Knitted world
This is a wonderful animated short that was shown at the Encounters Short Film Festival. It’s called “Don’t Let It All Unravel”, it was directed by Sarah Cox, and all the action is knitted – or frogged (un-knitted). (Thanks, Melody!)
Kids & Family
Make rock candy
The Exploratorium site has a section on cooking science – I found some neat info there about the science of sugar and a recipe for making rock candy. The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose, a molecule composed of 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen (C12H22O11). […]
Immersion
Photographer Robbie Cooper shows just how focused young video-game players can be… NYTimes video.
LEGO Style
The Brothers Brick pointed out this amazing CGI animation of a LEGO fashion show by Fabrice Pathier (Four H). The clip features designs by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.
Mini Monsters at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes | mov | 3g2 I caught up with craftzine blogger and Austin local Rachel Hobson at Maker Faire Austin 2008, where she gave a demo on making the Mini Monsters from CRAFT:06. These fun little creatures, invented by Moxie, are unique and […]
HOW TO – Portable Art Case
This Mama Makes Stuff shows us how to create this handy portable art supply case for kids–a perfect holiday gift for the pint-sized Picasso in your life.
Lunch bag art
This dad makes his kid’s lunch… and art on the lunch bags each day.
