4in4
Data Scentualization (Thursday Project for 4in4)
My fourth project for 4in4 was inspired by an article from Make magazine. My goal was to create an aromatherapeutic ambient information awareness device (Wow! It smells like lavender! My stocks must be tanking! But I sure do feel relaxed…), but a headache induced by lingering too long in the air freshener aisles at multiple [...]
Working Paper Circuits! (Tuesday Project for 4in4)
Our paper is dry, and the lights are working! Most of the paper curled as it dried, and much of the thread came loose, but I’m very happy with this experiment.
Empanadas (Wednesday Project for 4in4)
Today I stayed home and made empanadas. The idea behind doing this project for 4in4 was to make something that would freeze well and be easy to take to school with me during the semester. I used Mark Bittman’s recipe for empanada dough from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and I improvised on the fillings: [...]
Paper Circuits (Tuesday Project for 4in4)
Today Kate Hartman and I made recycled paper with simple circuits embedded in it. We created a slurry by blending shredded paper and water. Then we pressed circuits we made from conductive thread and surface mount LEDs into the slurry between two screens. Here’s what one of the circuits looked like when we tested it [...]
tube:sock (Monday project for 4in4)
Today I made a tube out of 22 cashmere socks. I cut the feet and top edges off and sewed the remaining sections end to end. Sadly, I’m out of stuffing, and the tube is only about 3/4 full. This pillow just didn’t have enough batting:
Hopefully I’ll find some t-shirts at home so that I [...]
Projects for 4in4
Next week I’ll be participating in 4in4 by completing four projects in four days. Here are the projects I’ll be working on:
Data Scentualization– Hacking an array of electric air fresheners to work with Arduino, based on an article from Make. I have loose plans to trigger them with some sort of information event (e.g. tying [...]
4in4
4in4 is underway! Steven, Rob, and I hosted a DriveBy last night to get things started. For those who couldn’t make it to the meeting: 4in4 is an event during which ITP students, resident researchers, and faculty are invited to create four projects in four days. This event is based on two previous events: 5-in-5 [...]