Tag Archives: open make plastic
21Jan/11No comments
Meet a local Maker – Halo Costumes
Posted by Karen
Shawn Thorrson is a costume and prop builder from Petaluma who brought his handiwork to Open MAKE last weekend. He was great with visitors, explaining all about the process he used to create his elaborate Halo costumes. He talked two … Continue reading
Tagged as: costumes, Halo, make, maker, materiality plastic, open make, open make plastic, photos, props, shawn thorrson
19Jan/111 comment
Virginia Fleck’s giant inflatable cushion
Posted by Luigi
As part of this month’s Materiality: Plastic event, featured artist Virginia Fleck hosted a workshop in the Tinkering Studio where she invited visitors to collaboratively contribute to a giant inflatable meditation cushion! Virginia cut two 10 foot circles from thin … Continue reading
19Jan/11No comments
Testing the Vacuforming Machine
Posted by Ryan
This past saturday at Open Make: Plastic, Antonio showed off his homemade vacuforming device and demonstrated techniques for bending acrylic into forks and knives. Like many of the inventions that make their way into the tinkering studio, the homemade vacuum … Continue reading
