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I have known Gora, the idol maker from 2007. He beans a happy smile every time I pass by his workshop.
With Saraswati Festival approaching ( Feb, 16) he is busy churning out idols.
He is busy almost better part of the year with one festival after the other, Durga Puja , Kali Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja and the list goes on.
#Idol #idol_maker #festivals #Calcutta #Kolkata #Saraswati #God #Durga
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Maker Faire Detroit 2013 at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. Saturday, July 27, 2013. Gary Malerba for The Henry Ford
The Fifth Annual Columbia Mini Maker Faire, an all-ages festival of DIY tech enthusiasts, crafters, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers and artists, was be held from at EdVenture on Saturday, April 29, 2017. This fantastic show and (tell) gave local “makers” an opportunity to share their talent and inspire others to explore their inner inventor.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, the Columbia Mini Maker Faire is a localized version of the national Maker Faire which host 90,000 visitors in San Mateo each year.
We had a blast at the first meetup for Tam Makers, our new makerspace in Mill Valley. We hosted this free event at the wood shop at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley on June 8, 2016.
A diverse group of people came to the visit the shop, learn about our classes and discuss how to grow our maker community. Participants ranged from experienced artists, technologists, makers and woodworkers, to people interested in learning new skills, as well as high school and middle school students and their parents.
We opened the shop at 6pm and folks started to connect right away, checking out some of our demos, showing off recent projects and touring the space. At 7pm, we gave a presentation on Tam Makers, and talked about our first courses, meetups and tools for adults and youth. We then discussed these programs as a group and received some really helpful feedback.
Most people were very interested in participating in Tam Makers and using the makerspace regularly. They also liked the mix of classes, ranging from maker art to technology and woodworking. Some people signed up for classes on the spot and most wanted to join more meetups. Many offered to volunteer as well. One person said this event had a great community feeling, unlike more commercially motivated makerspaces.
We’re really happy that this first meetup went so well and that so many folks want to participate actively. We look forward to collaborating with our new maker friends very soon!
Learn more about Tam Makers:
Learn more about this Welcome Meetup:
Mohd Ramli started as a keris maker since a young, his passion the art of Keris making was passed down from his forefathers.
His passion led him to create wonderful masterpieces for lots of well known people around the country and the state of Kelantan.
Currently he can be found at the Handicraft Center of Kelantan working his magic at this dying art. His journey in keris making has been a fruitful 10 years.
More description of the keris as the following :
The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. Both a weapon and spiritual object, krisses are often considered to have an essence or presence, with some blades possessing good luck and others possessing bad.
A kris usually has a curved hilt that aids in stabbing strikes. It allows the palm of the holding hand to add pressure to the blade while stabbing. A kris only offers minimal protection for the hand by the broad blade at the hilt. In rare cases, a kris may have its blade forged so the blade's axis lies at an angle to the hilt's axis. The intention is to get the blade automatically turning to slip past the ribs. This works poorly and makes the weapon less durable.
Krisses were worn every day and at special ceremonies, with heirloom blades being handed down through successive generations. Yearly cleanings, required for as part of the spirituality and mythology around the weapon, often left ancient blades worn and thin. In everyday life and at events, a man usually only wore one kris. In the Malay literature, Hikayat Hang Tuah, the warrior is depicted as wearing two keris, one short keris and one long keris.
Maker Faire UK, Life Science Centre, 25 - 26 April 2015 www.makerfaireuk.com
Photography by Richard Kenworthy
an open-source symposium of hackers, crafters, builders, and goofballs. a brilliant time. like the pinewood derby held at a carnival organized by mad scientists.
Maker Faire 2017 was bigger, louder and hotter than previous years. Many of the attractions were still the same, but they felt more grown up. I particularly enjoyed the illuminated art in the Dark Room, such as Peter Hudson’s 3D Stroboscopic Zoetrope. I also enjoyed all the ingenious robot exhbits and the Traveling Spectacular’s vaudeville performance
I gave a talk about our Maker Art classes on Sunday morning. We teach children to create magical worlds together, combining art, tech and storytelling. Our students get really engaged in the process, which helps them develop their creative, problem-solving and social skills.
