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I am one of many ‘artists in the world’

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Brilliant project by André Smits, a painter and traveling photo-logger who is taking portraits of artists from around the world, in their studios, and only from behind!

My photo is part of set [95] The World_0022 – and literally thousands more photos can be found at his full archive here.

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World Maker Faire 2011 recap

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Well, we did it! Once again we changed the world for the better. Here are some of my choice photos, followed by some important articles and coverage, and then finally some videos. Will keep updating but enjoy this selection for now:

Definitely one of my favorite moments walking around outside was turning around and being visually stunned by the Rocket Park rockets, 1960s era rocket sculpture, and Tim Laursen’s MIDI controlled robot drummers in the foreground, with people interacting with his drumbots via a drum machine. Intense!

Wonderful projection arts and chiptune sounds by Datalore

This one made even me scratch my head! Homebrew biodiesel!

Greggy and his homemade cakes were a big success!

It was great seeing kids interact with exhibits, even if only momentarily. One of the few days of the year where they can be completely free.

Bamboo Bicycles brought their mobile bike truck workshop

Wonderfall spelled things using illuminescent liquid

Little Yellow Drumbot, would take input audio from surrounding environment and turn that into a drum beat!

Huffington Post | What Barack Obama Could Learn From Maker Faire

Scientific American | A Robot in Every Home? We’re getting close.

BBC News | Tech heads display DIY projects at New York Maker Faire

Scientific America | Making, Education, and Innovation: Inspiring Makers in Underrepresented Communities

ABC News | New York Maker Faire Showcases a New Generation of Innovators (video below)

spectrum ieee | The Coolest Things at World Maker Faire 2011

Engadget | Arduino brings the (new) goods to Maker Faire New York, welcomes ARM into the fold

photosets:
World Maker Faire 2011 set on my Flickr
some great photos by ka1kjz on Flickr
the NYSCI’s Maker Faire set on Flickr

MakerBot “brought the awesome”, and documented it in this episode of MakerBot TV:

ABC News, great interview with Mitch Altman which opens with Rude Mechanical Orchestra and features a nice segment with Joe Hudy and other Makers in my area:

BIG UPS to Tim Laursen who personally helped me make World Maker Faire a success:

plenty more videos on Maker Faire’s YouTube Channel

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last weekend to Boatel and Boat-in Theater

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

If my last blog post was about a quick trip to the Rockaways, this blog should give you a little more context about what’s going on over there:

Swimming Cities presents:

(photo by Lunar Camel Co)

The Last Nights of Constance Hockaday’s Boggsville Boatel and Boat-In Theater,

September 8-10

The New York Times gave it rave reviews, as did NPR and every other magazine and TV channel in America. (Photos) The Boatel has been SOLD OUT all summer long, but we’re auctioning off rooms here for ONE LAST WEEKEND! (All proceeds go to the Swimming Cities India raft project…we leave Sept 20!)

The Boggsville Boatel is a floating hotel and theater fashioned out of abandoned and re-claimed boats, all of which sleep 2-5 people. Six of the vessels are leisure fishing crafts from the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, ranging from 28 to 40 feet long. Another is a 70’s drifter houseboat remodeled into a rustic penthouse. Rooms include dinner and access to our GOING AWAY PARTY Sept 10 right next door at Marina 59, from 8pm-late. Kick it on your poop deck four blocks from the beach with cold beer, all of your friends and swim trunks—plus Cocktail Cruises in Jamaica Bay, Jerk Burgers & Pineapple Hot Dogs by Carnival Queen Lamar Iposa and Sea Shanty Karaoke.

And yes you’ll see a sunrise like that; and yes you’re only 4 blocks from the beach/ocean; and yes there is a bar; and yes there are film screenings; and yes you can swim there.

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Save your bog rolls, save your cereal boxes. Recycled Arts at World Maker Faire.

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

What a great flyer made by Brian Yanish from ScrapKins, which is bringing their Recycled ARTs Program to World Maker Faire next month. And yes, he’ll come and pick up your bog rolls and cereal boxes!

He writes:

If you wouldn’t mind saving the following items and throwing them in a bag, I’ll come by and visit and take them off your hands.

Here’s what we need help collecting:

1) Toilet Paper Tubes & Paper Towel Tubes

2) Cereal Boxes and thin food packaging boxes

**Everyone uses an abundance of toilet paper tubes at home, please ask staff, friends and neighbors if they wouldn’t mind saving us a bag or two.**

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(Extremely) Open Studios this Saturday

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

I’m in Connecticut (and so can you!). I’m at I-Park with 14 other inter-disciplinary artists, engaging an experimental collaborative residency program. For driving directions from anywhere, click here; for train directions from NYC’s Grand Central, click here (real simple: Metro-North to New Haven, then Shore Line East (SLE) to Old Saybrook – call to I-Park ahead of time and they’ll pick you up from the train station!). Don’t forget to RSVP (so we know how much food and drinks to supply)!

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Inter-disciplinary Collaborative Projects
Experimental Residency Session
July 30, 2011