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Ten Tinkering Inspirations for Summer 2023

Ten Tinkering Inspirations for Summer 2023

Ryan JenkinsAugust 31, 2023tinkering, inspirations, automata, AI, pen plotter, music machines, cardboard costumes, biotinkering, scratch, maker faireComment

Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings

Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings

Automata Workshop at National Children's Museum

Automata Workshop at National Children's Museum

Ryan JenkinsMay 26, 2023automata, cranky contraptions, workshop, professional development, NCM, National Children's Museums, DC, facilitation, cabaret mechanical theatre

A Visit to Museum Tinguely

A Visit to Museum Tinguely

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 17, 2023Jean Tinguely, Nikki de Saint Phalle, Inspiration, museum visit, Basel, Kinetic Sculptures, automata, scribbling machines, art machines, sound machines, basel, switzerlandComment

Automata Tinkering Workshop Sketches to Prototypes

Automata Tinkering Workshop Sketches to Prototypes

Ryan JenkinsJuly 7, 2022automata, cabaret mechanical theater, online workshop, atgw, tinkering, prototyping, global workshop, caterpillar, rain forest, planetary gears, walnut automata, sketches, works in progress

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Ryan JenkinsApril 21, 2022automata, sound automata, museum machines, soundscapes, uftes, tinkering studio, prorotyping, experiments, spielmobil

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 15, 2022prototyping, uftes, tinkering studio, balance, ramps and rollers, sound rollers, sound automata, rhythm machines, automata, testing, floor testing, environment

Moving Toys with TP Tubes

Moving Toys with TP Tubes

Ryan JenkinsSeptember 9, 2021automata, moving toys workshop, linkages, tinkerable things, tinkering, online tinkering, tinkering at home, noga elhassid, transformation, observations

Solar Robots and Eco-tinkering Inspirations

Solar Robots and Eco-tinkering Inspirations

Tinkerable Things: Toilet Paper Tubes

Tinkerable Things: Toilet Paper Tubes

Ryan JenkinsAugust 12, 2021online workshop, tinkering, prototyping, moving toys workshop, automata, derder, TP tubes, toilet paper tube, art, inspiration, tinkerable things, workshop, recyclable materials, paper, cardboard, noga elhassid

Sound Automata at Makers Music Festival

Sound Automata at Makers Music Festival

Ryan JenkinsMay 18, 2021automata, sound automata, workshop, music makers, maker music festival, online workshop, online tinkering, cabaret mechanical theatre, sound machines

Make a Kinetic Collage with BB-8

Make a Kinetic Collage with BB-8