Making Problems to Solve
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Exploring the problem-solving process of makers, artist, and all creative people. From welding to knitting, and woodworking to ceramics, finding out the background behind the confidence of curiosity.
Podcast Instagram: @makingproblemstosolve https://www.instagram.com/makingproblemstosolve/
Find me at @davebauerart https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art
Podcast Instagram: @makingproblemstosolve https://www.instagram.com/makingproblemstosolve/
Find me at @davebauerart https://www.instagram.com/davebauerart/ or https://davebauer.art
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This time is a full episode chat with Jason Nix, layout artist for Mark Adams "Five Years of Maker Camp Book" and tool rescuer. We talk about collecting tools, and selling the ones you don't need right now, to fund the next hobby. We go on a bit about art, museums, overlapping skill sets, and permission.
Check out Jason on Instagram and Youtube.
Bonus content aftershow with Jason Nix, Mark Adams, and Nick Toga where we chat about Maker Camp, Pottery ASMR, Instagram Rants, and problem-solving!
You can subscribe on Patreon to never miss an aftershow!
Jason Nix
Mark Adams
Nick Toga
It's a super Maker Camp retrospective with Mark Adams, Sarah from Rosie's Woodshop and Matt from Ndrizzimakes. We discuss the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp from four difference perspectives and mention a lot of cool folks along the way. Learn about what it's like to experience Maker Camp for the first time, and the first time with a kid in tow.
Check out all the latest maker portraits from Mark at @markadamspictures
Check out Sarah's work at @rosieswoodshop
Matt posts occasionally at @ndrizzimakes
This week I talk to Sara from Wartooth Designs about the ancient history of the maker community and art for everyone! We discuss the differences between design and art, and Lego and Playdoh!
Check out Sara's work on Instagram Twitch and the Web
This week I chat with Ryan Smith and Shane Mooney about the shenanigans we are going to get up to this year at the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp in the "Diresta" print tent! This year we are back with a new poster, even more block printing and new for this year, tree ring printing! Come check us out this weekend!
Ryan is at @smith_makes and Shane is at @mooney_woodworks
This week we go through the maker history of Wes Swain of Geeksmithing, from his discovery of video game art with Mario Paint to school for game development to working in games and beyond to the online maker community and YouTube. We chat about his Mario Kart themed nursery and block printing techniques from the traditional to CNC router and lasers!
Check out Wes on Instagram and YouTube.
A freeform chat with the creative team behind the new photography book "Five Years - Maker Camp Portraits" by Mark Adams! Mark Adams took the pictures, Jason Nix did the layout, Nick provided critical feedback, I pressed the record button, and the maker community provided the inspiring people! We learn about the challenges of picking out some of the best photos from approximately 30 thousand taken over the last five Maker Camps and the process of self-publishing an art book with Amazon.
Check out Mark on Instagram
Check out Jason on Instagram
Check out Nick on Instagram
Annika is an entomologist who loves talking with anyone and everyone about the fascinating, beautiful, and bizarre world of arthropods! She has painted murals around Ithaca, NY and makes block printed art featuring bugs, the plants they live with, and occasionally sharp objects. We talked about the importance of curiosity and communication in her work, including acting techniques for science communication and insect body language.
Follow Annika's work on Instagram.
Shoutout to Gabriel and Silas
On this round of "Mark and Nick, Art, Life, the Universe, and Everything" we talk about Mark's maker portrait book, Nick's outdoor kitchen, and the most recent strike of creative workers, We also respond to Woodworking is Bullshit Podcast on perfectionism.
If you are interesting in supporting the show you can help out on Patreon at patreon.com/makingproblemstosolve.
Follow Mark on Instagram at @markadamspictures and follow Nick on Instagram at @designisblank.
Tina has a creative family, and after an early retirement went to school for carpentry. These days she loves the scroll saw, even for unauthorized uses and makes and sells cool sewing projects. She loves music and has even taken a guitar building class at the Nazareth Guitar Institute. Of course we talked about the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp and the wonderful instructors.
Check out Tina's work on @bromleywoodworking and @bromleycreative
This week my guest is Shawn from Geek Builders. Shawn has been around the online making scene for a while now, sharing projects and co-hosting the Making Geeks podcast for 300 episodes. We chat about his path to becoming an animation art teacher, and learning maker skills from woodworking around the house to digital fabrication.
Check out Geek Builders on Instagram and YouTube.
Liz Melchor focuses on exploration and discovery in the creative process, whether it's drawing freeform monkeys or instructing a robot to create something just a little bit unexpected. We discuss the maker community and getting over the need to get perfect in the pursuit of making something new and interesting.
Check out Liz's work on Instagram and her web site.
Donovan creates maker content with an emphasis on family and storytelling. We discuss his history of building things, background in filmmaking, and his journey as a geek, a dad, and a DIY content creator. His tagline is "Build a Good Story" and his goal is to inspire people to try to make their own stuff with a story.
Check out Donovan's work on Instagram and Youtube.
Aaron Dietzen's Instagram and Substack mailing list have the perfect title, so I re-used it for the show! Aaron is a Sketchup guy by day, and an abstract painter. 3d printer, and all-around maker the rest of the time. We chat about his artistic journey, and his goal of starting a creative conversation about inspiration.
Check out Aaron on Instagram and Substack to follow along and join the conversation.
This week is a conversation with STEAM Advocate/Engineer Tamara Robertson and Artist/Designer Rob Ray inspired by the Mad Art Cast, I attempt to bring together art and science, and it leads to an interesting conversation! We end up talking about teaching, design, curiosity and peer-review.
Follow Tamara on Instagram and Youtube
and check out Rob's web site.
This week I talked to James D'Ambrosio who leapt into the maker community last year with a gas-powered Mac G5 coffee maker, combining things every maker loves, coffee, Apple products, and unnecessary complexity. We discuss his discovery of welding and metal art, along with the evolution of his gas-powered inventions.
Check out James on Instagram.
Photo credit Mark Adams @markadamspictures
Albert Kleine is well known for sharing the joy of marquetry with his fellow woodworking enthusiasts. We talked about teaching and learning, writing a book, and over the top projects, as well as the art of marquetry.
Check out Albert on Instagram.
This time we tackle a couple of listener questions, in our usual rambling style. We might complain a teeny tiny bit about the state of social media, and ponder a bit about what might be a solution. We talk bout how/when credit or compensation is appropriate or possible for inspiration, reference, or remixing of art.
As always you can follow Mark and Nick on Instagram!
Thanks to Griffin Makes (sorry I forgot your name there Jacob!) and Waffle Beaver (Bryce) for the questions.
This Episode I talked to Cecilia from The Shop Wood Designs. We chatted about her path in woodworking from making things for her home and family to her discovery of power carving! She is making some fun and interesting work. Be sure to check it out on her Instagram.
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This week my guest is Ahsley Pieper from Shallow Creek Woodcraft. She's a studio furniture designer and maker who combines traditional practices and contemporary design in her work. We chat about using motion in her designs and creating an expressive, playful environment with furniture, and the advantages of learning from books.
Check out Ashley's work on Instagram and her web site.
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