Pencil Drawing Takes Art Prize
Chris LaPorte is the winner of this year’s Art Prize in Grand Rapids with his larger-than-life pencil drawing, “Calvary, American Officers, 1921.” Via WOOD-TV 8
Year: 2010
CRAFT Pattern: Knit Bow Headband
By Stefanie Fail This was a little bow that I created a while back for a friend’s birthday present, but now I’m thinking of creating these little bows for everything. Necklaces? Bracelets? Bow ties? The pattern is pretty simple here, and you really only need the idea to make your own. The yarn, gauge, needle […]
Custom camera mount & telescope tracking motor
Craig Smith of South Milwaukee, WI, wrote in to share the progress he’s made on his homebrew astronomy rig: Since my moon photo was featured almost a year ago, I have a better telescope, a homemade tracking motor and some ok planetary photos. Saturn is currently on the other side of the sun, but earlier […]
Nice homebrew 3D LED Globe
Here’s a nice homebrew 3d globe, by Russian maker riko.
So that’s an Aluminum Falcon…
Made from cardboard, styrofoam, and aluminum tape. Another eBay listing by the same chappy who brought us that duct tape AT-AT. [via Boing bada Boing]
Pincushion with components
Nice photos! Reminds me of how things work at my house, too. Pin cushion with components and Arduino with sewing pins by Hannah Perner-Wilson on Flickr.
Boats Recycled into Sheds
The fishing community on the English tidal island of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, has found a wonderful channel of employment for their once seaworthy vessels. By simply turning them upside down and adding doors they are upcycled into sheds! So cool I wish they were converted into little studios instead. Photo by Kevin Wakelam. [via […]
