Searching for a way to enlarge some 8″x10″ prints without going digital, photographer (and close friend) Darren Samuelson decided to forego using an enlarger and instead built a gigantic ultra-large format camera capable of taking pictures on 14″x36″ X-Ray film. Taking over six months to complete, when fully extended the enormous hand-made bellows camera is […]
Creating faux glass eyeballs (that seem to follow you as you move) is very simple using actual eye images and glass bubble gems. These eyes can then be incorporated into a fabulous steampunk pendant that you… er… can’t look away from.
Brian Chan‘s origami pieces depict insects, plant life and figures, but this intricate Iron Man has me gobsmacked. If you visit the link, you can print a folding diagram and try it out for yourself. (Via Toxel.com)
The demo stages in the MAKE and CRAFT booths in the center of Expo Hall at Maker Faire this weekend are packed with back-to-back demos all weekend long. We’ll be streaming a selection of these demos live on the Maker Faire Ustream channel for those of you unable to join in the festivities in-person. Times […]
It’s time again to enter the Gowanus Studio Space Jell-O Mold Competition in NYC! The Jell-O Mold Competition has taken Jell-O out of the cafeteria, but the time has come to take it out of the kitchen altogether and into the world at large! This year, Jell-O takes New York. To get things wobbling, we […]
Of course, the out-of-this-world subject matter of this paper garland from Guusje Wannet of Ontwerpfabriek Appeltaart on Oh Happy! appeals to the space geek in me. The technique for turning stamps and paper into 3D garlands, though, can be applied to almost any stamped imagery. See how it’s done over on Oh Happy! [via @zakkalife]
The demo stages in the MAKE and CRAFT booths in the center of Expo Hall at Maker Faire this weekend are packed with back-to-back demos all weekend long. We’ll be streaming a selection of these demos live on the Maker Faire Ustream channel for those of you unable to join in the festivities in-person.
