Making Problems to Solve
Episodes
Olivia Van Oot - Quilt Patterned Wood
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Van Oot is a woodworker exploring quilt patterns in wood veneer. We learn about why craft schools are so important, how she discovered woodwork...
Aesthetic over arithmetic - Group Forge with Trevor and Patti
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor is back with Patti Gilstrap to recap and chat about our experience at the Maker Camp Group Forge. The group forge event is a collaborative lear...
Trevor Higgins - Quick or Craft?
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Higgins, blacksmith, and obsessive skill sharer is back to discuss the quick win verses deliberate craft. How do we decide what level of perfec...
Brittani Locke - Soft Asylum - Hand Marbled Silk Scarves
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Brittani Locke from the Soft Asylum. Brittani is a marbling artist making beautifully patterned silk scarves. She shares her int...
Leah Aripotch - Metal Sculpting Monsters
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Aripotch is a metal scultptor focusing on organic monstrous forms inspired by nature. We discuss the connections between observing nature, curios...
Derek Weston - Sculpter and Fabricator
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is back with Derek Weston, a sculptor and fabricator from Philadelphia. We go over his journey from curious creative kid to college where ...
REPLAY Graz Makes - Still Making Fun
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Graziano, Graz, is a good friend still, if you haven’t heard this one in a while, here is a repeat presentation of my chat way back from Episod...
Maya Buffett-Davis: Books are Machines
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Maya Buffett Davis is a sculptor currently pursuing an MFA in Ceramics at Colorado University Boulder. For the next couple of days you can view her sh...
Sarah - Soul Bound Leather
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Sarah from Soul Bound Leather about how she discovered leatherwork, got connected with the knife making community, giving stories ...
Andy Piper - Computer Art and Building Community
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Piper is a computer artist and currently Head of Communications at Mastodon. We chat about, what exactly computer art is, pen plotters, creativit...
Eric Brokvist - Rooted in the Past Woodworking
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Brokvist is a great supporter of the maker community, and we talk about his unique creative journey! This includes a dad who explored many creati...
Computer Art - Keith Peters
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chatted with Keith Peters, often known as bit-101 on the web. Keith has been creating and sharing computer art on his web site since the F...
Shop Talk with Trevor
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I have a year-end catch up chat with my friend Trevor Higgins, know as @dustysqueak on Instagram. We chat about belt buckles furniture...
3-String Guitars and Digital Fabrication with Dean Makes
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Dean from @dean_makes on Instagram. We chat about his history in making, including working in a secondary school wood shop, working is mus...
Telling Stories and Hurdles with Mark and Nick
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Nick are back, and we chat about getting back to business after a break due to the natural cycles of life. Hear us chat about why YouTube suc...
Kelli Anderson - Alphabet in Motion
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Kelli Anderson, the artist, designer, and tinkerer behind interactive books like This Book is a Camera. Kelli's latest book, Alphabet ...
Seeing Patterns with Jack Thomas
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to artist, educator, and learning designer Jack Thomas about seeing patterns, making art, and the scientific side of art and printmak...
Jamie Seel - Leather Handbag Designer
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Jamie Seel of Seel Made about her creative journey from learning fashion design to creating her unique line of leather handbags....
Kathy Ceceri - Paper Inventions and STEAM Education
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Kathy Ceceri, a maker, writer, and educator who focuses on history, science, technology, and art. We talked about her latest boo...
I'm Back with Tom from The Phoenix Woodshop
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After work travel and technical difficulties, here's a great conversation with Tom Breslin from The Phoenix Woodshop! We talk about his start maki...
Paul Meyette - Making Community
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been around the online maker community, you may have run into Paul Meyette, one of the best supporters of the community around. I was lu...
Briony Morrow-Cribbs - Printmaker
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Briony Morrow-Cribbs currently lives & works in the hills of rural Vermont as a printmaker, illustrator, graphic designer and maker of little thin...
Rasmus Loen - Blacksmithing and Business
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rasmus Loen is a blacksmith, as described on the podcast he co-hosts, from Norway! We talk about learning and teaching blacksmithing, Zelda, and of co...
Liz - Blitz City DIY
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Liz from Blitz City DIY. She makes a lot of music and electronics related projects. We discuss how she went from a music major t...
Gary Oshust - Sculpter and Artist
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Oshust went from a career in IT to taking a sculpture class and beyond. We talk about his interest in minature art, as well as his time managing ...
