I’m sure I owe my fascination with glass eyes to my grandfather, who lost an eye when he worked on the railroads and had a glass replacement. His visits meant nervously brushing my teeth while keeping my eye on his, staring out at me from its glass of water on the bathroom counter. I found […]
David Lasky is a Seattle artist and teacher who has been making comics and zines since 1991. He teaches both kids and adults at 826 Seattle, Richard Hugo House, Seattle Art Institute and with Arts Corps. His work has been published in The Comics Journal, The Stranger, and many anthologies, including Best American Comics 2006. […]
Rick builds these totally incredible prone carts to help him achieve tasks otherwise impossible from sitting in a wheelchair. He mods golf carts and tractors so that he can drive them from the prone position. While in his carts, he can weld, garden, cook, and make beautiful wood furniture, things that can be difficult or […]
Today’s BBtv is a little ambient profile piece on the Oakland-based electricity arts group known as “Omega Recoil.” The video includes footage of their Bay Area Maker Faire ’08 performance. Omega Recoil: Electricity as art
Eric Archer makes some incredible electronic instruments – Among his collection is the money synthesizer, a geometric oscillator[as seen above] modified to produce complex patterns similar to the engraving designs found on currencies throughout the world – I’m not interested in counterfeiting. I’ve wandered into this area simply to explore the beautiful, peculiar patterns that […]
I stopped in at Thingamajigger Friday night, it was great! John Medina effortlessly held the crowd’s attention while he talked about attention, Dan Savage told us how tech has ruined his life, I talked to Hazard Factory’s Rusty Oliver about optimum sanding belt grit size for the best power tool drag racer traction, Beth Goza […]
Congrats to our pals at TechShop for the article about them in yesterday’s LA Times. Since opening in October 2006, TechShop has attracted 300 members, each paying $100 a month for hands-on access to the sophisticated tools. The operation also sells supplies and charges for classes. “It’s like a health club,” said TechShop founder Jim […]
