by Jake Ryan | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog, Fun facts, tips and techniques
Making it real: A to B After chatting yesterday with a friend about making changes in our lives, I was reminded that all of this making stuff is really a practice that helps us make change in our daily lives. The process to making things real, is in many ways a lot...
by Jake Ryan | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Maine Makers, Member profiles
What do slugs, rabbit holes, dental hygiene, and bowl-turning have to do with each other? You’d be surprised to hear that they all came up in our recent conversation with OBP member Nancy Mattsson. Nancy shared with us a little about her background and her insight...
by Jason Ryan | Mar 5, 2015 | tips and techniques
“We all want to go the right way.” On the surface this statement seems obviously true. So let’s break it down a bit… We can think of this as two separate ideas. “…The right way”, this is by far the trickiest part of the statement because it needs a little...
by Jason Ryan | Apr 1, 2014 | Maine Makers
A recent interview with Karen Wallingford has reminded me of the importance of exploring. While we often find our selves chasing down ideas that we think are appropriate solutions, it is often the things that we stumble upon along the way which lead to the greatest...
by Jason Ryan | Mar 30, 2014 | Programs
One of the first things we are doing to help get the maker community together here in Portland is to organize some Skills classes at various people’s shops. We have recently organized a youth soldering / electronic workshop as well as a few welding workshops. If...
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