02nd Mar 2014

Walkalong Glider Blitz

Women of Aviation World Wide Week! Join Phil Rossoni and myself for a walkalong glider blitz! List of events below! 2200 I<3U walkalong gliders were made for this occasion!  If you missed all of...

02nd Mar 2014

Arduino Day

Arduino’s tenth anniversary is upon us! So let”s hang out! What’s an Arduino? Check out Arduino workshops! Arduino Jam Session RSVP to darcy@inventorArtist.com Saturday, March 29th, 2pm-5pm Room M70, 2 Daly Avenue,...

02nd Jan 2014

Tumbling Wing With News Print

I wanted some walkalong glider meetups so I drew up a newsprint design (based on a John Collins design). Ottawa Citizen’s Bruce Deachman covered the project and the design was printed...

01st Jan 2014

Shut-Up-O-Matic

Have you ever run into a person that talks over everybody or constantly rants? Of course you negotiate and set boundaries but some lack interpersonal skill and interrupt or use annoying tactics. Fret...

18th Dec 2013

Walkalong Glider Meetups!

What’s a Walkalong Glider? It’s a small airplane that flies perpetually as you follow it around. I had seen them around the internet but had the pleasure being introduced to...

09th Dec 2013

Parol Lantern and Philippines Fund Raiser

I was invited by the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines to show my Parol Lantern Kits at their fundraiser entitled: Parol – A Star of Hope. A fund raiser...

01st Sep 2013

Newsflash: Ottawa Makerfaire = Awesome

Ottawa Mini Makerfaire went off without a hitch thanks to organizers, supporters and makers! There were 4420 people! The Makerfaire was posted on Hackaday. Lumipendent got a mention as well! Other...

24th Aug 2013

Dinky Motor at Ottawa Mini Makerfaire

Dinky Motor will be at this Ottawa Mini Makerfaire this year (Aug 31-Sep 1, 10a-5p, free, Science Museum, 1867 St. Laurent)! In fact I just started making up motors which...

19th Aug 2013

FireFly at Atomic

Last night FireFly was at Atomic Rooster. We met up with Adam Davidson. who hosted the event. Lots of people came by specifically to check them out and many other people got to give...

05th Aug 2013

FireFly is Getting Smarter

We had the pleasure of showing FireFly at the Ottawa Maker Market last Thursday. Lots of data and observations were gathered. We are paying special attention to the interaction between...

03rd Aug 2013

Volunteering with Elderly

I do quite a bit of volunteer work with my Squirrel project and otherwise. Here are a few shots from a recent event at the Glebe Center. They invite me...

22nd Feb 2013

Shakey

When I got to Maxwells upstairs last night the band was belting out “Love and only love will endure. Hate is everything you think it is…..”. What a great band. Shakey...

03rd Feb 2013

Make Your Own Valentines Cards

Stacey, Cindy and I cut up some paper on the laser to make some Valentines Cards. Was a blast. We made extra parts for a card making party on the...

10th Jan 2013

Space

I’ve been asked for my opinion about communal work-space. Here are some thoughts on starting a hackspace and what a space needs. Infrastructure vs. People and Projects I think like any...

06th Sep 2012

Social Day in Ottawa

Last night I hung out with Michael and friends. We did a few Squirrel deliveries, hit Princess Auto then went to the lab for a few hours. Doug showed off...

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