We had a great time last Tuesday at the Stitch N’ Pitch game with the SF Giants. Tina, Arwen, and I worked the CRAFT table before the game getting a chance to talk to all you fabulous crafters. During the 5th inning, SF Giants’ mascot Lou Seal was joined by his mom (pictured above) who […]
Ignite NYC will be heating things up this very evening – Ignite NYC: Soldering, Guerilla Knitting, & Bomb Shelters The first Ignite NYC is going to happen 7/29 at M1-5. We are going to feature 16 speakers. Each speaker will get 20 slides that auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of five-minutes. Ignite is […]
Hi Crafters! The Handcar Regatta is an event happening on Sept 28 in Santa Rosa, CA. (MAKE is a sponsor.) If you are interested in becoming a vendor at the event, please download the Steam Trunk Craft Show Vendor form (PDF). For other forms and vending information, visit the requisition section of the site.
In response to our high power rocket post, Ken Denmead of GeekDad points us to coverage on their blog of the Rocket Mavericks event, with some awesome pics. The first one above is a time-lapsed night photo. The author of the piece, Steve Jurvetson, writes: …the motor failed, and broke the rocket in two, but […]
Erik Charlton has some nice pics on Flickr of his NAR Level 3 Certification flight at the recent Rocket Mavericks event. The rocket he flew is a 10″ Polecat Bullpup which is 80 lbs and 110″ tall. It flew to 4,500 feet on an Aerotech M1419 motor with twin G Wiz LCX flight computers. Liftoff
Want to make an electric guitar from junk? Ranjit will teach you. There are still some spots left in his Electric Junk Guitar class Etsy labs in Brooklyn on The 30th (Wednesday). Sign up here! The electric guitar is a sophisticated and highly evolved instrument. But, you can make your own out of a few […]
Radialvedic is an art show running through the end of August at Johansson Projects in Oakland, CA. The show features works by Kristina Lewis, who uses zippers, drinking straws, and other everyday sorts of materials to create really stunning art pieces. The show also features works by Jill Gallenstein and Kana Tanaka in ink and […]
