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Photo taken during the Museum Night in Lausanne. The Bolo Museum is a computer museum but we're also interested in old game consoles, televisions... and modern smartphones :)
Musée Bolo - www.bolo.ch
With the COVID-19 restrictions in Berlin fading away, it was time for our vaccinated group of friends to get together and play some ping pong in the evening.
26 mai 2015, Paris.
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We continue our series of interview, this time with Joan Stricker from the blog Scavenger Chic, she is also one of our best contributors on 1001Pallets and she's making very original creations out of repurposed wooden pallets. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is Joan Stricker and I live in Maryland. Happily married to my husband of 31 years. I'm the mother of three boys, 2 of whom are married and the third in high school. Twice a week you can find me blogging at Scavenger Chic with any kind of project that happens to catch my eye.
Why do you craft?
I don't remember a time when I didn't craft. I watched my mom as a kid do her projects, sewing, quilting, gardening... she could do it all. My dad started his own business, but he loved woodworking. When he wanted a ping pong table, he built one, when he wanted a chair to match one he had bought, he built one. With this influence, it just seemed like the thing to do, and I get so much pleasure out of it. I guess it's in my blood!!
When I first began to make my own home, my mom and I went to auctions and thrift stores and refinished and reupholstered to fill my home with furniture at a fraction of the price you could buy new furniture. If anyone had thought about using pallets then, I'm sure my home would be filled with pallet furniture. I wish I had known then that chippy painted furniture was going to come into style, it would have saved me a lot of paint stripping.
How did you learn?
Like I said, my parents were both huge do it yourselfers. I remember as a teenager, if I needed to saw a piece of wood, I would just go downstairs and fire up the table saw. I can proudly say, I still have all my fingers. Aside from that, I also minored in art in college. Working with a lot of mediums led me to believe there was nothing I couldn't try. One of my classes even used the arc welder, though I haven't used it since, that would be fantastic to combine iron with pallets...
Since when are you working with pallets?
I've been working with pallets since 2012, when I finished my first pallet wall. I haven't shared that one with 1001 pallets yet, you'll just have to wait. To date, I've probably used over 100 pallets that were destined for the trash.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
In terms of electric tools, I absolutely have to have a drill, palm sander and circular saw. But don't try to take away my miter saw. nail gun or jigsaw or someone might get hurt.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I would have to describe my style as rustic or shabby chic. That is why pallets are perfect for me, they already have built in character. If you need perfect wood, then pallets are not for you. I love other crafters that are into upcycling and recycling, such as Donna at Funky Junk Interiors or Becky at Beyond the Picket Fence and Angie at Knick of Time. I'm sure there are hundreds more, but these ladies are always using something old, that's rusty and crusty and making it into something new and unique.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
I have a great workshop in the corner of my basement which I don't mind getting dirty. In January I gave my workshop a makeover, cleaning, organizing, and painting. You can see a bit of it here. It doesn't have a window though, so if I'm going to be painting or need extra light, I'll bring the project up into the kitchen. What is nice about having a dedicated work space is that I can usually shut the door to prevent the rest of the house from gathering a layer of dust.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
Right now I've been on a "vintage" sign kick. Pallet wood is the perfect backdrop to get that vintage feel without using actual old wood. I just completed a telephone sign painted on pallet wood last week.
While Pinterest is a great place to be inspired, I'll usually be inspired by an object...what can I make out of this? That was the case with the pallet wood and bedsprings light...it all started with the bedsprings. Or I'll be inspired by a specific need, such as when my daughter-in-law asked me to make centerpieces for her wedding or the rolling storage bin...I had a whole lot of bits and pieces and nowhere to put them.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Besides being able to say, I built that. There are so many reasons to be a do it yourself-er. It can save a ton of money, especially if you're using free pallet wood. The pallet wood bench, free, the valentine's heart, free, the sign post, free. Things made by hand can also be personalized and they are usually made better than their store bought counterparts.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
Pallet wood has got to be my favorite but I love finding old rusty iron pieces and recreating them into something useful.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Start small and get comfortable with one tool at a time. Don't be scared of tools, they are there to make your life easier. Start with what you feel comfortable with. If you enjoy painting, pick up a paintbrush, if you enjoy sewing start there...but incorporate something new into your project that's a stretch.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Other than chocolate, can I say my nail gun. The reason that it is my guilty pleasure is that it is not really mine, I gave it to my husband for his birthday one year. Nobody gets more pleasure out of using it than me.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
I love a nice hike in the woods, I love genealogy, gardening, travel and spending time with my family.
What do you recommend that most people do in terms of cleaning pallets and prepping them to become something else?
