We’ve had Austin and Portland last weekend, now we’re happy to announce more details for the San Francisco CRAFT Release Party to be held on Saturday June 21st from 3pm – 6pm at Stitch Lounge. CRAFT’s Editor in Chief Tina Barseghian and I will be hosting the party along with the lovely ladies at Stitch […]
Robotica: Machines and Motion will have their opening reception June 6th at Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda. Toys. Industrial machines. Household helpers. Pop culture archetypes. Art. Who can be all of these and more? Robots! Artists will include Mark Pauline of Survival Research Laboratories, Al Honig, Kal Spelletich, Alameda artists Christian Schiess and Michael Schiess, […]
This Saturday, June 7, Chronicle Books and Craft Gym will be hosting a party celebrating Lotta Jansdotter‘s new book, Lotta Prints. From Lotta’s blog: I would like to invite you to join me and my friends to do some fabric printing together. I have carved out some of my designs in rubber and potato stamps […]
Knitgrrl Shannon Okey shares with us photos of sheep and fleece from her recent trip to Idaho for the Snake River Fiber Fair where she taught her class on how to spin alt fibers. She picked up and flew back home with the fleece above.
The next Make: DC meeting will be held this Thursday, June 5th, at Greater Goods, 1626 U Street NW. Start time is 8pm. We’ll be putting together the motor driver kits Mark Adams has designed for a robot project we’re working on. The kits have sold out, but come anyway, even if you didn’t order […]
On July 12th, the Long Now Foundation is presenting the Mechanicrawl event. Mechanicrawl is a progressive tour through the mechanical wonders of San Francisco’s North Shore! You’ll be able to map your own route to see the SS Jeremiah O’Brien with it’s giant steam engine running, the most complex mechanical computer ever built, The Torpedo […]
Check out this Baltimore event for DIYers: On Saturday, June 14th head on over to 2640 to learn a new skill or to check out some of the best DIY crafters & zinesters that our fair Charm City has to offer! Never been to a DIY Fest? The Baltimore Zine & DIY Fest (Do It […]
