What can you make with two gloves and some simple stitching? An adorable Glovetopus: part glove, part octopus! Peter Gardner explains the anatomy of a Glovetopus and talks about its origins, in this video from Maker Faire Bay Area 2013.
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Artist Leo Villareal, along with colleagues Amy Critchett, and Saeed Shahmirzai came to Maker Faire Bay Area this year to discuss their work on the Bay Lights project, an art piece that uses 25,000 animated LEDs across the entire 1.8 mile span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.
This summer, SparkTruck is gearing up for its second road trip across the country, bringing hands-on learning back to to schools in their mobile makerspace. Want them to visit your town? Fill out an “Arrange a Visit” form now until June 18!
At Maker Faire Bay Area this year, Jay from MakerBlock found himself needing to tighten some wingnuts, but he didn’t have a wrench. Rather than asking around, he hacked together a solution on his own. It’s super simple: just one piece of paper. Roll it up into a tight tube and fold it in half. To use, place the paper tube around the wingnut, squeeze, and turn.
Take a tour through Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 with Ontario-based Maker-Faire-oholic and Agnes Niewiadomski. From robots to a lollipop licking machine to Adam Savage’s talk atop a massive desert submarine, Agnes captured photos of an amazing variety of projects and makers.
The TapeTricity Card is a great first electronics project for kids. It’s quick, cheap, easy, and fun to make. Not only does it teach how to make a simple circuit, but it engages the maker’s creativity. You can make one for about 25 cents in materials.
The Genie is a guitarist who surrounds himself with a phalanx of tech that drops more grooves than a five piece band. Find out how he does it.
