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Fatlab hoodie

The fffffat crew is meeting up in Berlin next week for Transmediale. I can’t make it out, but I did make a tutorial for fffffatting up your hoodie, so the gang can roll in style without me. I’ll be missing you guys!

Fatlab hoodie | January 28, 2010 | posted in Blog, Projects | Comments (0)

New <3 Necklace, for sale this time

Many of you requested I make available a version of my <3 necklace, so here it is! Get yours on Etsy now for $150.

This 1.5 inch tall Sterling silver pendant is handmade from 1mm thick sheet and tubing, depicting the internet-savvy sentiment <3, an ascii heart! Appropriate for showing your geeky ladyfriend how much you care. The < and 3 dangle freely, dancing near each other with the wearer’s motions. Available with a 19 inch long 3mm leather cord or Sterling silver chain. Finished with a Sterling clasp and packaged in a black jewelry gift box.

If you want to make your own (to wear or give, not sell, please), here’s the template I used to pierce the shapes:

New <3 Necklace, for sale this time | January 25, 2010 | posted in Blog | Comments (4)

Felt Control Panel

I’m working on some felt electronics, this time pushbuttons in addition to knobs. Moxie taught me how to needle felt, which makes it easier to form a dense defined shape than with wet felting. I first make little marshmallow-shaped cylinders, then bore a hole and insert the button or knob. A few more pics are at my Flickr.

If you’re interested in a custom order, submit a request at my Etsy shop.

Felt Control Panel | December 29, 2009 | posted in Blog, Projects | Comments (1)

LED sewing kit Jawa dolls

Betty made these Jawa dolls with LED eyes using my LED sewing kit, aren’t they awesome? She offers a free pattern, too! Open source crafting!

LED sewing kit Jawa dolls | December 15, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (2)

Open Source Embroidery at MOCFA opening tonight

The Open Source Embroidery exhibition featuring my LilyPad Arduino Embroidery has traveled from Sweden to San Francisco, where it will be on display at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art until January 24. Check out the interview with curator Ele Carpenter on Rhizome.

Open Source Embroidery at MOCFA opening tonight | October 01, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

TV-B-Gone Hoodie at Gizmodo Gallery

My TV-B-Gone Hoodie will be at the Gizmodo Gallery at Groupe (267 Elizabeth St, NYC) through Sunday!

TV-B-Gone Hoodie at Gizmodo Gallery | September 24, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle

Moxie at UCU

This weekend I’m in Seattle at Urban Craft Uprising’s first ever summer show, and it’s a blast. I did a soft circuit demo, and doing another one Sunday at 1:30pm. I’m selling LED sewing kits, so if you’re looking for the tutorial, click on through. Pictured above is the incommutable Moxie herself.

Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle | August 02, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

Workaday Business Squid

I’ve been making plush squids again, and this time I published a free (creative commons by-sa license) pattern to go along with them, so you can make your own. The one pictured above is named “Mr. Caissy from Accounting.” See more plush squids in my Flickr set.

Workaday Business Squid | July 16, 2009 | posted in Blog, Projects | Comments (1)

Me and my Makerbot

I recently won a raffle for a Makerbot Cupcake CNC machine, which is a DIY 3D printer. The raffle was held by AS220, an awesome hacker/etc lab in Providence. Thanks a million, guys, it works great! You can find the file for the little mushroom that I printed (John Park modeled it) in the Thingiverse.

Me and my Makerbot | July 01, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (3)

I won a MakerBot CupCake CNC machine!

Providence geek den AS220 recently had a raffle to both give away and raise money for their own MakerBot CupCake CNC. I bought a ticket and won! I’ll soon be 3D printing from my studio, yay, and THANKS!

I won a MakerBot CupCake CNC machine! | June 15, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (8)

Open Source Embroidery Exhibition and Article

The Open Source Embroidery exhibition is now open at UmeĆ„ University’s Bildmuseet. After the show is over there, it’ll be traveling to the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco (October 2009). Wired.com interviewed me in an article about the exhibit and movement.

Open Source Embroidery Exhibition and Article | June 15, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (3)

Fiber Arctic

My Iceberg piece will be in this show opening Friday, June 12. Kristen Rask, organizer of the show, also did an interview with me on her blog.

Fiber Arctic

Opening June 12, 2009

Exhibition runs June 12 to July 9

Schmancy Gallery

1932 2nd Ave, Seattle

Fiber Arctic | June 11, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

Iceberg

The Iceberg

Iceberg
Cotton/Linen Yarn, Acrylic, Sterling Silver, MDF, Ice
2009

This iceberg is made from cotton/linen yarn and then stiffened with acrylic. Inside is a polar bear made from ice which slowly melts down and out through the sterling silver drain on the sloped platform. The iceberg itself was made using a knotless netting technique.