Michele Banks - Art and Science Overlap
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Banks makes biology and science inspired art exploring the patterns we find in nature from viruses and bacteria to animal and plant cells and ...
Mark and Nick are Back - Crashing the Harvey Party
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Adams and Nick Toga are back and we discuss upcoming events, catch up on recent events, and widely range across maker topics. Highlights include ...
Fitchburg Forge-in, Maker Camp, and some B.S.
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A solo episode, Fitchburg Forge-in announcement. a preview of just some of the awesome stuff to see at the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp, and my take o...
Shane Bowman - Making for Makers
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Bowman is my guest this week. We chat about discovering printing and graphic design, and accidentally finding a career in industrial design make...
Chelsea Witt - Woodworking, Education
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Witt has recently been appointed the Executive Director of The Chairmaker's Toolbox whose mission is "Increasing access and equity in the fiel...
Kellan Moss - Science Illustrator
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kellan Moss from @dirtmossart shares how she discovered the field of medical and scientific illustration and the interesting places it has taken her, ...
The best blacksmith handle with Steve from Haybudden
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve from @haybudden is here and we cover how he got the amazing username "Haybudden" and how he discovered his love of blacksmithing and making thin...
Single Take - Curiosity
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which I record a single take stream of consciousness this time on the subject of curiosity. What is it? Are scientists studying it, and what does i...
Ms. Caitlin's School of Blacksmithing
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin was drawn to the ornamental ironwork as a kid and re-ignited that passion as an adult searching for a hobby. From there she discovered the joy...
Dan Peterson - Quilting Irrationally
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Peterson is making quilts, with a little math. We go over Dan's journey to quilting, and I try to remember what an irrational number is, so I can ...
Just Dave - The Independent Web - Fixed!
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know what I have been going on about regarding the independent web? Here's some thoughts! Check outOwn Your WebPainting with the WebIntroducin...
Margaret Janiczek - Printmaking and Biostatistics
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Janiczek is a biostatistician artist and printmaker, currently focused on copperplate etching. We go over her start in creating cozy watercol...
Graz Returns - With a Letterpress
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Graz Makes, knives, and whatever. We chat about what he's up to lately, his new shop mates, and creative problem solving new rollers for his deskt...
Mark and Nick: Making Art is a Verb
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Nick are back, and we return to the topic of real human creativity versus the void of Generative AI. Does AI make more artists, or keep peopl...
Leah Spencer - Graphic Design for TV and Film
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Spencer is a graphic designer, creating designs for props and background art needed to make a set come to life in TV and film productions. We go ...
Jason Fig - A Metal Story
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason from Dark State Forge loves metal working. We trace his path from discovery of metal to continually learning, and finally teaching blacksmithing...
Dan Chiaccio - First Proof Press
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Dan Chiaccio founder of First Proof Press, a community print studio in Brattleboro Vermont. We learn about Dan's discovery o...
Sean Farbolin - Don't Stress About the Destination
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Farbolin - Maker on the Move - has since settled down. He has a maker journey that goes from animation, takes a historical detour into spiral ham...
Lindsay Liboiron - Fantasy Illustrations
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Linsday Liboiron creates fantasy landscapes with creatures that combine elements that make them part of the landscape. Imagine if I tree pulled up its...
Angela and the Maker Community Quilt
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Angela a sewer and knitter (among other creative pursuits) about the story of her Maker Community Quilt from a simple project to u...
Leah Houghtaling - No Scrap Left Behind
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chat with Leah Houghtaling, a woodworker from the Finger Lakes region of New York State. We discuss her philosophy of using every scrap as...
Morley Kert - Making Videos Is Supposed to Be Fun
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's I talk to 3 time returning guest Morley Kert about making YouTube videos, and keeping it fun. Morley makes creative projects and focus...
David Picciuto - About Creativity
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a great conversation with David Picciuto of Makesomething.tv on YouTube, who is all about exploring creativity. We chatted about his rece...
Mary Doctor - Tell My Why It's Cool
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Doctor has created "Show and Tell for Grown-ups", a live show where presenters get five minutes to tell new friends about their particu...
Mark and Donna from Rockin' K Creations
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Mark and Donna from Rockin' K Creations. They're a husband and wife team making their interesting creations mostly from ...
Matt Holmes - Combining Technology with Traditional Craft
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Holmes is working to bring new life to the craft of letterpress with the future of digital fabrication. We talked about the progression of letter...
