Making Problems to Solve

Jacob is a Mechno-Electrical engineer with interests in duct tape art, props and cosplay, and has created a new tool the BEVALL, a precise bevel handle for X-acto and craft knives. He worked as build coordinator on the Netflix show Making Fun. You can check out Jacob's work at https://www.instagram.com/rocketprops/ and learn more about the BEVALL at http://www.rocket-props.com/store/the-bevall-v10-1 You can find Dave at https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art/

This week I chatted with Emily Joyce (@emilyjoyceofficial) about teaching and making art, including the importance of mentors and support along the way. Emily is a former art teacher for elementary, middle, and high school. Currently she is making enamel art and sharing what she learns with the art and maker community.  You can find Emily's work at https://www.instagram.com/emilyjoyceofficial/ You can find Dave at https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art/

This time I talked with John Graziano, aka GrazMakes on your usual platforms, about curiosity and a constant desire to modify things to understand how they work and to take things apart to bend them to your will. Along the way we discussed the important discovery that, yes, you can make creativity a career and the joy of sharing what you've learned a way to show even more folks what making is all about. Check him out at @grazmakes on Instagram and YouTube.  Find Graz at https://www.instagram.com/grazmakes/ You can find Dave at https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art/

This time I talked with Patti Gilstrap (@pattibrooklyn on Instagram) about dance, sewing, puppets, blacksmithing and robots and the winding path along the way. Patti is a sewing instructor to welders and woodworkers at the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp, and a great member of the maker community.  Find Patti's work at https://www.instagram.com/pattibrooklyn/ You can find Dave at https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art/

This episode I had a great conversation with Andy Birkey, the original creative weirdo, famous in the maker community for his wonderful dog Fiona, who always gets him up to see a sunrise. He looks at the world as a bit of a science experiment, and a bit of poetry. Check him out at  @andy_birkey on Instagram and start really paying attention.  Find Andy's work at https://www.instagram.com/andy_birkey/ Thanks to Andy for the cover photo for the episode.  You can find Dave at https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art/

What is this all about? I'm interested in the problem-solving process of creative pursuits, the learning that occurs when making something that has never existed before. I have noticed quite a few folks who call themselves makers and artists say that the problem-solving is their favorite part. I want to explore what that means and how we can share the joy of making problems to solve.