Name Laura Mathews Where are you located? Nottingham, United Kingdom What is your day job? Artist, Sculptor and puppet maker, I also work 2 days a week at Nottingham Trent University as a lecturer and technician in the School of Art. Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? I am a member of the Nottingham Hackspace and […]
Just like 3D printing, 3D scanning has exploded in popularity over the past decade and it’s now easier than ever to get started with this exciting technology. 3D scanned models can be printed on 3D printers, uploaded to repository sites like Sketchfab to view and share online, or used as assets in video games and […]
I personally find videos of precise hand skills to be mesmerizing. I find myself lost in the process as tiny details emerge and I can only imagine the skill it takes to get to the final product. Clickspring’s videos fill that craving of mine very consistently (his soothing narration doesn’t hurt either). This video, I […]
“I knew nurses were making because I did it myself” – Rose Hedges Rose Hedges of UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Anna Young of Maker Health join me to talk about how a makerspace on the first floor of a hospital has created opportunities for nurses and other medical staff to prototype solutions […]
I really enjoy Uri Tuchman’s sense of humor that he mixes with fine manual making skills. Take for example, his latest build, this automata of a pair of hands tapping their fingers. There is fine skill and craftsmanship on display here with the gorgeous brass cams and levers. The wooden hand-sculpted hands look like they […]
I’m sorry. I don’t have much to say about these, but I can’t get them out of my mind. Now they’re in your mind too. This delightful musical device is made by Moon Armada. They make all kinds of musical devices, but the thing that stands out, and may maybe haunt your dreams, are these […]
Makers are confronted with so many choices of laser cutters and engravers that it can be intimidating. Here’s a rough outline of the main differences between the lasers on the market today.
