Staples, a blank wall, and lots of patience
This is the work of French artist Baptiste Debombourg. Some of his other works, including one more staples piece, can be seen here. [via Dude Craft]
Makers
Happy Birthdays: Galileo Galilei — Father of modern science
Happy Birthday Gallileo Galilei! Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism.
Make: Together (more collaborative couples)
We asked several of our favorite maker couples to tell us a little bit about the ups and down of their collaborative process. This touches on two of our current site themes, today being Valentine’s Day, and this quarter having a Maker Business theme. All three of these couples have turned their passion for making […]
Maker Business: Magnolia Atomworks
Last year, John Edgar Park and Erin Kelly-Park started a maker business called Magnolia Atomworks to create interesting products and kits, such as the Mystery Box (and something allegedly to do with robots and iPads). Here, in the first in a series, part of our Maker Business coverage, John explains how the Mystery Box product […]
Make: Together (couples that collaborate)
My friends Sean and Claire are always making and doing together. They do urban exploring, they psycho-geographically map the high-weirdness and local color of their beloved Baltimore, and they’re always working on some kooky project together. Where other couples might be going out for a romantic dinner at some over-priced eatery, Sean and Claire will […]
Come and check out our new Makers Market!
If you’ve been following our exploits closely in the last year or so, you’ve likely caught wind of us working feverishly on something called Makers Market. After lots of heavy lifting and obsessive constructing, arranging, merchandising, and labeling, we’re ready to throw open the gates and show off our little marketplace. We think of it […]
Trilo-femoral-mechnicus
There’s plenty of bad found-object and “junk” sculpture in the world. I know because I made most of it myself. But Jud Turner, whose skeletal “Bio-Cycle” made some waves when we posted about it last year, does it right. He’s recently posted a bunch of new work to his website, e.g. the awesome mecha-trilobite shown above.
