Follow the Team Bobcat Ford Fiesta caravan… Come Along on American Journey 2.0 What do you get when you combine automobiles with location-aware computing? A winning team of students from the University of Michigan is hitting the road in a cross-country trip to find out! In a class this spring entitled “Cloud Computing in the […]
Jen Cotton writes: Want to know how to make a precise shape on the potter’s wheel? Well here’s one way I’ve used to make a specific form. It is sort of a mash up of techniques between a plaster wheel and a potters wheel.
This bowl is actually carved from a block of normal bricks joined with mortar. Even though it looks lathe-turned, I can’t imagine that a slab of conventional brick masonry would hold together during turning, even if you could find a lathe that was able to turn it. Maybe it could be done at extremely low speed? Suffice to say I’m very curious about their process, and other examples on this page lead me to suspect it involves a CNC mill and/or a shop full of very dedicated craftspeople. [via Dude Craft]
Nick Normal writes in to share this awesome opportunity for all you digital artists: Blue Box Gallery – a popup gallery named after a classic phreaking tool – is currently seeking submissions for a multi-work digital art installation. Blue Box are seeking digital artworks for display on a massive 220 sq. ft. LED screen! All […]
Summer is fast approaching, and if you have kiddos in your house, you’re likely scrambling to find fun things to do with them while they are out of school. I love this idea from Marie of Make and Takes for starting a science observation journal. My son is starting to ask all kinds of questions […]
Ira Goldberg shows us how to make a cute purse with feet from recycled clothes or fabric scraps. This is a perfect sewing project for beginners or kids, since it’s simple, functional, and the fabrics you use can really add a personal touch. Ira points out that a favorite old shirt or similarly sentimental garment […]
Renegade Craft Fair is coming to Austin, Texas for the first time ever this weekend. More than 200 indie crafters will be there with their wares, and there will be loads of demos and make and takes throughout the weekend. Yours truly will be at the Stitch Lab booth where I’ll be demoing how to […]
