Making Problems to Solve

For this new year's episode I caught up with my friend Keith Woltje. He started out mainly in digital fabrication and then started learning the more traditional maker crafts. We chat about how we met as fans of Laura Kampf, and meeting without knowing it at Maker Camp! We reminisce about classic vector graphics and learn about Keith's history with maker spaces. Check out Keith on Instagram

We had a fun wide-ranging chat this week! My guest is Jeremy Foster known as Mostly Accurate (@mostlyaccruate). We covered the world-famous Diresta Go-Cart event, making art every whatever (week for example) and the life of a necessity craftsman. Photo Credit: Mark Adams Pictures

Maya Rumsey - @melissamayapottery keeps it fun while making functional ceramics such as mugs, pitchers, earrings and other jewelry. We talk about local art community, the ancient history of early Etsy, and giant printmaking, along with how to choose the perfect vessel to drink your coffee, and how to truly determine if something is actually art.

This week I am talking to Ben Cline from Cline Craft, a maker from my hown town that I first met at the Making It 100 event, 140 miles away. We talk about the benefits of a local, in-person maker community and the amazing Technocopia makerspace, along with the usual maker journey!

Hey, this week it's Matt Serio, otherwise known as Artigiano Serio, and the Maker Librarian. Matt has a great story, leading a path from Art, to the Navy, back to Art Education, to community building. It all makes sense when you look back at it! See Matt supporting all the other makers over on Instagram, he might actually be making something!

This week I talked to Dave Anderson from Atomic Airship works. He spent his career as a mechanical engineer, but always had a hand in creating physical models using the tools in the workshop. Along the way he's tried just about every making skill from glass blowing to home-built airplanes. We had a great conversation about lifelong curiosity and making. Follow Dave on Instagram.

My guest is Jill Jacobs, metal artist. She makes metal "vessels" by combining repeating shapes from uniform steel rods in unique combinations to create 3-D forms. Our conversation ranged from art to philosophy, and of course, the community of creative people who share what they do. Learn more about Jill's work on Instagram,her web site, as well as her Patreon where you can see behind the scenes and some thoughts on art and philosophy.

Dave Miao - 3D DDIY Dave - is well known for his Maker Scans project, 3D scanning makers and making those files available. He started out focused on photography, and now explores the ways to combine traditional materials with 3D printing. He's always learning and sharing what he learns. Check out Dave on Instagram or download your favorite maker from the Maker Scans Project.

Tiffany Marchand from Nightcarver Designs has been creating for as long as she can remember, from helping her parents at craft shows to her unique painted carved signs, and multiple podcasts! Tiff is a great supporter of the maker community and has recently begun teaching power carving. Check out her work on Instagram and her podcast Maker Conversations.

This episode I had the pleasure of talking to Larissa Huff, who you may know from the Call Me Mabie Maker Documentary about her work. Larissa wanted to teach and help people understand practical applications for math, and along the way discovered one of the best ways to use math in woodworking and furniture making. Now along with commission work she explores the personal connections in her work as well as combining geometric precision with organic curves. Check out her work on Instagram. Photo credit to the inimitable Mark Adams.