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On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Rachel Hellenga <
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> I'm currently driving from Chicago to New York with my cardboard-and-velvet
> Circuit Castle for the NYC Maker Faire. I've lovingly nicknamed it
> Castle-in-a-Car--barely any room left for my suitcase!
>
> I would really love to see old friends and new acquaintances, so I hope
> some of you can make it to the NYC Maker Faire at the New York Hall of
> Science this Saturday and Sunday. I'd also be interested to hear from any
> other makers who are on the listserv.
>
> The centerpiece is an automated doll house designed to match the look of
> the full-size castle, motivated by the premise that everything you learn in
> a robotics program can be taught with a doll house project. I take no
> credit for the coding or the wiring...just the tiny velvet curtains! I've
> been orchestrating the efforts of some very generous volunteers at my
> Workshop 88 hacker space in Chicago.
>
> I'm not selling anything at the Faire--just creating an experience for kids
> that involves making circuits. I want to see what emerges from the chaotic
> environment of a Maker Faire. I'm also prototyping this concept as a pop-up
> exhibit program for libraries. So look for a 10 x 10 castle-in-a-booth in
> the kids/young makers area. I named my project Duct Tape Bling in honor of
> the explosion of interest in making things out of designer duct tape
> (especially pre-teen girls). "Artifacts" on display will include purses,
> bags, and shoe box doll houses made by kids, all featuring embedded
> circuits made with conductive fabric tape or conductive thread. There is
> also a generous sprinkling of duct tape with monsters, fireworks, and other
> patterns.
>
> Let me know if you will be at the Faire! And if there is any interest in
> helping to spread the concept of an open-source doll house, please speak
> up!
>
> Rachel Hellenga
> Hellenga Projects
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