tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31804528041578491122024-02-06T18:40:43.633-08:00Nicole Catrett'sDelightful contraptions, big and small.Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-56332390384743338222011-12-14T23:08:00.001-08:002011-12-14T23:10:09.182-08:00it's snowing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFXVujLvzq6KJyyWjppauJFhMbVk64RRsfcCzfsjL9eZRU6vpDuVtkOZwU1j34hKhsHkDPhOC4Z2h1N9ieNmwFqkmxzWN9eBfMByUJ5uR-jq1a3KfjZDajduTTeLP_-LOqsS_KANWLuY/s1600/snow.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFXVujLvzq6KJyyWjppauJFhMbVk64RRsfcCzfsjL9eZRU6vpDuVtkOZwU1j34hKhsHkDPhOC4Z2h1N9ieNmwFqkmxzWN9eBfMByUJ5uR-jq1a3KfjZDajduTTeLP_-LOqsS_KANWLuY/s400/snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686248932777030658" /></a><br />Well, not really, but I'm pretty sure this is the next best thing. You can make your own personal snow flurry with paper snowflakes, wire, and a headband. Brrr!Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-5321143847961016632011-12-11T17:57:00.000-08:002011-12-11T18:03:45.617-08:00the Tinkering Studio in the SF Chronicle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg1SeXgo1V-mOpvUf1HijIranifaepcn_4thoNr0rXv_DMPzRYoBAcW3eVHtlR-9vLdqYe3VzGIrz7yJNS2584UP-e1zh6y0p4k-LbJ4Ht5Gv4OsyapuqCh7CUoIkEJxGHtvMgfDP8RM/s1600/6407103059.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg1SeXgo1V-mOpvUf1HijIranifaepcn_4thoNr0rXv_DMPzRYoBAcW3eVHtlR-9vLdqYe3VzGIrz7yJNS2584UP-e1zh6y0p4k-LbJ4Ht5Gv4OsyapuqCh7CUoIkEJxGHtvMgfDP8RM/s400/6407103059.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685056707941170946" /></a><br />The Tinkering Studio was featured in the SF Chronicle recently. We made the front page, no less!<div>You can read it for yourself <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/26/MNVI1LSLT1.DTL&ao=all">here</a>.</div>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-3178936994887154332011-12-11T17:52:00.000-08:002011-12-11T17:55:27.241-08:00glowing cupcakes!I made these flourescing cupcakes for a friend's birthday. The secret ingredient is quinine.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33468469?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="533" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-33048214693374342722011-12-11T17:34:00.000-08:002011-12-14T23:12:16.095-08:00cardboard bearskin rug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtir9rcKm5I9wS1x058xJILPWrAo32-pVDGJtxPJ42JRJX4MKa-gzfm_-AOplyqUUCT4qlsWUpW6YVinaOGh3MIem-9DOCzVbzbkw4GjenWUyHlvpnQyXmIwBfmdbQE_720_PJ7uX_V5c/s1600/6473657435_2e48a6b4f0_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtir9rcKm5I9wS1x058xJILPWrAo32-pVDGJtxPJ42JRJX4MKa-gzfm_-AOplyqUUCT4qlsWUpW6YVinaOGh3MIem-9DOCzVbzbkw4GjenWUyHlvpnQyXmIwBfmdbQE_720_PJ7uX_V5c/s400/6473657435_2e48a6b4f0_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686249466686670610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBA6ifJxU_el3qZPUbtbBwSSw1G207F0K44PMl05cCycsKfc2OhW78FS0WYRkKjgZzlVy2mbaWh6WDr1A3sO-O_Hv-gRBFRqfrj1_cUP2oJTsqvtM1lvMRmOtftZA1IRJ8p80TpEBTT8/s1600/6473658297_b9823a6cfc_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBA6ifJxU_el3qZPUbtbBwSSw1G207F0K44PMl05cCycsKfc2OhW78FS0WYRkKjgZzlVy2mbaWh6WDr1A3sO-O_Hv-gRBFRqfrj1_cUP2oJTsqvtM1lvMRmOtftZA1IRJ8p80TpEBTT8/s400/6473658297_b9823a6cfc_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686249296268708370" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GXVHIK6AJdjO-koYgDo1pBmRwMpCW0oOsLajEelxY19WjH2dUGj9pwq_ewL3y99SQGtPH8Ewe2-socpFjzvqD5QeZCDZ0jQXf0yWMJPEqQnRPIeKxFPViYEAiL1xId9Xhb6zw5zfFBo/s1600/kgty8uuj.