Month: October 2010
ReMade, a hackerspace documentary
A group of awesome hackers from Chicago are working on a full-length documentary about the rise of the maker movement and formation of hackerspaces in the US.
How-To: Carve a Turnip-O-Lantern
By Diane Gilleland If you want to celebrate Halloween in a historical way this year, try carving turnips instead of pumpkins. One of the holiday’s oldest legends is the Celtic tale of Jack O’ Lantern. There are many versions, but essentially the story goes like this: Jack was a man who, through a series of […]
Processing/clock art
The work “One Perfect Cube” consists of three synchronized clocks that form a sign every 12 hours for exactly one second. When working with complex systems – which in a way a clock can be thought of as, looking at all it’s possible 43200 constellations within 12 hours – the main focus has to be […]
How-To: Light Up Fairy Wings
Angela of Soft Circuit Saturdays shows you how to make light up fairy wings using two different methods. This one above uses Aniomagic’s Schemer board which is a sewable controller you can program.
On the Gowanus, We Are Swimming Cities
Alita Edgar, Porter Fox, Orien McNeill, Michael O’Toole are just four of the 30+ names of makers and artists involved with the current incarnation of the collaborative project We Are Swimming Cities, whose overall installation at last month’s inaugural World Maker Faire in NYC won an Editor’s Choice award, and whose “caddywhampuss,” the motorcycle-powered fish-boat […]
Sister Diane’s Problem With Putting Away Her Craft Supplies
Diane Gilleland shares a fun look at her craft table – every messy layer of it. I think we can all identify with her, especially her description of how and why her craft table gets so cluttered. I have a huge problem with putting things away. I love getting them out. I love to make […]