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  • boundaries to shape a craft

    we were standing in that quiet gallery at the frye art museum in seattle, the light falling softly on those masks that seemed to breathe and moan in their own slow rhythm, each one carrying a world that had been… Continue reading

  • turning towards it

    when i signed up for the woodturning class at the BARN, i didn’t expect to like it quite so much. i thought it would be another one of those mildly interesting weekday hobbies i’d forget about a month later, like… Continue reading

  • my tank robot thinks it knows better, and maybe it does

    i brought home a Freenove tank robot kit, a raspberry pi 5, and the kind of optimism that usually disappears the moment you open the box. the parts came in tidy little bags, treads and wheels stacked neatly, and my… Continue reading

  • five bird houses and one very patient robot doggo

    this one is a bit long with 2 main topics: bird houses and embodied ai, so you’re warned. a few days ago, i went to the Barn with a simple plan: cut enough wood for five birdhouses. not four. not… Continue reading

  • OK, I lied

    i said i was going to post about woodworking but i’ve been doing anything but that recently. first, i started writing on my substack. mostly stories, some essays. it turns out i had more to say than just “look at… Continue reading

  • the setup

    once we moved to Bainbridge Island, i knew i would want to spend more time woodworking, so i started taking more classes in preparation and i also started purchasing tools. but, right down the street is this cool “cooperative” called… Continue reading