I always tear my pallets apart so I have a pile of pallet wood waiting for my next project. I've found the easiest way to do this, for me anyway, is to take a circular saw down alongside both side rails on both sides of the pallet. Immediately you've reduced the number of nails by two thirds. If the pallet comes apart easily, then I'll just take a crowbar and hammer to it. If it puts up a good fight, like most pallets, then the reciprocating saw comes out to chop off the remaining nails.
To finish, we've seen that you have an active blog. Since how many times are you blogging? Is that a full time job or just a hobby to share your personal creations?
I do have an active blog with only about a quarter of my projects using pallet wood or other reclaimed wood. I wouldn't mind my blog becoming a full time job but since it doesn't produce much income, we'll just call it a hobby right now. I love to inspire other people with easy to follow tutorials, because if I can do it, I'm sure you can too.
I did an upgrade to my ping pong cannon to accommodate the 40mm balls. I am very lucky that both the 38mm and the 40mm fit standard American plumbing pipe.
With the larger surface area, the force on the ping pong ball is greater and the velocity went up. This shot was going at 370fps, up from about 330 for the smaller balls.
Leo suggested hitting glass, which turned out to be a great idea. the glass is fairly thick at .085 inches.
This was the first shot and it looked good. I put more delay in a second shot hoping to see the ball go through the glass, but it is just rebounding.
Duh.
The glass weighs much more than the ball so....
It is stupid hot here today. Sunday was a great 65 F and today is 87 F. Hard to get used to.
Global weirdness, when you put more energy into a system, you get faster and more radical changes.
There are some interesting clouds in the sky, so maybe I'll get to go out and shoot some sunset.
Meanwhile, I gotta go sing the SpiderPong song.
Cheers.
" Vivono senza avere nulla di proprio, neppure la loro volontà.
Vestiti semplicemente e coperti di polvere, viso bruciato dai raggi del sole, lo sguardo fiero e severo, all'avvicinarsi della battaglia essi armano di fede il loro spirito e di ferro il proprio corpo. Le armi sono il loro unico ornamento e se ne servono con coraggio nei più grandi pericoli, senza temere ne' il numero, ne' la forza dei barbari; essi pongono ogni loro fiducia nel Dio degli eserciti e, combattendo per la sua Causa, cercano una vittoria sicura o una morte santa e onorevole.
Quale vita felice, ove si può attendere la morte senza timore, desiderarla con gioia e riceverla con sicurezza".
San Bernardo
Dottore della Chiesa
ain't it good to have two heads? - said Lesha, lookin' at this
in Ping Pong cafe after attending the concert of Corean dance and music in the Hermitage theatre.
தைத் திங்கள் முதல் நாளில் தமிழர்கள் கொண்டாடும் தனிப் பெரும் விழாவான இந்தப் பொங்கல் விழா சமயம் கடந்தது. பிற இந்து சமய விழாக்கள் போல நட்சத்திரத்தின் அடிப்படையிலோ, பஞ்சாங்க அடிப்படையிலோ, இஸ்லாமியப் பண்டிகைகள் போல பிறை பார்த்தோ வருவதல்ல. தை முதல் நாள்தான் பொங்கல். இதன் பின்னனியில் எந்தப் புராணக் கதையும் இல்லை. ஆடி மாதத்தில் தேடி விதைத்த பயிர்களின் விளைச்சலை அறுவடை செய்து பயன் அடையும் பருவமே தை மாதம் ஆகும். அந்த அறுவடையில் கிடைத்த நெல்லின் புத்தரிசியைச் சருக்கரை, பால், நெய் சேர்த்துப் புதுப் பானையிலிட்டுப் புத்தடுப்பில் கொதிக்க வைத்துப் பொங்கல் சோறாக்கிக் கதிரவனுக்கும் மாட்டுக்கும் படைத்து உண்டு மகிழும் விழாவே பொங்கல் விழாவாகும்.
Ma petite Fanta a joué les petites nudistes sous le soleil de printemps. Et une invitée surprise est venue se poser (tite coccinelle)
Taken during Pongal celebrations at my apartment Sriram Samruddhi.
Fellow residents from various states participated and made it wonderful.
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Concrete ping pong table. Even if you don't play ping pong the sculptural elements of the design can be enjoyed.
Let me introduce you to the newest addition to my family, and the next drain on my wallet, Lentil. As one doll went to her new home (Shiloh), another came in and I fear I might be slightly obsessed with her already!!!! She's the CUTEST thing i've ever seen!!! I took about 101 photos of her already so it's been hard deciding which ones to put up.
She has a little tooth which is the cutest!!! I am not 100% sure on her wig but that can easily be changed. Ahhhh i'm in love!!!
இனிய தை பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்
Wishing you happy Pongal!
Wishing you happy Sankaranthi!
Pencil sketch on paper. 10x7 inches.
Soft effect and color enhancement in photoshop.
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