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GXVHIK6AJdjO-koYgDo1pBmRwMpCW0oOsLajEelxY19WjH2dUGj9pwq_ewL3y99SQGtPH8Ewe2-socpFjzvqD5QeZCDZ0jQXf0yWMJPEqQnRPIeKxFPViYEAiL1xId9Xhb6zw5zfFBo/s400/kgty8uuj.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053249580899874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We wanted to create a cozy fireside lounge in the Tinkering Studio, so naturally we had to make a cardboard bearskin rug.<div><br /></div><div>You really can make anything with cardboard.</div>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-17413595887541762722011-12-11T17:17:00.000-08:002011-12-11T17:25:12.771-08:00coathanger chandelier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_3s7fXn-kTF50-pBUygVAvKeQnGC7O9mD_jHbCf_Ak8mqW7A1iGNyBO6Dnd3SK6ZgbqNtS573q05zbJGDOMgKpPK673Zy1HtXrt9IOcDjaMa0Ez5qgkTCh8HYhXsBdQzw4VgYRlr0Kw/s1600/6199227648_244972f1ed_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_3s7fXn-kTF50-pBUygVAvKeQnGC7O9mD_jHbCf_Ak8mqW7A1iGNyBO6Dnd3SK6ZgbqNtS573q05zbJGDOMgKpPK673Zy1HtXrt9IOcDjaMa0Ez5qgkTCh8HYhXsBdQzw4VgYRlr0Kw/s400/6199227648_244972f1ed_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685046437753350482" /></a><br />The Tinkering Studio threw a DIY tie (versus black tie) party recently, and I was in charge of decorations. This is a chandelier made out of plastic coathangers that I made for the party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CEN4kW7GHQclXTEuQ4eoSDA_AV2-ltiG95fD3sJ1cqhcjxHx8IAEtkVxHFmSWSwtYJmVJyp8vqubHafbgt0QwOlfhTxsiI0mmlQHhP-o0ZMHf_ZMOIiHHr9PjV3aKDQngw_J0rP_FfU/s1600/6303495664_d3c3e706c3_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CEN4kW7GHQclXTEuQ4eoSDA_AV2-ltiG95fD3sJ1cqhcjxHx8IAEtkVxHFmSWSwtYJmVJyp8vqubHafbgt0QwOlfhTxsiI0mmlQHhP-o0ZMHf_ZMOIiHHr9PjV3aKDQngw_J0rP_FfU/s400/6303495664_d3c3e706c3_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685045508319115362" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-79263605283718301402011-12-11T17:16:00.000-08:002011-12-11T17:17:16.942-08:00spoon chandelier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBtCvjfs-DMxpOmD-dTE8N8e69bOt4tpVY6mB_PBaxlkgu86USG7gPA_aCkxM0VQoixizSPq8gn8kbTlv4qZ_rpwgWOOu77F0Gh0M1ZBucMz-FDEq5_FCktfzZPi2odkCKaQX1BUQV_4/s1600/IMG_1117.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBtCvjfs-DMxpOmD-dTE8N8e69bOt4tpVY6mB_PBaxlkgu86USG7gPA_aCkxM0VQoixizSPq8gn8kbTlv4qZ_rpwgWOOu77F0Gh0M1ZBucMz-FDEq5_FCktfzZPi2odkCKaQX1BUQV_4/s400/IMG_1117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685044720538948002" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-46387832244715500852011-12-11T17:10:00.000-08:002011-12-11T17:56:28.134-08:00Lightworks for Brightworks<div class="block_text">I was an artist-in-residence at the wonderful school <a href="http://sfbrightworks.org/">Brightworks</a><br /> this week. They had asked me to do some metal working with the<br /> kids, and I decided I wanted to work on a chandelier made out of<br /> spoons for the school. I brought lots of spoons (both metal and<br /> plastic), and a few tools, including a heat gun and a propane<br /> torch. Plastic and metal are really fun to play with when you heat<br /> them up, and spoons were the perfect way to introduce this idea to the kids.<br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484587715_88136115ec_b-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>We used the heat gun to bend plastic spoons into all sorts of interesting shapes.