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couple people told me to look you up--you're making a name for yourself in
the maker arena!

Rachel Hellenga
Hellenga Projects
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On Sep 17, 2013 9:40 PM, "Eli Kuslansky" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> If we go we will seek you out.
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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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> > 312-593-0444
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