A hat for Audrey
I crocheted a hat for Audrey using this pattern. I don't think she likes wearing it very much. Perhaps when it gets colder...…
Octopus Amigurumi
Alex wanted to learn how to crochet so we made these adorable octopus amigurumi using a free pattern by móhu. Mine is the smaller one.…
More unpolished uke covers
Work has been keeping me busy, so I've been too exhausted to work on any new hobby projects, but I still regularly play the uke.…
Karakuri automata
Last week, Alex and I visited the Kyoto Japanese Folk Dolls Museum in Arashiyama, which has a special exhibition of karakuri ningyō (clockwork dolls and…
Making washi paper
Last week I learnt how to make washi paper in a traditional paper workshop in the village of Ainokura, Japan. The paper is made from…
Uncut uke songs
I've been learning the chords for some of my favourite songs on ukulele lately. I've made recording the songs part of my process - usually…
Feeding the quail
Feeding my quail with a bit of interference from some opportunistic chickens.…
Ants!
My Dad gave me some ants. In this video I give my ants some food, visit my Dad, check out his ants and take a…
Laser cutting dollhouse parts
I recently facilitated a workshop on designing dollhouses at The Edge. The content included 3D modelling with Tinkercad and using Illustrator to make house parts…
Dream a little dream of me
I was flipping through the Ukulele songbook that we used at CampJS and started playing the chords for 'Dream a little dream of me' on…
Friday afternoon soccer
On Friday afternoons, I play soccer with my team mates from work. Here's a one short video blog about it:…
CampJS IX
CampJS IX was held over the weekend of the 10th - 13th of August at Springbrook and was wonderful as ever. My heart is full…
Stone bead necklace
I made a new necklace with stone beads from AliExpress.. Not sure if they are malachite but I like the stripes.…
Handpainted computer case
An artefact that I uncovered in my garage - a computer case that I painted in an Egyptian theme in my youth This computer was…
The evolution of a mandala
I've been drawing mandalas for as long as I can remember. Mandalas are diagrams used traditionally as a tool for meditation, but even when I…
Songs for a game I never finished
When I was a kid I had a plan to develop an epic adventure game (inspired by the games I'd been creating using Adventure Construction…
Monster Monster (Donna Donna)
I was mucking about with GarageBand and discovered the experimental monster vocal effect, and an evening of hilarity ensued... (And I don't normally inflict my…
IoT 301
My final developerWorks IoT learning path has been published: IoT 301 Mastering IoT development. It covers security, device management, managing data and applying rules.…
IoT 201
My next developerWorks IoT learning path - IoT 201: Building skills in IoT development has been published. It covers IoT developer kits, architectures, connected cities…
Spruke 2017
It's been two years since the last Spruke (Brisbane's Ukulele Festival), which means it's been about 2 years since I started this blog. Last festival,…
Do you want to build a robot?
I presented an intro to programming robots with Raspberry Pi and Johnny-Five at CampJS earlier this month. Here are the slides: Do you want to…
Program all the things - How to develop IoT devices using MicroPython
I presented a talk at PyConAU at the start of the month: We hear a lot of hype around the Internet of Things - how…
CampJS VIII Zines
I made zines for CampJS VIII. I created the layout using comic life and then printed them on colored paper and stapled them together by…
Getting started with IoT development using MicroPython
I gave a talk on getting started with MicroPython on ESP8266 at the Brisbane and Gold Coast Internet of Things meetup. Here are the slides…