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484592303_214db40c09_b-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>The torch was great for bending the metal spoons.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/bensspoon-450x600.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>The kids were also super interested in cold-forming the metal spoons by clamping them in the vise and shaping them with a<br /> hammer. Ben wanted to make a spoon with a 360 degree twist in the<br /> handle. This was his first attempt, using the vice and a hammer. He<br /> discovered it was challenging to get the spoon handle to do a full twist without breaking.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484556619_537be3f9ec_b2-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>Ben tried again, this time with the aid of the torch.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/twistyspoon-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>Success!</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484573243_8fe40c7fec_b-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>After we tried bending and twisting the spoons, we welded some of<br /> them together</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484593629_ab462f8770_b-450x600.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>After the kids went home for the day, the adults got a chance to play.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="picture_caption"><br /> <img src="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/files/2011/12/6484556073_4d6e7f3dc4_b1-600x450.jpg" style=" width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0.5em;" /><br /> <p>The finished spoon chandelier! The kids decided the colors reminded<br /> them of sunsets and sherbet. It certainly casts a lovely warm glow over the welding studio.</p><br /></div>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-10504006500379757302011-11-10T09:45:00.001-08:002011-11-10T09:50:10.286-08:00a love letter to the Exploratorium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZIBzAx_BnNbvjk_nfLmiXzxKKNVMchUPh9mSCTQszsR_bm6j7kKSouCbiSwpsbHMn_hc3Db1cWA63zTFfKFt4jH4SzLf3r7VgT36KlNxIv0IO6iKhW4duEHFYWbDWvGWiuCNtl6EVE8/s1600/loveletter.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZIBzAx_BnNbvjk_nfLmiXzxKKNVMchUPh9mSCTQszsR_bm6j7kKSouCbiSwpsbHMn_hc3Db1cWA63zTFfKFt4jH4SzLf3r7VgT36KlNxIv0IO6iKhW4duEHFYWbDWvGWiuCNtl6EVE8/s400/loveletter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673424852543308834" border="0" /></a>It's not every science museum that gets love letters from its' visitors!<br /><br />I was really delighted that my Stroboscope exhibit played a part in his experience.Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-37850846781258647012011-07-11T15:21:00.001-07:002011-07-11T15:21:57.372-07:00friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3z6T_rYgwUkGbDpb34UVhXHjQkRtJbrwVPbQ5ZCqMRg4-URWY2Pn7Jyg3zt_xi0_8LH7f3eXWxySXdAVGEYAllKGCTGZQ5kSjp70ZjwQ34ARNr9vYT47r-_2c0iUj7QMgHlWrq-wh1E/s1600/walterandnicole.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3z6T_rYgwUkGbDpb34UVhXHjQkRtJbrwVPbQ5ZCqMRg4-URWY2Pn7Jyg3zt_xi0_8LH7f3eXWxySXdAVGEYAllKGCTGZQ5kSjp70ZjwQ34ARNr9vYT47r-_2c0iUj7QMgHlWrq-wh1E/s400/walterandnicole.