Anna Koplik - Art Camp to Blacksmith
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Koplik discovered her love of art and creativity when her Dad volunteered at an art center. She explored jewelry making, but ultimately found bla...
Reptiles and Woodworking with Brandon Millichamp
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon is a carpenter, woodworker, maker, and all-around curious person. We chatted about how the limitations of his work lead him to explore woodwor...
Leather crafting with Jacob Griffin
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Griffin is a maker and leather craft artist. We talked about how he discovered leather craft, cosplay, his path into architecture, and quite a b...
Blaze Miskulin - Sharing Knowledge - Woodworking and Cooking Skills
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Blaze Miskulin, Jack of All Trades, lately sharing cooking skills on his YouTube channelColloquial Kitchen. We chat about his hist...
Chelsea VanVoorhis - Veneer Artist
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea is an designer, maker, and veneer artist. We chatted about her recent feature in Fine Woodworking magazine, teaching and community work with D...
Sarah McAnulty - Squid Scientist - Artist - Science Communicatior
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah McAnulty is a squid biologist, an artist and the founder of Skype a Scientist which connects classrooms with scientists. We chat about Sarah'...
Furniture and Wooden Artifacts with Shane Orion Wiechnik
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shane and I have a great conversation about conservation and restoration of furniture and other wooden artifacts. Shane is working on a series about t...
Mark and Nick Don't Repeat Themselves That Much
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woops, uploaded the wrong file! Here's the real one. Mark and Nick and I chat about the joy of working with contractors, volume printing, content cre...
We're back, Mark and Nick - Part 1
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back a little bit, looking ahead a little more. Then we chat about books a little bit. We went all over the place, this is just the first hal...
Erin Winick Anthony - Sewing, Space, and Pinball
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Winick Anthony is the founder of science communication company STEAM Power Media which works to share the creativity in science and engineering...
Xyla Foxlin - Seeing Things From a Different Perspective
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xyla Foxlin is a engineer by education with a passion for the arts and making things like an LED-powered party kayak, an aluminum electric violin, and...
The Camera Gentlemen Capture Makers
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Mabie and Mark Adams chat about their motivation and creative process is recording makers at Maker Camp or in their own shop environment from a...
Jason Nix - Diving into Process
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This time is a full episode chat with Jason Nix, layout artist for Mark Adams "Five Years of Maker Camp Book" and tool rescuer. We talk about collecti...
Super Secret Aftershow Sneak Peek
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus content aftershow with Jason Nix, Mark Adams, and Nick Toga where we chat about Maker Camp, Pottery ASMR, Instagram Rants, and problem-solving! ...
The Maker Camp Experience
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a super Maker Camp retrospective with Mark Adams, Sarah from Rosie's Woodshop and Matt from Ndrizzimakes. We discuss the Catskill Mountain Maker ...
Wartooth Designs - Graphic Design for the Rest of Us
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Sara from Wartooth Designs about the ancient history of the maker community and art for everyone! We discuss the differences betwe...
Maker Camp Print Tent Preview
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chat with Ryan Smith and Shane Mooney about the shenanigans we are going to get up to this year at the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp in the...
Geeksmithing with Wes Swain
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go through the maker history of Wes Swain of Geeksmithing, from his discovery of video game art with Mario Paint to school for game devel...
Five Years of Maker Camp Portraits
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A freeform chat with the creative team behind the new photography book "Five Years - Maker Camp Portraits" by Mark Adams! Mark Adams took th...
Annika Salzberg - Entomology and Art
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Annika is an entomologist who loves talking with anyone and everyone about the fascinating, beautiful, and bizarre world of arthropods! She has painte...
Mark and Nick on a Bit of Woodowrking and Perfectionism
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this round of "Mark and Nick, Art, Life, the Universe, and Everything" we talk about Mark's maker portrait book, Nick's outdoor k...
Tina Bromley - Not Just Woodworking
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tina has a creative family, and after an early retirement went to school for carpentry. These days she loves the scroll saw, even for unauthorized use...
Shawn from Geek Builders - Not Just a Laser Guy
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Shawn from Geek Builders. Shawn has been around the online making scene for a while now, sharing projects and co-hosting the Mak...
Drawing Monkey and Drawing Robots
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Melchor focuses on exploration and discovery in the creative process, whether it's drawing freeform monkeys or instructing a robot to create s...
