Month: January 2011

Remembering Challenger

Remembering Challenger

Christa McAuliffe, weightless Long before I stumbled into the jobs that I do now, long before I even knew what I wanted out of my life, I wanted to be an astronaut. Nothing new there, of course — I’m going to hazard a guess that most makers at one point or another dreamed of exploration, […]

Crafting at the Henry Ford

I had the pleasure of leading our own take on Maura Madden’s Crafternoon earlier this week at the Henry Ford (home to Maker Faire Detroit!) as part of the staff’s annual employee meeting. More than 80 staffers showed up for the workshop to learn about how to get involved with local crafters in Michigan while […]