Build a Touchless 3D Tracking Interface with Everyday Materials
Using a variety of low- and high-tech components, we’ll show you how to build A Touchless 3D Tracking Interface.
Month: August 2012
Haunting Drone Instrument
Tom Fox of VulpeInstruments has unveiled another one of his creations, which uses the action of a grand piano to bend the notes in a motor-controlled drone instrument. It’s called the Dronemachine MKII.
How-To: Snow White Ribbon Headband
Kathleen at Grosgrain created a series of Disney princess-inspired ribbon projects, and this Snow White headband is definitely my favorite thus far. Want to find your preferred princess? You can check out the full series of ribbon headbands here! More: Lace Princess Crowns @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Princess Hat @Craftzine.com blog Princess Playhouse @Craftzine.com blog
Mask Making for the Viking Procession in Providence
AS220 Artist-In Residence Dennis McNett (Wolfbat Studio) has led workshops in mask making all this week, and the results are remarkable. Over 70 people have made piles of masks and helmets, from the vacuum formed wolves and skulls above to the bird-embellished Viking helmets below. These will all be strapped to a menagerie of characters […]
How-To: Tablecloth Weights
Keep your alfresco meals safe on windy days with these ingenious rock and wire tablecloth weights from Helena at Craft & Creativity! More: How-To: Glowing Outdoor Orbs @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Outdoor Oilcloth Placemats @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Wine Bottle Citronella Candle @Craftzine.com blog
DIY Caveman, Today at Maker Camp
For today’s Maker Camp Field Trip Friday, we travel to the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of Natural History to visit human origins researcher Briana Pobiner. From the Smithsonian’s G+ page: Briana Pobiner will show us the tools humans used for the earliest DIY projects thousands of years ago. Humans have always been makers–you might say we […]
Megoperation – Huge Fun at Maker Faire Detroit
This giant-size version of Operation from Brian of the Lansing Makers Network was an absolute hit at Maker Faire Detroit. The game is played just like the original and uses scaled up pieces and kitchen tongs as tweezers.