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628223442653443394" border="0" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-36729050417673390692011-07-07T17:01:00.000-07:002011-07-07T17:18:31.758-07:00mirrored pixels in the paper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oDIwos7P-TDDYeBSykJKbw3bwWuswMgBsgw9VG4emm6BZOohZW5R08dql5pfsm8Kn28XKdTtQlIUO-jizdP5b4-xQTx6OjvHeE363dNxBxGRx5MOhJqtJKiuD8CNJE5oSaqm9t3I1dQ/s1600/DSC2513ps.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oDIwos7P-TDDYeBSykJKbw3bwWuswMgBsgw9VG4emm6BZOohZW5R08dql5pfsm8Kn28XKdTtQlIUO-jizdP5b4-xQTx6OjvHeE363dNxBxGRx5MOhJqtJKiuD8CNJE5oSaqm9t3I1dQ/s400/DSC2513ps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626768855914472450" border="0" /></a><br />Mirrored Pixels, an exhibit that I made for the Exploratorium, is featured in the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/07/PKIV1K37OK.DTL">San Francisco Chronicle</a><br /><br />Huzzah!Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-88254342881052301842011-05-27T12:52:00.000-07:002011-05-27T13:00:49.666-07:00mirrored pixels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJD-kL9XWcYsoH-B1gzAR2N4M-6NUcncdxnwsdpB9p6d13tMAxZtsIslTBtsOt0EF2J4i_xb-DoLqVIvdtGoDS5RLbFSECsfTLlyw2ByWCiGth0FvelFaUzANUGKzHUb6nVT-essmOas/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJD-kL9XWcYsoH-B1gzAR2N4M-6NUcncdxnwsdpB9p6d13tMAxZtsIslTBtsOt0EF2J4i_xb-DoLqVIvdtGoDS5RLbFSECsfTLlyw2ByWCiGth0FvelFaUzANUGKzHUb6nVT-essmOas/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611488101387001634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZV1NQNRZ61aTBmbUWkVQux16pI1n8Nm-G8FIi_fydvE2LhXk0sAKdxzWSW_7Zs8mBzi0r5oPP2ck93hnBiVcv-iSqi4e9JmmcFqIkk3Ewwu8ShMSBFIKRaZ6LmtAbDNvEPiTRhkU5Nk/s1600/11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZV1NQNRZ61aTBmbUWkVQux16pI1n8Nm-G8FIi_fydvE2LhXk0sAKdxzWSW_7Zs8mBzi0r5oPP2ck93hnBiVcv-iSqi4e9JmmcFqIkk3Ewwu8ShMSBFIKRaZ6LmtAbDNvEPiTRhkU5Nk/s400/11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611488279329451282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsUsJma_eALcqmyz2PodvPYOmYSHAinewudR3lQcXqpMNBYaMyD3FskNyFARptfGtQt1qHlqa8bRyrMNRwrXAAy56NmAA1bjiZwFvv_xgjhHQvJXKILOMcK_asDs6e-jGe8-3tP7UAc0/s1600/4.JPG"><br /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-33501966808341080892011-04-25T13:10:00.000-07:002011-04-25T13:17:33.277-07:00Future Famers toolraising<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY0a96rEfCzIB2Q72EfRngtMggcB68O3RQ817CF-Wa4_8VyAeCwyLCuwgI94z8wOcN-3Mzpb9WDG-c7kVLAPbpcumxCJdmby67klDmgOzcBJ6CBq_fGme5fqBEoILwgfivzZ9wnJ8tQ0/s1600/toolraisingroll.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY0a96rEfCzIB2Q72EfRngtMggcB68O3RQ817CF-Wa4_8VyAeCwyLCuwgI94z8wOcN-3Mzpb9WDG-c7kVLAPbpcumxCJdmby67klDmgOzcBJ6CBq_fGme5fqBEoILwgfivzZ9wnJ8tQ0/s320/toolraisingroll.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599617791358916770" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>See all the wonderful contraptions (including my microscope goggles and Walter's raptorscope) that were made at the Future Farmers <a href="http://www.futurefarmers.com/powersoften/toolmakers.html">tool-rasing workshop</a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-11327991715009465612011-04-04T17:58:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:13:40.060-07:00pixel wall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRPSEHRIp8d7zc7Erad6o0ukVweAAQ90_sMaXpKb2VBjBKt8hnlUK3z70NrCCQKaP6frkdm1nuW6hAsJ82ZqEw9KS5dGshBcOqGJmc-LbQ-b4kEq1GtdQKO2JGGI7e6-XCBC0PV3GHwA/s1600/DSC_6335.