Knit

Sans needles Took this course at Gather Here, in Cambridge. Loved it. Anne Weil, of Flax & Twine was so … More

Sew

Piece I took the mini box zipper bag course and feel like the craftiest queen in all the land. It … More

Brain, Behavior

*Mind*Monkey*Will*Horse* Rabbit holes deep, fascinating things sift your way. I started with Robobees, then MIT’s 35 Under 35, then Dr. Polina … More

Build

BiPlane I’ve started making this Wright Brothers Plane, the Metal Earth kit, from Fat Brain Toys. It’s great, even for the … More

BotBot

Robot Origami Quoted from Debczak’s article in Popular Science: “People who are not engineers should be just as comfortable with creating … More

Draw

Wet Draw Watercolor, wax, color pencil XO, H

Make

By My Skin(y)-Skin-Skin Just what is the world coming to? Good things, I think! But why would Google need to … More

Shape

Language & Machine Symbol, Meaning, Representation, Action “Computer systems, robots, and people are all examples of symbolic systems, agents that … More

Paper

Paper Mechatronics Fascinating: “This paper-based modeling approach to learning concepts in and practices of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, control systems, … More

system

#secrets This summer, my reading has been mired in several French Resistance biographies and historical fiction, including Caroline Moorehead’s A … More