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.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
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: Ruffled Play Apron
Grown up or wee, sometimes a gal just needs a fancy apron. Head over to Blue Robin Cottage to see Sierra’s ruffled play apron tutorial. The how-to is for a little girl version, but I’m confident that you intrepid stitchers could size it up to more grownup dimensions if needed. [Via Pinterest] More: How-To: Fat […]
Motor Mashup Master
Randy Grubb has one sweet job: working from his Grants Pass, Ore., garage, he builds hot rods. His rides, however, are far from ordinary — he builds from supersized truck, jet, and tank parts.
QR Code Ring
Herbert Hoover created this wooden ring with a QR code cleverly laser cut into it as part of his ring-a-day project. [via adafruit] More: CRAFT Video: Machine-Knitted QR Code Scarf @Craftzine.com blog Woven QR Code @Craftzine.com blog QR Code Rug @Craftzine.com blog
Portraits Made from Individual Crayons
Artist Christian Faur made a set of stunning portraits using thousands of crayons inset into the frames. The series is called “Rods and Cones” and is the first instance I can think of where crayons are used in such a way to create art.