Such would be the successive phases of the image:it is the reflection of a profound reality;it masks and denatures a profound reality;it masks the absence…

For a project I’m working on, I want some functionality to be triggered by touching a metal plate. Actually, I would ideally like the user…

I made this table from mostly scavenged objects from the streets of San Francisco. The outer frame is old-growth douglas fir, made from some doors…

I’m quite happy with this ‘new’ desk lamp I made for myself, upcycled from an ugly-ass ikea desk lamp that I’ve had since forever: The…

One of the very first posts on this blog was about the first workbench I built (here). In the ensuing ten (!) years, I’ve used…

Delphine recently directed her students in an adaptation of Aristophanes’ The Birds, and asked for some help with the scenery. In the play, birds and…

As you may know, your smartphone can track your location over time.   I’ve had location tracking enabled continuously since 2012, because I think it’s…

Another project I did for my Arch 134 class.  The assignment was: Design a parklet! Concept I started with the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco where…

I wrote this article on lighting design strategies for zero-net buildings for the Journal of Green Building.  As a case study, I used my West…

Thanks for nothing, Vivian Maier: So this starts with a trip to Chicago.  While we were there, we visited the Chicago History Museum and it…

So I’ve been taking a class at CCSF, History and Theory of Modern Architecture.  I didn’t major in architecture, and actually I’ve been kind of making this…

Some of you may know I run a Sunday night Dungeons and Dragons campaign (specifically Pathfinder, with Roll20 for our virtual table top).  If that’s…

Oh hey there.  As part of the theater show I’m working on I’ve been making these industrial gooseneck type things for the bar lighting.  As…

Regular service will resume shortly: I want to say a few words about my Uncle Bob, who passed away a few weeks ago.  At the…

Lassen is a gem.  The Southwest part of the park was still mostly under snow when I was there in the second week of June,…

Travel+Photography: I took the pinhole camera I made backpacking in Yosemite National Park./ And some back in San Francisco: Coming whenever I get around to…

So Many Thingssssss: I’ve been so busy working on projects that I haven’t had time to write about them!  Here is some of what I’ve…

I was walking home and these were just laying out on the street.  I think they were slats in a bed, maybe?  Anyway, they’re nice…

You win some, You lose some. This is actually a post about a failure to achieve what I was trying to do, but it’s an…

Story Time. So, in Los Angeles I lived in this comically tiny studio apartment.  There, I did all my projects on this 3′ x 3′…

A Little While Ago, I produced a film with some friends of mine called The Long Apology.  We’re nearing the end of post-production, and it’s…