Steampunkin!
Hans Scharler just submitted this cool hack-‘o’-lantern to our Make: Halloween Contest 2009. It includes a motion detector, some LEDs, and a fog machine, and when someone approaches it lights up and shoots “steam” out of its ears.
Crafty Events
NYC Papercraft show
Slash: Paper Under the Knife (warning: autoplay video) is the NYC Museum of Arts and Design’s third major exhibition, and if it’s anywhere near the quality of Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting or Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, it should be fantastic. One of my favorite book artists, Brian Dettmer, is involved, as well as many many […]
NYC Papercraft show
Slash: Paper Under the Knife (warning: autoplay video) is the NYC Museum of Arts and Design’s third major exhibition, and if it’s anywhere near the quality of Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting or Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, it should be fantastic. MAKE favorite Brian Dettmer is involved, as well as many many other incredible paper artists.
Handmade Music Brooklyn tonight: felted signal processing, electro-rock, & more
We’ll be enjoying another helping of handmade & homebrew sounds this eve @ Brooklyn’s 3rd Ward. Handmade Music ringmaster Peter Kirn of CDM gives a preview – From Sarah and Lara Grant, we have a dress that makes music, with tube-like apparatus made of felt for connecting sound, modular fashion. From the raucous duo Great […]
Spacecraft: A Craft Studio in Brooklyn
Yesterday I visited Spacecraft, a craft studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They opened just about a year ago and are host to a long list of fun crafty events and activities in the neighborhood. Their menu of walk-in crafts has something for every age and skill level, and they host classes and workshops. They also carry […]
This Week In Craft Fairs
Here’s your weekly craft fair roundup! If you have an event coming up, please add it to our online calendar. To get your call for entries listed in future blog posts, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries. Coming Up This Weekend: Washington Grange Holiday Bazaar Vancouver, WA Saturday, Oct. 17, […]
This week in Maker Events
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar.