The presentation was well received by a great group of teachers, parents and kids. I connected with several librarians and teachers interested in teaching Maker Art in their communities. And one mom reached out to me afterwards to say this was the best talk she heard this year.
Maker Faire remains the Mecca for Bay Area DIY hobbyists and it was well worth the trip for me. I made some good connections after my talk and learned more about robots for our next classes. Onwards!
See more photos in my Maker Faire album:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/sets/72157633515937533
Here’s more info about my Maker Art talk:
makerfaire.com/maker/entry/60448/
Here are the slides I showed in the talk:
bit.ly/maker-art-talk-may-2017
Learn more about our Maker Art classes:
fabriceflorin.com//teaching-maker-art/
Learn more about Tam Makers:
#MakerFaire #MFBA17 #makers #makerart #makered #techedu
•Maker: Herter Brothers (1864–1906)
•Date: 1879
•Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
•Culture: American
•Medium: Rosewood, brass, mother-of-pearl, and reproduction upholstery
•Dimensions: 14½ × 19½ × 44 in. (36.8 × 49.5 × 111.8 cm)
•Classification: Furniture
•Credit Line: Gift of Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore, 2014
•Accession Number: 2014.530.1.2
William H. Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, inherited a vast fortune and a lucrative transport business, which he expanded exponentially, becoming one of the wealthiest men in America. In 1879, to mark his elevated social and economic status, he built a mansion that spanned an entire city block on Fifth Avenue, between Fifty-First and Fifty-Second Streets. He commissioned Herter Brothers, one of the premier cabinetmaking firms in New York City, to decorate and furnish his home. In devising distinct decorative schemes for each room of the mansion, Herter Brothers drew inspiration from a wide range of historical styles and utilized expensive, exotic materials.
Vanderbilt’s library was conceived as a masculine, solemn, and quiet space to house antique works of art and bound volumes. The woodwork and furnishings were rosewood carved in a Renaissance style and inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl swags utilizing a graduated pearl motif, recalling a similar leitmotif from the drawing room. The ceiling was embellished with gold and small pieces of mirror glass. The delicacy of this side chair, one of a pair, belied the heaviness and monumentality of the room, notably the large library table, also in the Museum’s collection. The design on the chair’s back is virtually identical to that adorning each corner of the tabletop. The sumptuous quality of the room was accentuated by its fabric wall covering and upholstery in a rich cut velvet design, a contemporary replication of which now covers the chair.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Marking: One chair bears graphite inscription, “Mr Vanderbilt Libra[r]y” on inside of seat rail.
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Provenance
William H. Vanderbilt (1821-1885), New York, New York; Josephine Clardy Fox of New York and El Paso, TX, until 1969; Centennial Museum at University of Texas, El Paso, until 2009; Sold by Charlton Hall, Columbia, South Carolina, December 5, 2009 to current owners and donors; Current owners, Barrie and Deedee Wigmore
Timeline of Art History (2000-Present)
Timelines
•The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.
photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
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See the blog post for more info: Maker Faire 2007
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photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use the photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid" and link the credit to laughingsquid.com.
Mohd Ramli started as a keris maker since a young, his passion the art of Keris making was passed down from his forefathers.
His passion led him to create wonderful masterpieces for lots of well known people around the country and the state of Kelantan.
Currently he can be found at the Handicraft Center of Kelantan working his magic at this dying art. His journey in keris making has been a fruitful 10 years.
More description of the keris as the following :
The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. Both a weapon and spiritual object, krisses are often considered to have an essence or presence, with some blades possessing good luck and others possessing bad.
A kris usually has a curved hilt that aids in stabbing strikes. It allows the palm of the holding hand to add pressure to the blade while stabbing. A kris only offers minimal protection for the hand by the broad blade at the hilt. In rare cases, a kris may have its blade forged so the blade's axis lies at an angle to the hilt's axis. The intention is to get the blade automatically turning to slip past the ribs. This works poorly and makes the weapon less durable.
Krisses were worn every day and at special ceremonies, with heirloom blades being handed down through successive generations. Yearly cleanings, required for as part of the spirituality and mythology around the weapon, often left ancient blades worn and thin. In everyday life and at events, a man usually only wore one kris. In the Malay literature, Hikayat Hang Tuah, the warrior is depicted as wearing two keris, one short keris and one long keris.