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRPSEHRIp8d7zc7Erad6o0ukVweAAQ90_sMaXpKb2VBjBKt8hnlUK3z70NrCCQKaP6frkdm1nuW6hAsJ82ZqEw9KS5dGshBcOqGJmc-LbQ-b4kEq1GtdQKO2JGGI7e6-XCBC0PV3GHwA/s320/DSC_6335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591899344563857922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrK8cK3i2z6bgn4OGAPiDwIjh9gaP42mXQU3AnmFv4FcOlGwwjmWJ-00fZ3QhBkWzgVEpEmwZzdfBONZBC_uMK4Qu73kp7Qs307W1pcojEGSEKNViLilA3V43jXiDsybk8orLjwRdfyw/s1600/DSC_6337.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrK8cK3i2z6bgn4OGAPiDwIjh9gaP42mXQU3AnmFv4FcOlGwwjmWJ-00fZ3QhBkWzgVEpEmwZzdfBONZBC_uMK4Qu73kp7Qs307W1pcojEGSEKNViLilA3V43jXiDsybk8orLjwRdfyw/s320/DSC_6337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591899742462667746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made a wall of mirrored tubes and lit it with red, blue and green LEDs. The LEDs cast colored shadows on the wall, and the mirrored tubes mix the colors together. This is the result.Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-4762944610716230882011-03-07T15:38:00.000-08:002011-03-07T15:45:07.544-08:00Tool Raising workshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQILPUstWkqnJ2WLmkdbLvEiy3lG6s2ep92rbBm5MNxwQDf41UUXZRp3U0U9VVEVbNpkaJWPVXCyQSDDT-rWt2KJmAUJPmepEfLoKjoAWyjyexA4LfSgYoPVS7j6QuQ_SpWTVc3m1Fo/s1600/chameleon+goggles.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQILPUstWkqnJ2WLmkdbLvEiy3lG6s2ep92rbBm5MNxwQDf41UUXZRp3U0U9VVEVbNpkaJWPVXCyQSDDT-rWt2KJmAUJPmepEfLoKjoAWyjyexA4LfSgYoPVS7j6QuQ_SpWTVc3m1Fo/s320/chameleon+goggles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581487510102573346" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL7E5r0JARZsH-dVedEYVXw-hpaLlxDqKpzUDmmgiqFElnVEfnuC4t0kM_GB0OXPZOlrlcoqlQ9PeQ2S9o4J1YCHJSyVco2yoklWb1cRItYGgjK-vDuy2KzWnFQHpZMADNyRJe0-y1pw/s1600/microscopegoggles.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL7E5r0JARZsH-dVedEYVXw-hpaLlxDqKpzUDmmgiqFElnVEfnuC4t0kM_GB0OXPZOlrlcoqlQ9PeQ2S9o4J1YCHJSyVco2yoklWb1cRItYGgjK-vDuy2KzWnFQHpZMADNyRJe0-y1pw/s320/microscopegoggles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581487311201774978" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had a lovely time at the Futurefarmers Tool Raising Make-Shop. I made a pair of prey eyes and microscope goggles. Yay art!</div><div><a href="http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/2011/03/07/tool-raising-workshop/">http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/2011/03/07/tool-raising-workshop/</a></div>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-59569123185999696182011-02-17T12:22:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:30:34.291-08:00Mirrored Tubes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3yTnABOyGsM2PAkTUvOEVSmN1f7Hio9xVgstwhFhAZhdZ5NSt6zkisAMP_80uBO6Q0ptFz2jT-KmWZbZjcx8nkoQa8SdLrUx_XQtokR6i8OpLcRO2-f625zPdXljp8UPFcYj9bDEAJg/s1600/photo%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3yTnABOyGsM2PAkTUvOEVSmN1f7Hio9xVgstwhFhAZhdZ5NSt6zkisAMP_80uBO6Q0ptFz2jT-KmWZbZjcx8nkoQa8SdLrUx_XQtokR6i8OpLcRO2-f625zPdXljp8UPFcYj9bDEAJg/s320/photo%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574758516907392050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdL7AilPV8pDPm6K8YjX8khoZvOBrNDQPyiOzCtqvX7cwpZQ_59xG-qzb7Xxf1AwJdvdjC4e0YscxYycbZGA8cBO6njJT2UU1zCr7pH6U2QdtqJnFmG-PGhIp6JX6C-ammbyfZTaIaNs/s1600/mylarstraws.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdL7AilPV8pDPm6K8YjX8khoZvOBrNDQPyiOzCtqvX7cwpZQ_59xG-qzb7Xxf1AwJdvdjC4e0YscxYycbZGA8cBO6njJT2UU1zCr7pH6U2QdtqJnFmG-PGhIp6JX6C-ammbyfZTaIaNs/s320/mylarstraws.