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Raphael writes – Being able to play NES and SNES games on the Wii’s Virtual Console is great (Thanks Nintendo!), but it’s much more fun to do it with the original controllers. (And some games are much more playable like this). That’s why I decided to design this Nes/Snes controller to USB conversion circuit. Snes/Nes […]
Here are some photos from the Open City opening @ Eyebeam in NYC, the show runs from March 1st to April 7th. If you’re in the NY area check it out, it’s a fantastic collection. Presented by Eyebeam, Open City: Tools for Public Action is an exhibition documenting the ingenuity of graffiti writers, artists, protesters, […]
Also, ESBQ has teamed up with Treehugger to create a juried art show benefiting the Environmental Defense. The theme is Repurposed and this show is about taking things that are destined for the landfill and turning them into art. The entry deadline is April 15th. Link.
Mamaqilla has a special crafting friend, her pet pooch Ursa who not only helps supply fur for felting but pitches in on the process too. Link. From the pages of CRAFT: 02: “Big Wheel Keep on Turning” by Shannon Okey p. 150-153. Knitgrrl Shannon teaches us how to spin different fibers including dog hair! Digital […]
The Institute for Figuring has another great exhibition looking at the fusion of math and craft, this time at the Museum of Jurassic Technology. From the press release: In 1953, while working a hotel switchboard, Shea Zellweger began a journey that would culminate in a radical new notation for formal logic, the set of relations […]
Congratulations to Spins and Needles’ 2nd Anniversary! Spins and Needles is a non-profit montly crafting + DJ night in Ottowa, Canada. I first posted about them last year on the MAKE blog here. CRAFT and MAKE helped them celebrate in full style with their raffle that night. The winner of the free subscription to CRAFT […]
Jay says, “I was thinking it would be cool to have some UV art on my wall, so I painted this awesome 32″ square, glow in the dark, UV reactive 1up mushroom on my wall. I started by finding a suitable image to paint. I settled on a sprite of a 1up mushroom I found […]
