Back in April, I posted about Charlie Visnic, a film editor from Fullerton, CA, who had chosen a unique way to try and quite smoking — creating a blog, called “The B-Roll — One Creative Thing a Day,” and then doing a project each day and documenting it. I loved the idea, loved the content […]
I’ve mentioned my friends Scott Constable and Ene Osteraas-Constable on the CRAFT blog before, and Scott’s recent post about the ideal characteristics of the venerable sawhorse, along with a photo of some beautiful “indoor sawhorses” he’s made seemed like good fodder for a mention here. Scott writes: To me, there’s also something inherently a little […]
We get the pleasure of working with some amazing artists/illustrators here at MAKE. One of them is James Provost. James did the illos for the “Lunchbox Laser” and “Marble Adder” projects in Volume 20, and the “CNC For Under $800” piece in Volume 21. He also did the wonderful illustrated version of the Maker’s Bill […]
Jack Hall from Brighton, England, couldn’t pick, strum, or draw a bow, but when it came to building stringed instruments, he had an amazing talent. You see, every inch of the instruments he built is made entirely with used matchsticks. Yes, dead matches.
Mark Frauenfelder www.colbertnation.com For those of you who missed Mark Frauenfelder’s appearance on The Colbert Report last night (or just don’t have a TV), the segment is now live online. Watch it above or on Colbert Nation.
Set your DVRs! MAKE’s amiable editor-in-chief, Mark Frauenfelder, will be on The Colbert Report tonight (June 8, 11:30pm, 10:30c), talking about his new book, Made by Hand, MAKE, and the “search for meaning in a throwaway world.” Break a leg, Mark!
From junk-genius Jud Turner.