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574757757600805250" border="0" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-61424831898518314332011-02-17T11:54:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:00:20.367-08:00bicycle gear cardboard scoring tool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY89cUYxO7bh-n9HpTSBVHPPezzv5NUpPTl0Y5d1gd3kvKZmXopBrN_uWj6LTjOJvKHQpzgK6qyLp4L05a4av3JCXdFLoq0S492zZiuCz0cT9vsgyjpj1AN9er2B494-rVnLjBKzbB8DU/s1600/gear.medium"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY89cUYxO7bh-n9HpTSBVHPPezzv5NUpPTl0Y5d1gd3kvKZmXopBrN_uWj6LTjOJvKHQpzgK6qyLp4L05a4av3JCXdFLoq0S492zZiuCz0cT9vsgyjpj1AN9er2B494-rVnLjBKzbB8DU/s320/gear.medium" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574749792454658306" border="0" /></a><br />I made this nifty cardboard scoring tool out of an old bmx freewheel with some help from my friend Ryoko. You can see instructions for making one of your very own at MAKE projects.<br /><br /><a href="http://makeprojects.com/Project/Bicycle-Gear-Scoring-Tool/587/1">http://makeprojects.com/Project/Bicycle-Gear-Scoring-Tool/587/1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://makeprojects.com/Project/Bicycle-Gear-Scoring-Tool/587/1"></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-73855399483011880282011-02-17T11:52:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:54:48.323-08:00Twisted Toys, in which I make a jellyfish<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19718896?portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19718896">Twisted Toys</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/learningstudio">Learning Studio</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-21748872775288888932010-10-31T14:10:00.001-07:002010-10-31T14:11:06.717-07:00Happy Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3Xm-Iab4F8tAZ6xe0EQFBEEM8W-Af-MOPLZUBVasBLAMFxU2L2TWNTa5pOABxy59pqAffxfdmtZGEX1I8IE5jWeedibYVKSNyt5Cyg8ZDWYQ3A6FzNIth6Pltnymz7kTtp5Cf6rWCiw/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3Xm-Iab4F8tAZ6xe0EQFBEEM8W-Af-MOPLZUBVasBLAMFxU2L2TWNTa5pOABxy59pqAffxfdmtZGEX1I8IE5jWeedibYVKSNyt5Cyg8ZDWYQ3A6FzNIth6Pltnymz7kTtp5Cf6rWCiw/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534320610984412242" /></a><br /><br />Happy Halloween from a telescope goldfish.Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-79756626681440342012010-10-31T13:50:00.000-07:002011-02-17T12:22:10.958-08:00MAKE magazine!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VI0RT4pO4tIHu9BLt66pyiOS1VPrZYSBJtQG_y-w7ftJHbwvyIFOJjMIjBKbNgoQPcFNNsn1K53HJYeCv3pOUkl7oQqsSUA9O7UZWgRxq0CRKE64kO1b40HlbUYb66fqlrsa4gYXSbI/s1600/24.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VI0RT4pO4tIHu9BLt66pyiOS1VPrZYSBJtQG_y-w7ftJHbwvyIFOJjMIjBKbNgoQPcFNNsn1K53HJYeCv3pOUkl7oQqsSUA9O7UZWgRxq0CRKE64kO1b40HlbUYb66fqlrsa4gYXSbI/s320/24.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534320174969448466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTIhXI2ewrsIQ8dbnO09EYkTr29KZ8rDqWWJoqp8sWKKGFzSbNZgh4MTvAUR0T1zkY_id3pTQdgXv7V59p9BpPk0hYddfMc0o9OM8zQUL0dV8pyFSRB1QM_nNy17VHLWuJlV56ca_x0/s1600/stroboscope_nicole_string.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTIhXI2ewrsIQ8dbnO09EYkTr29KZ8rDqWWJoqp8sWKKGFzSbNZgh4MTvAUR0T1zkY_id3pTQdgXv7V59p9BpPk0hYddfMc0o9OM8zQUL0dV8pyFSRB1QM_nNy17VHLWuJlV56ca_x0/s320/stroboscope_nicole_string.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534319996401664738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The new issue of MAKE just came out, featuring the Stroboscope.