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The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Continues

The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Continues

Ryan JenkinsOctober 29, 2024book tour, book launch, socal, MOXI, timbre books, ReDiscover Center, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, art machines, cranky contraptions, automata, hard fun, cardboard forts, circuits, electricity

The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Gets Underway

The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Gets Underway

Materials Spotlight: Magnets

Materials Spotlight: Magnets

Ryan JenkinsAugust 1, 2024magnets, materials spotlight, The Tinkering Workshop, bonus content, magnet switch, on the go switch, magnet car, construction kit, music machines, uftes, tips, automata, cabaret mechanical theatre, paul spooner, homopolar motors

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