Insect Wings Jewelry
Camila Taylor of Horseflesh creates unique pieces of jewelery featuring intricate depictions of the wings of specific insects such as: cicada, mayfly, and bumblebee.
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Shake Hands with Francis at the Maker Faire Bay Area
Brian Matthews of Flapping Sprocket creates beautifully intricate machinery, wings, and other contraptions in his Los Angeles studio. For the second year running, he will be at the Maker Faire Bay Area as a mobile exhibit, roaming the Faire with his hand puppet Francis, a metal marvel finely articulated enough to shake your hand.
Golden Cicada Wing Earrings
Growing up in Chicago, I remember the first time I heard the sound of cicadas, a loud, unmatched symphony. Despite the fact that cicadas are pretty large insects and can be kinda scary as they fly around, they have an undeniable beauty, especially in their delicate wings. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, Sudlow Jewelry has a […]
Weekend Project: Build an Ornithopter (PDF)
For millennia people have studied birds, observing and experimenting to see if humans can fly. But people can’t fly by flapping no matter how hard they have tried. This project shows you how to build a small rubber band-powered ornithopter.(from Greek; ornithos meaning “bird” and pteron meaning “wing”) PDF
