Author Archives: Ryoko
13May/13No comments
Moment of zen — How to saw a lady in half (without magic!)
Posted by Ryoko
We had to cut this lady mannequin so she would fit in our Cabinet of Curiosities. Then Nicole made a jig to secure the lady, and now look how the lady was cut on the band saw!
24Apr/13No comments
Installing the Tinkering Studio sign
Posted by Ryoko
Here is one of my favorite moments in setting up the Tinkering Studio before the grand opening: Nicole was installing the Tinkering Studio sign on the roof of our dedicated workshop space. For me, it was a moment that I … Continue reading
12Feb/13No comments
Unpacking boxes for the Cabinet of Curiosities
Posted by Ryoko
This week we started unpacking the boxes that we packed for the Cabinet of Curiosities two months ago. We have more than thirty boxes and each box is full of curious objects, so it is fun to unpack them and … Continue reading
8Feb/13No comments
Setting up the Learning Studio’s Woodshop
Posted by Ryoko
Hooray! The Learning Studio’s woodshop is coming together! About a week ago, Nicole and I went shopping at the Ashby Lumber in east bay to buy 1×2 pieces of wood and 4×8 pegboard sheets to start the project: setting up … Continue reading
4Feb/13No comments
Getting ready for after school tinkering program
Posted by Ryoko
So many things are still under construction here at our new home in the Pier 15, but one of our outreach programs at Boys and Girls clubs in the city is starting a new semester today! Meg and I used … Continue reading
29Jan/13No comments
Pop-up furniture workshop
Posted by Ryoko
While the major constructions are going on at the new Tinkering Studio/Learning Studio at Pier 15, Nicole and I turned her kitchen space into “Tinkering Studio East” (because we both live in east bay) so we could continue working on … Continue reading
31Dec/12No comments
Packing up the Learning Studio
Posted by Ryoko
Wow- only two more days left here at Palace of Fine Arts! The museum is open today on New Year’s Day and tomorrow is our last day open here. While the blog has been quiet, here in the Learning Studio … Continue reading
14Nov/12No comments
Dinosaur’s attack on Circuit Boards!
Posted by Ryoko
During the Circuit Board activity today in the Tinkering Studio, one of our visitors covered two moving toy parts with aluminum foil and turned them into dinosaurs! Then she used the dinosaur’s motion as a buzzer switch so each time … Continue reading
29Aug/12No comments
Paper circuit creations: Taylor’s snake
Posted by Ryoko
This is a continuous blog post from Jie’s Paper Circuit workshop that we hosted last week. Jie made this paper circuit as an example to show that you can change which LED is lit when the switch is pushed (there … Continue reading
27Aug/122 comments
Trying out Jie Qi’s paper circuit workshop in the Tinkering Studio!
Posted by Ryoko
Last summer, we spent some time in making circuits on pop-up cards using copper tape, coin cell batteries, and LEDs (see our past blog posts 1, 2). This summer, we were very fortunate to have Jie Qi as visiting artist … Continue reading
