Making Problems to Solve

This week I talked to Tamara Robertson, chemical and biomolecular engineer, cosplay artist, maker, and Mythbuster. We talked about Tamara’s path from curious kid to engineer to costume design and science communication and outreach. Weaving together all her skills and experiences to a career combining engineering, live panels combining superheroes and science fiction with real life scientists, comic books, and outreach for science, technology and work in the trades. Along the way Tamara gave me a new way to look at how art and science are related. 

Learn more about Tamara's work at her website with links to all of her work and projects. 

Listen to Tamara's Podcast Tinkering Belles

The Jessi Combs Foundation

USA Science Fest

Mentions in this episode:

Char Wooden Maven

Pat Lap

The Catskill Mountain Maker Camp

In this internet exclusive Luke and Priscilla completely open up, knocking down our private walls, sharing parts of their background and history they’ve never shared before. According to Priscilla, I do an amazing job of navigating the conversation of art and engineering, unintentionally revealing the separate individuals they are; artist and maker. Dive deep into where my friends came from. where they are today, and where they might be going next!

Learn more about Luke and Priscilla as well as their business PLSmithed and their community support project And They Make.

The Art of Craftmanship

Jon Mulhern

Austin Handel - The Catskill Mountain Maker Camp

Welcome to the epicsode with the expert maker and waffler Andy Pugh! He has his mind and hands in all kinds of making, here and there, and he's known for supporting every maker he meets, as well as a constant companion on more than one Discord community. We talk about his journey through making and his creative eye for photography. You can find Andy every Sunday live on the Makers Waffle Podcast (with Jamie Reader), Tales from the Tinkerage, Thoughts from the Tinkerage.

Mentions in this episode: 

Andy Birkey

Making Our Way Podcast (Austin, Dean, Christie)

Allie Katz (listen to their episode 20)

Ruth Amos

Two-thirds Focused Podcast

Fools with Tools Podcast

Lindsay Creative

This episode I talk to Andrew Burke @burkemakesstuff on Instagram, about teaching, finding his way in the maker community, and his experience as an educator in a creative field.

Mentioned in this episode:

@nymucci

@jimmydiresta

@woodbrain

@blackthornconcepts

@leaharipotch

@nerdforge

@plsmithed

@morleykert

Brooke and Michael are the proprietors of Makers Workshop in Maynard, Massachusetts a maker space that have developed a great community. Besides supporting their community, they reclaim lumber from their local area and create slabs and milled laser ready wood. Check out their slab sale November 18-20, 2022 (if you're listening when this comes out!)

Check out Makers Workshop on Instagram and Youtube

Mentions in this episode:

Laura an Louis from Imee Made

Peter and Emma from Ptreesworkshop

I talked to Jeremy Specce about his journey to become an electrician working in the film industry, as well as his maker journey. I met Jeremy through May for Makers, and he's been a big part of the maker community, recently contributing to the Blackthorne Timber-In building the timer frame bridge at Maker Camp 2022. He decided to make mallets from reclaimed building materials to thank everyone for sharing in the learning experience and he'll be selling a few of these to support Flatbush Cats creating a new spay/neuter clinic to provide affordable and accessible vet care to more pet owners and rescuers in Brooklyn. 

Find Jeremy on Instagram 

Mentions 

Justin Dietrich

Flatbush Cats

Luke and Priscilla Smith

Chris Zep

Storyteller's Tavern

Crafting a Revolution 

Working Hands Podcast

Route 9 Signs

Making Our Way Podcast MOW Swap 

Vincent Ferrari

This episode I talked to Laura and Louis from Imee_Made, they're exploring creativity through media from sewing to customizing cars, and melting aluminum with a bunch of digital fabrication along the way. 

Find out what they're up to on Instagram and YouTube. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Vincent Ferrari

Mike Montgomery

Ben Uyeda

Bob Clagett

Ethan Carter

Brooke and Michael at Maker's Workshop

3D DIY Dave

Photo Credit again by Mark Adams 

This episode I had a great conversation with Keith Decent, a maker and artist who recently started exploring product development. We talk about some of the deep concepts behind some of this art while keeping most of his projects playful and fun. 

Find Keith on Instagram and Youtube. Check out the Utility Mat and From the Ground Up Podcast

Mentions in this Episode

Vincent Ferrari

Jonny Builds

Leah Aripotch

Tom - Infinite Craftsman - FrogPod!

Jimmy Diresta

Bob Clagett

Geoff Feder

This episode I talk to Lindsay Murphy, who primarily works in metal creating jewelry inspired by nature, as well as geek-influenced subjects. We get into her rediscovery of making art as an adult, and finding a maker community right at home, as well as online. 

Find Lindsay on Instagram and her website.

Mentions in this show:

Houston Area Blacksmiths 

Maker's Central 

Bobby Duke

Laura Kampf

This week I am talking with a classic maker podcaster Vincent Ferrari. Vincent specializes in digital fabrication, digital art, jewlery making, along with being a wizard with a cutting board. We find out about the new podcast he is launching in October 2022, Digitally Creative. 

Find Vincent on Instagram, YouTube, and his website 

Mentions on the show: 

Jeff Stein

Nicholas Berchtold

Dennis van Hoof 

Chris Powell

Print the Legend - 3D Printing Documentary 

Bob Clagett

Chris Giffrow

Steve Ramsey

Dave Picciuto

Knight Rider Historians

Digitally Creative the Podcast

Mark Adams - Photographer of Makers (podcast cover photo credit)

3D DIY Dave

Jonny Lambert

Paul Meyette

The Catskill Mountain Maker Camp at the Blackthorne Resort