Christina came to me and showed me a Welcome sign she liked and asked if I could make her one. I looked at it and thought: “Yup! I can do that!” So, I did! This was one of those awesome moments as a Maker where you look at a project Read more…
This post isn’t about a particular project, rather it’s a summary post about a few smaller projects that I’ve been working on that didn’t seem worth individual posts per project. The first project was a second batch of my little robots from a prior project. I had given a few Read more…
One of my goals for a while now has been to be able to take something from idea all the way through to creating a tangible, physical object using something like Blender for visualization/modeling and 3d printing the results and then painting. My initial idea was either a robot or Read more…
This is a fun project because I got to build something with a collaborator and that collaborator is my daughter, Laurel Mossor! Laurel is completing her Master’s degree in Social Work (“with a concentration in practice and leadership with communities and organizations”!!) from Portland State University. She’s also has played Read more…
A few months ago I came upon a group of folks on the Internet who enjoyed painting Nerf pistols to make them more realistic or interesting. There is also a whole subset who are focused on increasing the power and just basically improving their performance, but this is just about Read more…
For years I’ve been interested in 3d modeling and animation. Pixar is an example of a company that has made real art from ones and zeroes and I’ve always loved their aesthetic and dedication to story telling. Years ago I used to play with a piece of software called Animation Read more…
This year I had the pleasure of having the time to make many of the gifts I gave to family for Christmas. Some of these projects started a while ago and some were last minute, but what they all had in common was that I made them. Custom Outlet for Read more…
This one has been kicking around for a while. July of 2019, actually. And, I finished this project a few months ago, so I’ll call this a project that took place over about a year. There was a show called Savage Builds starring Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame. In an Read more…
What will all the ghosts and ghouls, ninjas and princesses, superheroes and shy, little, first-time Halloweiners do in the face of a pandemic?! Certainly, little goblins and large teenagers should not be going about in groups, taking candy from strangers and spreading the plague. Though, to be fair, that might Read more…
Everyone needs a logo. Okay, well, actually, pretty much no one needs a logo. But, I decided if I was going to making things, I wanted a logo.