Cutting a cardboard circle with the new (Kickstarter supported ) Chompsaw!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lc5fmjq1JC8

Love this new tool as much as the kids!
 

Chompshop!!

 

So excited to receive my first Kickstarter supported item! 

This cardboard saw is a wonderful innovation for 3D building of puppets, models, dioramas and so on.

Learn more from the Chompshop here: https://chompshop.com/ 

We'll be testing it out at APEX to create some buildings for the Annual "Cabin Fever"  display at the Saco Transportation Center, 

Stay tuned!

Middle school student designed paper dragon puppet -11/22/2024

 

 THE TEEN SCIENCE CAFE 

I'm so excited to be the Adult Leader for the only Teen Science Cafe in Maine during 2024/25 in collaboration with APEX Youth Connections here in Biddeford. 

Due to the busy Fall season, we decided to spend this time visiting STEM related workplaces immediate area. First up was STEAMfruit https://www.steamfruit.com/index.html#/ located in the Biddeford Mills. It is a one man operation by owner Michael Vickery who welcomed us and gave us a wonderful tour of his operation Michael makes a wide range of prototypes for both Industrial Designers and individual entrepreneurs.  The Teens were fascinated to hear about his work and see the fleet of printers in action!  

Next up for the TEEN SCIENCE CAFE TEAM is a trip to the University of New England Neuroscience Lab.! Stay Tuned!

 

 

Maine Craft Weekend, 2024

 Well, despite a small turnout we made a handful of kids (and some Adults) happy!

 

 

TEEN SCIENCE CAFE @ APEX - Coming Soon!

I'm excited to be facilitating the only Teen Science Cafe in Maine this school year! My collaboration will be with APEX Youth Connection in Biddeford. APEX is descended from the former Community Bicycle Center where I hatched Bike Part Art originally decades ago. 

As a studio metalsmith, I have a strong cross-disciplinary relationship with STEM in terms of Chemistry, Engineering, Material Science, Physics, and Math! These days the field of Jewelry and Metalsmithing also incorporates new technology like laser welding, CAD Desisign and 3D printing. For this Cafe series, though, the students will pick the topics! We live in an area rich with possibilities that they can choose from to design three presentations for their peers between January and June of 2025. 

Stay tuned to see where their curiosity takes them in exploring the STEM landscape of Biddeford/Saco!

APEX Youth Connection https://www.apexyouthconnection.org/ 

Teen Science Cafe Network https://teensciencecafe.org/

Summer reading 2024

 Recommended reading this summer!