Most geeks I know decorate their workspace (or their living room or their entire house — I’m looking at you, John Kovalic) with little figurines, sculptures, memorabilia, and toys that express their personality. Why not represent GeekDad in that menagerie? …
Continue ReadingAs a Browncoat, I am amazed by the amount of creativity that my fellow Browncoats seem to possess. I’ve done a few things like re-create Kaylee’s Layer Cake dress from the Firefly episode, Shindig. Along with painting parasols that match the one that Kaylee has in the pilot. But my feeble attempts look really poor when you consider that […]
Continue Reading“The Instability of Matter,” inspired by cyanotype images in Lauren Redniss’s new book Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout. I’ve been itching to get back inside the breath-taking, Beaux-Arts New York Public Library’s Main Branch ever since I attended Karen Armstrong’s lecture on compassion there in January. As embarrassing as […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever wanted your own army of monsters that you’ve had some hand in making, but don’t want to create from scratch, Papertoy Monsters is a great option. Turn two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional creatures by punching out shapes, folding …
Continue ReadingThis weekend we’ll be doing a little carving, but not the pumpkin variety. We’ll be sharpening up the blades and turning them toward the pulpy flesh of a sheet of paper. What follows is a sample of what awaits. not …
Continue ReadingBotropolis has been busy collecting papercraft robots! They have collected fifty, yes 50, links to some very cool paper robots. I assembled the Super Robot Dog today. He is an optical illusion with the head assembled inside out. When viewed …
Continue ReadingCheck out the awesome World of Warcraft papercrafts by 27-year-old Montreal, Quebec papercrafter PMF. The artist, who keeps his full name intriguingly concealed, expertly captures the feel of polygonal game monsters and almost makes you think there is photoshop magic …
Continue ReadingSuperheroes and the internet are joining forces for some pretty impressive things these days. No, I’m not talking about digital comics. This GeekDad’s too old-fashioned to really enjoy those. I’ll take a book I can hold in my hands over …
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