Sausage art
Masterpieces from Russia, made from sausage – according to the description anyone can just walk up and eat the artwork.
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Wacky Handcar Regatta Debuts in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Make was a sponsor of a wonderful event called the Handcar Regatta in Santa Rosa, Calif, which took place practically in our own back yard. Bringing together some of the makers from the Bay Area Maker Faire, and taking steampunk to the public in a new way, the Handcar Regatta used a railway that hasn’t […]
House plant measures the economic wellness of Home Depot
The “Spore 1.1” project is a self-sustaining ecosystem for a rubber tree plant purchased from Home Depot where the economic health of Home Depot stock value is analyzed and used to control the watering of the plant through a custom built circuit. If the company does poorly and the plant dies, the plant is returned […]
Generate house music with the number Pi
  The “Pi House Generator” by Texas-based artist Paul Slocum is a software system that randomly generates house music using the number Pi. The software calculates the sequence of digits in Pi and feeds the resuls into an algorithmic music generator containing the structural driteria or recipe for house music. The resulting music is […]
Decorate your room with a Sharpie Marker
Who says decorating has to be expensive? This room was completely covered in amazing illustrations, all drawn with a Sharpie Marker. It’s a cheap DIY project, but it’s going to take a lot of time and talent to complete. When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was […]
Car plays music on cut up vinyl records
Another record project! Sound Chaser by Yuri Suzuki with Yaroslav Tencer (more photos here). A train-style record player. Users connect the chipped pieces of records together to make new tracks. The records pieces are from cheap records bought at jumble sales or used record shops. This record player revives forgotten, old records.
Artwork crackles with patchbay architecture
The “Crackle Canvas” by Tom Verbruggen is a series of circuit bent canvas devices that when patched together with 1/8th inch audio cables produce sounds that can be manipulated in a live performance. Check out the video for the full effect of this installation. Tom Verbruggen YT Channel via Network Research