Tag Archives: materiality wood
30Jul/11No comments
Party of the First Part
Posted by Ryan
During our months of wood explorations we had the pleasure of hosting an amazing kinetic sculpture by exploratorium collaborator and artist-in-residence Bernie Lubell. Bernie just sent out a new video of the art piece in action so we can have … Continue reading
30Jun/11No comments
Tinkering Concert Series: Wood
Posted by Ryan
Last week we hosted the second ever concert series in the Tinkering Studio. The metal concert from a few months ago was such a hit, we decided that we would have to hold another concert honoring the end of our … Continue reading
Tagged as: concert, instruments, materiality wood, music, scott weaver, tinkering, wood
23Jun/11No comments
Wooden Differential
Posted by Ryan
These past few months the Tinkering Studio has been home to the whimsical large scale sculpture by Bernie Lubell called ‘Party of the First Part’. Visitors to the museum can pedal a wooden bicycle and run on a wooden treadmill … Continue reading
Tagged as: bernie lubell, differential, materiality wood, sculpture, toothpicks, Video, wood
6May/111 comment
Tinkering Moment of Zen: blind chest rolls
Posted by Luigi
Here is Scott Weaver spinning frisbees freestyle, then juggling them, and finally doing a blind chest roll right into the sculpture he spent the last 35 years making.
Tagged as: frisbee, juggling, materiality wood, moment of zen, scott weaver, toothpicks
5May/113 comments
Woodworking: Mina’s table
Posted by Luigi
Watch the video above, then read below for an explanation of the context in which it was filmed. During last month’s Open MAKE we tried an activity for the first time: a free-form woodworking workshop. The idea was to not … Continue reading
4May/113 comments
Building Bathtub Boats…
Posted by kate
For April’s open:MAKE we experimented with a new activity dubbed “Build a Bathtub Boat.” The goal was to have a wood construction project that would be accessible to younger kids, starting around age five or so. It was also our … Continue reading
25Apr/11No comments
Some thoughts on working with toothpicks
Posted by Luigi
I am delighted that Scott Weaver‘s amazing sculpture is getting a lot of attention in the media (the video of his piece was picked up by many blogs and news outlets, among them KQED and SFist). So I thought it … Continue reading
20Apr/11No comments
wooden nails
Posted by nicole
The lovely Sarah Elovich painted her nails to look like woodgrain! Strangely, brown nail polish doesn’t exist, so she mixed up her own. Brilliant!
20Apr/112 comments
Marble Fort – Version 4.5
Posted by Ryan
In the tinkering studio, we are currently experimenting with the fourth or fifth incarnation of a pegboard environment for marble machines. We started with a bunch of small personal boards for one or two visitors to create with. The next … Continue reading
Tagged as: environment, fort, marble machines, materiality wood, niche, open make, prototype
19Apr/112 comments
Stop-motion Animation with Wood!
Posted by Ryoko
We had a lot of fun hosting a stop motion animation station at Open MAKE. The topic for this month was Wood, so we collected materials made of “natural” wood. The station was a mess of shavings, twigs, wood chips, … Continue reading
Tagged as: animation, found wood, materiality wood, open make, stop motion, stop motion animation, veneer, Video, wood
