So the big project I had been working on before the fire was the Gift-o-Matic. A 900 square-foot interactive area in the Oakland Museum of California. This work was commissioned by OMCA as part of the No Spectators: The Art of Burningman exhibition. This was build in total burning man style by an amazing crew …
I don’t usually grow a lot of things from seed and almost ever edibles but along with many pandemic gardeners, I am branching out. I made these little garden labels out of 1/8th in baltic birch plywood. I also make some pins to hold down the chicken wire I use in the garden to defend …
This is the deck I used from the Strategies for Equity in PPE Distribution. I spoke about how we create relationships with existing social support organizations and make socially relevant products from end to end. Here is a PDF of my deck with speaker notes.
So last weekend with the help of my friend Liz, I turned some Ikea Hejne shelves into a little shed for outdoor storage. I got two sets of this shelving free off craigslist.com. These were the steps and material to skinning the shelves to make the little shed. It was not intended to be airtight …
I recently spoke at the Homemade Mask Summit hosted by Just Wanna Quilt, the Newcomb Institute, Tulane University, along with the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, and the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Freeman School of Business. Here is the presentation deck from that talk along with Q&A …
This post specifically addresses the Fray Issue that has come up when sewing the MasksNow Pleated Pocket Mask. Troubleshooting for this issue is going to vary based on fabric thickness. The issues The leading edge of the pocket in the original instructions is not hemmed at the pocket opening and this can cause issues of …
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There are two ways to breakdown a t-shirt for mask ties, ties only or edge binding. This how-to post describes both. For ties only This method maximizes the shirt for strong ties that are 18 to 20 inches long when moderately stretched. This makes for a strong comfortable tie and a good mask fit. For …
UPDATE!!! The content below is now out of date and has been replaced with the Bay Area Mask Making and Distribution Project This is the place I will be posting patterns for personal protective equipment including Masks, Gowns, Booties and so on. Disclaimer: These masks do not replace N95 masks. But are better than nothing …
UPDATE!!! The content below is now out of date and has been replaced with the Bay Area Mask Making and Distribution Project Goal: Make PPE to FREE up the dwindling supply of N95 Masks for Front Line Healthcare Workers This started with the idea to just do something to help. 3-20-20 I have gotten the …
UPDATE!!! The content below is now out of date and has been replaced with the Bay Area Mask Making and Distribution Project We are working on getting a list of places with addresses and contact information. The recommendation from some of the frontline healthcare workers I know are as follows. Before drop off please consider …
It is with a heavy heart that I must report I lost my beloved studio and all its content on the Morning of August 9th in an early morning blaze that in one of the M0XY buildings. I am eternally grateful that nobody was hurt and everybody is safe. I am heartbroken about the loss …
This year AMT and Makernet brought 7 POC FATT Devices to NOMCON. Chattanooga was amazing. The folks at ChattLabs couldn’t have been more welcoming supportive and kind. I had an intense and often times amazing experience at NOMCON and was interviewed by the super cool Aaron Peterson Makers On Tap. Check it out: https://makersontap.com/podcast/mot-043/
Sorry about the long hiatus folks. The flu was pretty devastating this year…coma, month stay in the hospital, walking, pneumonia and ARDS. I have been recovering for the last 6 weeks and I am just now getting to the point I can sketch (roughly) and start making things. That said this spring as summer is …
It is perfectly normal to carry around 5 or 6 bins of art supplies in your car permanently, right? I drive a sweet little old Toyota Rav4, circa 1998. I love my little old beater. It can fit lots of stuff, feet 8’ft boards form dash to end yet it is super easy to park …
