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Surgery at Mada!
Hackett cut himself. Bad. He was attacked by a piece a metal. A sharp piece of metal. A sharp and mean piece of metal. Gaylen can now add “surgeon” to his resume. Coming soon: new class! Gaylen teaches DIY Surgery!
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Banner Test
Rivka and I tested the banners for the chariots. They are looking good!
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2 more classes: Molding and Knot Tying
———————— Knot Tying (w/ Lindsay) ———————– Learn basic knot tying skills from the Bowline to Trucker’s Hitch. Impress your friends with knowing how to tie a knot and when to use it.One of the single most useful skills, and the best way to fake all-encompassing competence- step up out the background and tie a clever [...]
playing with scale
Here’s some pics of the signage that my Queens Museum english class has produced so far:
Upcoming MIG Welding classes
This month and next, Madagascar Institute is offering 3 welding classes with 3 Artstars. The class that made Madagascar Institute famous. Impress your friends, your older brother, and that cute bartender with your tough new skill. This 3-hour introductory welding class will teach you the very basics of MIG welding and familiarize you with the [...]
signs/banners/backdrops update
So, we had a lovely day arting in tents outside the Queens Museum… Here’s an update and some images of what we did, we’ll be continuing to work next week Sunday from 1pm-5pm and it would be most awesome if any of you joined. Banners (posters) Jet Ponies – underway Voodoo Lily – underway 360 [...]
today was a day of motors
Jhosef and I started off taking apart the tiny carb for the go-ped little mini scooter, that had a former life serving Erok as his playa ride. We got the thing apart into lots of tiny little pieces and pulled all the mystery bits of red rubber out, and re-assembled it back on to the [...]
plant wheels
New layers are being added to the carousel, and its slowly transforming into a man-eating plant!
Madagascar Institute finally does something for the children
At Maker Faire San Mateo, ran The Wheel aka the carousel for lots and lots of people, including packs of children. Most of them couldn’t even reach the pedals, though many tried. We had about 5 or 6 people fall off the ride, none of them children. I guess that jungle gym training is good [...]
