The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir is a Volvo. It is a Volvo covered in singing fish and singing lobsters. This wacky art car is one of many unusual and hilarious wandering art cars at the World Maker Faire, New York. Richard Carter is the designer, and the driver, and will be on hand through Sunday to […]
Meg of Mega Crafty has a brilliantly easy way to make felted balls. It’s so simple, even the kids can join in the fun. See how she does it over on Mega Crafty. [via Pam Harris on Pinterest]
Mitch Altman, recent recipient of the Maker Hero Award, shares talks about his favorite things at World Maker Faire New York. There is still plenty of time to come visit the faire, and see some amazing things. Singing fish, a fire-breathing dragon, and of course the Learn to Solder Booth are on Mitch’s top list.
The O’Neil family is really excited about being first in line for World Maker Faire. They made the five hour trek from upstate, and are making a weekend of the faire. You can follow the festivities of this year’s World Maker Faire at Maker Faire Daily. If you are near New York City, come on down to the New York Hall of Science.
John Schimmel teaches the Assistive Technology class at NYU’s ITP program. The RAMPs project allows a wheelchair-bound DJ to roll up to a stationary set of rollers that are connected to rotary encoders attached to an Arduino. The interpreted data is then sent to a Processing sketch and used to blend or scratch audio tracks in real time. This device was created in 2005 for an individual with cerebral palsy who had a talent for rapping and also needed to hone his wheelchair skills.
Need a new on-the-go handbag for fall? Try this simple fold-over clutch tutorial from jessyratfink on Instructables. It’s cute, functional, and a perfect weekend project! [Via One Pretty Thing]
Tonight’s episode of Make: Live played host to the first annual MAKE Magazine Industry Maker Awards, aka The Makeys. Twelve companies were nominated in four categories and MAKE readers voted. The winners were announced tonight, live on the show. And those winners are…
