Ceramics Made From Controlled Explosions
By embedding explosives into lumps of clay and detonating them into molds, artist Adam Železný shapes clay into forms almost instantly in a series of ceramic pieces he calls “The Blast.”
Month: November 2014
How-To: Wooly Wire-Wrapped Beads
Create your own unique textured beads to match all of your cozy winter outfits with this wooly wire-wrapped bead tutorial!
In Search of the $10 Kit
It’s easy to get making if you have unlimited funds to set up a great makerspace and outfit it with all the newest tools, but what if you had just a sawbuck to spend? What would you make and how? That’s the question that James Cunningham recently asked us on behalf of an elementary school in […]
STEAM Carnival – Fun and Learning
Isn’t it fantastic when fun is aligned with learning? That seems to be the design goal behind the STEAM Carnival, a production of Two Bit Circus. Recently they staged their event at the Port of Los Angeles to a sell-out crowd whereat all the glory of what they do was put out for the world to enjoy. Most of these playful […]
Statues Yarnbombed In Downtown Portland for the Holidays
From now until Christmas the statues in Portland, Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will be decked out in festive holiday regalia made by local fiber artists.
Vox & Dolly’s Pac-Man Electric Guitar Pillow
Natalie and Wolfgang of Vox & Dolly may have just stuffed all your teenage nostalgia into one plushy package with this beautiful Pac-Man electric guitar pillow.
DIY Painted Plates
Give your table a colorfully customized touch for Thanksgiving, or your next dinner party, with this lovely DIY painted plate tutorial by Blair Stocker over on the creativebug blog.