Drain and Ice Bear inside Iceberg

The Iceberg

This photo is by Matt Mets. Check out more photos at my Flickr set.

Iceberg | May 05, 2009 | posted in Blog, Portfolio, Projects | Comments (0)

Summer Juried Grad Student Show

Ouch, My Femoral Condyle

My Plush Knee will appear in this summer’s juried show at the Harry Wood Gallery at ASU. The opening reception is Monday, May 4 from 7-9pm. The show will run until September 4.

Summer Juried Grad Student Show | May 02, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

Imagined Geographies Show May 1

I’ll be showing my Iceberg and Plush Knee (“Ouch, My Femoral Condyle!”) at Bragg’s Pie Factory on May 1, 6:30-9:30pm.

1301 W. Grand Ave Phoenix

The Iceberg

Imagined Geographies Show May 1 | May 01, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

<3 Necklace

<3 Necklace

<3 (ASCII Heart)
Hollow-Formed Sterling Silver
2009
Not for sale

ASCII Heart Necklace

This photo is by Victoria Altepeter.

While this hollow formed necklace is not for sale, this simpler version is: New <3 necklace

<3 (ASCII Heart)
Sterling Silver (sheet and tubing)
2010
$150 on Etsy

If you want to make your own (to wear or give, not sell, please), here’s the template I used to pierce the shapes:

<3 Necklace | April 23, 2009 | posted in Blog, Portfolio, Projects | Comments (4)

LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike Bag Patch Tutorial

I added these blinking lights to my fatlab patch for riding my bike at night, and show you how in the above video. You can also look at the instructable or download the code and schematic for this soft circuit project.

Reposted from CRAFT.

LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike Bag Patch Tutorial | April 10, 2009 | posted in Blog, Projects | Comments (0)

Vicodin Ring

Vicodin Ring

In Case of Emergency
Sterling Silver, Vicodin
2009

To go with my Vicodin earrings, here’s a ring with a bezel-set pill instead of a stone.

Vicodin Ring and Pendant

This photo is by Victoria Altepeter.

Vicodin Ring | April 08, 2009 | posted in Blog, Portfolio, Projects | Comments (8)

Plush Knee

my knee sculpture and video

Ouch, My Femoral Condyle!
Synthetic Fiber and Batting, Steel Stand, DVD Video
2009

I’ve completed the plush model of my knee working from my MRI and arthroscopy images, plus anatomical illustrations I found online. It’s capable of dislocating, just like my real knee, and uses elastic to make the ligaments stretch when the joint is bent. It’s my best soft sculpture yet. Still no fibula. The title is “Ouch, my Femoral Condyle,” after the place on my femur where the cartilage was torn.

I made a video to be displayed with the knee, which is a combination of video shots of my knee dislocating combined with MRI animations and arthroscopy stills. Warning: I’ve been told it’s not for the squeamish.

Plush Knee

Plush Knee | March 26, 2009 | posted in Blog, Portfolio, Projects | Comments (9)

LilyPad Embroidery in Crafts Magazine

LilyPad Embroidery in Crafts Magazine

My LilyPad Arduino Embroidery appeared in Crafts Magazine in the March/April issue.

LilyPad Embroidery in Crafts Magazine | March 26, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (1)

Twitchie Scorpion on Attack of the Show


John Park took my Twitchie Scorpion on G4’s Attack of the Show. His tail was damaged in shipping, see it leaning over? I hope nobody else noticed.

Twitchie Scorpion on Attack of the Show | March 08, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (0)

Plush Femur


I made this large-scale model of my femur in plush. I used pictures from inside my knee during surgery and looked at anatomy pictures to get the shape. I had a flap of cartilage that had to be removed, then the doc drilled little holes in the underlying bone to stimulate scar tissue growth for padding in the area. The object is surprisingly cuddly. Materials: fuzzy polyester fur, fleece.
Plush Femur

Plush Femur | February 24, 2009 | posted in Blog | Comments (9)

Artificial Sweetener Tablecloth

Sweetener packets in progress

I constructed this tablecloth from artificial sweetener packets and packing tape. I made the underlying tablecloth, too, then topped the whole thing with a protective (and even more artificial) layer of vinyl. I’m having trouble coming up with a title for this piece. So far I’ve got “You’re Sweet Enough Already,” do you have any suggestions?

Artificial Sweetener Tablecloth | February 23, 2009 | posted in Blog, Portfolio, Projects | Comments (29)

Vicodin Earrings

When I had knee surgery I was prescribed Vicodin, but soon found out that it makes me very ill, so I couldn’t take it. I’m trying to use it in my art, and my first try is these tablet earrings. I’m going to either coat them in shellac or resin so that they don’t crumble; they’re very chalky and fragile. I wore nitrile gloves and a dust mask while drilling through and constructing them.

Vicodin Earrings | February 20, 2009 | posted in Blog, Projects | Comments (13)