Connie Ayers, mom of CRAFT & MAKE’s Sheena Stevens. Pysanky are Ukranian Easter eggs where the designs are written with beeswax. See more photos of Connie’s beautiful Pysanky eggs in our Facebook photo album. (Photos By: Eva Stevens)
Review of Made By Hand
Treehugger has a nice review of MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Do It Yourself. It’s a phrase that’s been snatched up by mainstream culture through televisions shows, best seller books, and craft store kits. But DIY, when you stop and consider it, means so much more than just building your own […]
Papercraft Penguin Bomb!
A delightfully cute papercraft penguin that springs from a flat stack of paper into a 3Dd model when you drop it.
John Bergin, From Inside
John Bergin (Kansas City, MO) and I go way back. We first met, in the early 90s, through the zine publishing scene. I instantly became a big fan of both his art and his music. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with him on a number of projects, such as the soundtrack […]
Stanford researchers develop “energy textiles”
A team at Stanford University has produced batteries and basic capacitors using textiles and nanoparticle-infused ink. The team had previously developed paper batteries and supercapacitors using a similar process, but the new energy textiles exhibited some clear advantages over their paper predecessors. With a reported energy density of 20 Watt-hours per kilogram, a piece of […]
Coconut Mango Pancakes!
The A Little Yumminess blog has a mouthwatering recipe for Coconut Mango Pancakes. That actually sounds like a whole lot of yumminess to me! Simran, the author, suggests serving them with honey or syrup, or alternately as dessert with ice cream and fresh chopped mangoes. Think I might have to have pancakes for dinner!