<br />Huzzah!<br /><a href="http://makeprojects.com/Project/Stroboscope/313/1"><br />http://makeprojects.com/Project/Stroboscope/313/1</a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-79499208455971003282010-08-16T17:38:00.001-07:002010-08-16T17:54:42.518-07:00light painting glove<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bhD2JE0s3Rf4maHBp9o0N7THSemgliIjVBZXGoDTl_MuBoc57gh4ZIN53gK3A-KCQknjqwklMeLsqwF2CYkVHAslFlc7nlyYcKz1qGZK6M_MKPLZXdD-dt0_6BHMwT-3K0fRMSh9CwM/s1600/-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bhD2JE0s3Rf4maHBp9o0N7THSemgliIjVBZXGoDTl_MuBoc57gh4ZIN53gK3A-KCQknjqwklMeLsqwF2CYkVHAslFlc7nlyYcKz1qGZK6M_MKPLZXdD-dt0_6BHMwT-3K0fRMSh9CwM/s400/-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506175784353688738" /></a><br />This is a glove I designed for light painting. It puts four different colors at your fingertips! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuV4-RwQbzdru1NDYpvUB-0lu03aJvz-lsKiacPCP8AXZHVI2pNucRFkL4CGlCJv9ednIdP0yiL9Tki0fYIhRAklqperbIMJMoLrrUmJAUgExooB0-X4yryHVeZdFirCLW6ANHE3rjEI0/s1600/-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuV4-RwQbzdru1NDYpvUB-0lu03aJvz-lsKiacPCP8AXZHVI2pNucRFkL4CGlCJv9ednIdP0yiL9Tki0fYIhRAklqperbIMJMoLrrUmJAUgExooB0-X4yryHVeZdFirCLW6ANHE3rjEI0/s400/-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506171889216555250" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-35805600324325104702010-05-02T20:18:00.000-07:002010-05-03T11:06:09.460-07:00greetings from my sketchbookdrawings from the #43 bus line<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUjD1Ci45aQzxatJH1HC30yrPW5sLCOjHvDEWGw2N16kOUYHlGspvGFD5mGMW0retBQOOfyg_ehP1bB2sybq0E4Zwn9M83QLqWdSvCbAEHgYTGIQk-Crmh-_JBKmXl49QN12YWOmK65w/s1600/morningpaper2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUjD1Ci45aQzxatJH1HC30yrPW5sLCOjHvDEWGw2N16kOUYHlGspvGFD5mGMW0retBQOOfyg_ehP1bB2sybq0E4Zwn9M83QLqWdSvCbAEHgYTGIQk-Crmh-_JBKmXl49QN12YWOmK65w/s400/morningpaper2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467085831606030738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgzYvi1IbVKiB2NRwiOTf4w1Ocmzay54xGzu97LySA7iNstZmiIJiFk49cY7pB1NuyWHZu4gEasHl4cgYvsYg80ScDOiuJlF-L4J-Dl_FvwMgWEY9ETd8pN2YNlprEoA44FLcK3cWMpo/s1600/nosesmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgzYvi1IbVKiB2NRwiOTf4w1Ocmzay54xGzu97LySA7iNstZmiIJiFk49cY7pB1NuyWHZu4gEasHl4cgYvsYg80ScDOiuJlF-L4J-Dl_FvwMgWEY9ETd8pN2YNlprEoA44FLcK3cWMpo/s400/nosesmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467085947542788722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ1PU8QLf4DJZCuSejo5FuEh9dgpYVYqTpIRPFnDKjeNX_rhIXHSU9nsX0P7nUgjPPn9wLmgJ3cK0tVvSRzX2Ma2CPci6KMWLzxa4z7WHj0svQV8YGQBCPCYTtigZen53jgWtM45Nmog/s1600/pinstripesuitsmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ1PU8QLf4DJZCuSejo5FuEh9dgpYVYqTpIRPFnDKjeNX_rhIXHSU9nsX0P7nUgjPPn9wLmgJ3cK0tVvSRzX2Ma2CPci6KMWLzxa4z7WHj0svQV8YGQBCPCYTtigZen53jgWtM45Nmog/s400/pinstripesuitsmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467085856294092322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi2zd5N5-Dkmhn5dO-fLsbymxBflqohV4SLlbTUp1qc1ZdF-gv8-B4d3gmLTG7Va32ZA1dy0IyrM7povFZoSeh2liSd6dCWF4wIkkWtPT7l3Bg_dAZRUGOafvo5CQzYLULINYy5sZP9Q/s1600/booksmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi2zd5N5-Dkmhn5dO-fLsbymxBflqohV4SLlbTUp1qc1ZdF-gv8-B4d3gmLTG7Va32ZA1dy0IyrM7povFZoSeh2liSd6dCWF4wIkkWtPT7l3Bg_dAZRUGOafvo5CQzYLULINYy5sZP9Q/s400/booksmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467085825713137906" /></a><br />drawings from