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Weekend Watch: A Trip Down Gravity Road

Weekend Watch: A Trip Down Gravity Road

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Gravity Road cartoonist brings the comic’s lovable robotic sidekick to life and documents the process.

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Maker Spotlight: Jen Herchenroeder

Maker Spotlight: Jen Herchenroeder

By James Tiberius Burke

James Tiberius Burke

is a graphic designer for Make: Magazine. His life is defined by three B's: Bikes, Burgers, Battlestar Galactica. Tiny electric car enthusiast and founder of the Power Racing Series. (www.powerracingseries.org)

Also helped start a hackerspace that one time and tricked himself into thinking he didn't write this in the third person.

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Jen is a polymath with skills in all manner of engineering and artistic techniques and is a key member of the Baltimore maker community.

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Meow Wolf Builds Fantastical Immersive Art — And Sustainable Models for Artists

Meow Wolf Builds Fantastical Immersive Art — And Sustainable Models for Artists

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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What started as a collective of creative friends in Santa Fe has blossomed into a surreal, artistic installation that allows artists to make a living on their art as an experience, not as a commodity.

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Go Behind the Scenes of Installing an Interactive LED Art Exhibit

Go Behind the Scenes of Installing an Interactive LED Art Exhibit

By Nicholas Squires

Nicholas Squires

Outdoors>Indoors

Nick is a Network, Systems and Software Engineering consultant. He spent 15 years at Boeing developing software and IT solutions for numerous space, security and renewable energy programs. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics and a Minor in Mathematics. Nick also teaches Mathematics and develops curriculum at FIDM in Los Angeles and is an internationally exhibited visual artist.

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Nick Squires details his time spent using his maker skills to produce an interactive art installation and performance.

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How-To: Make Rubber Texture Stamps for Artist Trading Cards

How-To: Make Rubber Texture Stamps for Artist Trading Cards

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Artist trading cards are neat little pieces of handmade art that artists and crafters can swap with other artists and crafters. And, if you’re ready to start making and trading some cards of your own, you’ll definitely want to check out this new video tutorial for making rubber texture stamps that are custom-sized to fit your cards!

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