Friend Jen just asked me to make a ‘tools bouquet’ for her hooked rug show that begis this weekend at Shelburne Museum and runs from the 12-through the 20th. . It’s called “Hooked in the Mountains” and it’s put on by the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild . I’ve seen the shows before and it’s really amazing artwork.. paintings.. really.. but done with yarn. I recommend you take a look This years theme is “All the Live Long Day – A celebration of working, industry and innovation” . Evidently there are many themes there this year including technology, biology, art, industry etc.. all depicted in hand made hooked rugs. . Jen is runnign the show this year and asked quite a few folks to put together ‘tool bouquets’ that showed the tools of their trade. I had originally thought I’d just put some soldering irons and stuff in a flower pot.. but Jen asked me to jazz it up a bit more.. soemthing a little bigger more flashy. I only had a few hours to think about it.. so I put together a pile of tools: an oscilloscope, a frequency generator , a frequency meter and a power supply all hooked together in a way that invites to viewer to play with the knobs. and see what happens on the screens. Then I sprinkled on a bunch of blink bling just to make it a little less sterile.. Not beautiful.. but certainly geeky enough.. I still have a few hours to think about it if anyone has an idea how to spruce it up.. or make t look a little more presentable.. Any idea most welcome..
nite all.. nite sam
-me
I just recently discovered the show off Netflix and fell in love with you. You have got to be the neatest dad on the planet! I see in your bio you are from Houston. Do you ever make it back home? My son would be so positively influenced to meet you. He has had a love of science since as early as I can recall. He is ten years old and has plans to meet with a patent attorney to discuss his plans to seal the ozone layer. I can’t imagine where his future would skyrocket to after spending some time with you. His dad has a great understanding of science and mechanics and has instilled that love and understanding and creativity in our son. Seal all of that with your same obvious love and imagine the future you would be leaving a mark on. Please shout out to me if you are ever visiting back home. We’d love to meet you. C’mon…what kind of TexMex and BBQ can you be getting up there? Don’t you miss it? Do you hear the comal sizzling and steaming yet?