the #43 bus line<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKd2qRSRhAaj8kqrfHWC_-q9rMgtuNMYWxfEd8uNGbBFIB81QxCX_7WSsIlWqymr4578UFZi9QmFmjmLEABW_R1o3bB0-idYIFR496es-48tMG5JfjivlMNbuX9MCSvlHO8H2-UvaVfo/s1600/fancyshoes+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKd2qRSRhAaj8kqrfHWC_-q9rMgtuNMYWxfEd8uNGbBFIB81QxCX_7WSsIlWqymr4578UFZi9QmFmjmLEABW_R1o3bB0-idYIFR496es-48tMG5JfjivlMNbuX9MCSvlHO8H2-UvaVfo/s400/fancyshoes+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467106091131569938" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-33664412303519879772010-04-27T19:36:00.000-07:002010-04-27T19:38:12.726-07:00origami rings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbpmDhbyS9VuRP6YR8jiWeaKJRt8GS2FxiWqx8_vzRtwppSjmHEOHKB3rTWlsJHV_yd3Yv7ee2vwSqg4c0SFErKN2rX8b4TBUPQnyK52cfD7GzElxM6P9Qei2EWzM02GlTqXGdYAIRms/s1600/ring1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbpmDhbyS9VuRP6YR8jiWeaKJRt8GS2FxiWqx8_vzRtwppSjmHEOHKB3rTWlsJHV_yd3Yv7ee2vwSqg4c0SFErKN2rX8b4TBUPQnyK52cfD7GzElxM6P9Qei2EWzM02GlTqXGdYAIRms/s200/ring1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465011960808845362" /></a><br /><br />new origami rings, coming soon.Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-59548983930856991902010-04-27T09:45:00.001-07:002010-04-27T19:36:07.777-07:00cupcake cards!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr6QYeZGceC1U6LSBp_wDQofe3gCeiune4OfRnwSy5M8s__hT5aHWcrMbWR31B5wi4NaDULjxVOXkOs1uaIMoKPhdRuJsUxViHYIRFQ1VWC6-Pix8eGl7uPqL_k0jnl6nAK4oVwwlTKo/s1600/cupcake+square+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr6QYeZGceC1U6LSBp_wDQofe3gCeiune4OfRnwSy5M8s__hT5aHWcrMbWR31B5wi4NaDULjxVOXkOs1uaIMoKPhdRuJsUxViHYIRFQ1VWC6-Pix8eGl7uPqL_k0jnl6nAK4oVwwlTKo/s400/cupcake+square+small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464859601222168690" /></a><br /><br />cupcake lantern cards, in four lovely flavors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXtxCFASMyGNDJ3FUfKD4nCjX9tsAFEmjdxopnGB4NJA3ieQHzRICe3_1po5J3szZ3vhD6t-dAaJnGuB-42sN5S-FbPV5COx7TsLlizBgYsWyQWSrLHg_L27eIsDjKP8xwlyPoGII0xE/s1600/mint+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaslG6hMAfm1wSkW2KLNVbwL-ak6TWQvd8dG_dIDpkm3tLzr6fdWT-vI6oZ7fnLYHclxIW_OqvAPySmTnkBzBGfIIwT0dFkagU1HsbLZq55wQLtWlbta6ZBV3qqpmphSLXjeMVOzdNVrI/s400/Nicole_Pan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446297649604652818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-VmJ5M910tTX-Ql4KgaeEozR4HiHgstnt5OMwN4sWT2dZjX-T2jIs1rAd_aqUd1SNI5JQsy7264jOnQd1pweBoHOyhah8bzWPfKH_Ck94X1rDTUsnbknzwFHmtLkiPf6KikV2C4Fuo/s1600-h/IMG_0501-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-VmJ5M910tTX-Ql4KgaeEozR4HiHgstnt5OMwN4sWT2dZjX-T2jIs1rAd_aqUd1SNI5JQsy7264jOnQd1pweBoHOyhah8bzWPfKH_Ck94X1rDTUsnbknzwFHmtLkiPf6KikV2C4Fuo/s400/IMG_0501-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446327212640921682" border="0" /></a>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180452804157849112.post-48395246895474387712010-03-08T08:13:00.001-08:002010-03-08T08:13:56.261-08:00tiltshift-o-scope tower timelapse<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9997927&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9997927&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9997927">Tilt-Shift-Tower-Time-Lapse</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2750469">Kitundu</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Nicole Catretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352954021304748889noreply@blogger.com