Donovan from Geek Dad DIY
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donovan creates maker content with an emphasis on family and storytelling. We discuss his history of building things, background in filmmaking, and hi...
Aaron Inspired
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Dietzen's Instagram and Substack mailing list have the perfect title, so I re-used it for the show! Aaron is a Sketchup guy by day, and an a...
Art and Science with Tamara and Rob
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a conversation with STEAM Advocate/Engineer Tamara Robertson and Artist/Designer Rob Ray inspired by the Mad Art Cast, I attempt to bring...
James D’Ambrosio - Gas Powered Problem Solving
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to James D'Ambrosio who leapt into the maker community last year with a gas-powered Mac G5 coffee maker, combining things every...
Albert Kleine - Enjoying seeing the success of others
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Albert Kleine is well known for sharing the joy of marquetry with his fellow woodworking enthusiasts. We talked about teaching and learning, writing a...
Mark and Nick Answer it All
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This time we tackle a couple of listener questions, in our usual rambling style. We might complain a teeny tiny bit about the state of social media, a...
Cecilia from The Shop Wood Designs
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Episode I talked to Cecilia from The Shop Wood Designs. We chatted about her path in woodworking from making things for her home and family to he...
Ashley Pieper - Shallow Creek Woodcraft
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Ahsley Pieper from Shallow Creek Woodcraft. She's a studio furniture designer and maker who combines traditional practices a...
Vern Makes - Art School to Accuweather
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Vern (@vernmakes) was a lot of fun! He has an interesting story that shows access to art education is really important on a creat...
Silver Hair and Sawdust - Marquetry and More
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with Mara (like Mara-thon) from Silver Hair and Sawdust! Mara is woodworker who loves to build beautiful and useful objects for her fam...
Self Reflection and Bamboo Kites with Mark Adams and Nick Toga
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Nick are back for another whirlwind tour of our brains from museums to travel and reading. We answer a listener question from Griffin Makes! ...
Kim McIntyre - Woodworker, Dog Lover
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by Kim McIntyre of McIntyre furniture! In school for outdoor education, a required course "Reverence for Wood" kindled...
Bending Kumiko - Johnny Tromboukis
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Tromboukis is known for his Kumiko projects, kits and jigs. He also teaches Kumiko woodworking classes, and was part of the team that brought u...
Carving out a life - Makanda Woodshop
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Makanda (Makanda Woodshop) about carving out a creative life, overcoming, working with limitations and disability, and asking for ...
Passionately Motivated with Mark Adams and Nick Toga
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for the thrilling conclusion with Mark and Nick! We talk about creative journeys, motivation and passion, exploration, sharing, and you...
Reckless Curiosity with Mark Adams and Nick Toga
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all know Mark Adams as the black and white photographer of makers. Nick recently is probably best known for his support of the WGA+SAG strikes wit...
Susana McDonnell - Lino Cave Prints
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Susana McDonnell is a printmaker and teacher working with colorful geometric patterns. We discussed her exploration of media from ceramics, drawing, g...
Caroline Landau - Combining Glass and the Natural World
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Landau is a glass artist who combines glass blowing with nature. We chat about their Archiving Ice and Prometheus projects which capture deta...
Dan Scrima - Make it While You Fake It
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Scrima is the proprietor of Whoashop Woodworking as well as the host of the new Make It While You Fake It Podcast! He's also working on creati...
Samantha Sic - Earth Found Designs - Hand Dyed Block Printed & Reworked
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Samantha Sic from Earth Found Designs. She creates nature inspired clothing and accessories, often from repurposed materials. We...
Rebecka Jonasson - Metal and Tattoo Art
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we learn about Rebecka Jonasson a tattoo and metal artist from Sweden. She also works in painting, photography and jewelry. We explore th...
Chris Giffrow - Irrational Confidence
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris from Cowdog Craftworks is my guest, he's a self-taught hand tool woodworker who tries to challenge himself on every project. We talk about m...
Kris - Meltdown Metal Art - Nature in Metal
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talked to Kris from Meltdown Metal Art about her journey from painting, to mechanics, to welding, fabrication, blacksmithing teaching a...
Chelsea Andersson - Making It Miniatures
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Andersson is a miniaturist making tiny objects for decorating dollhouses, television, and stop-motion advertising. She was a contestant on Mak...
Mary Tsai - Koda Mari Furniture Design
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Mary Tsai from Koda Mari furniture design. She started out in architecture, making furniture on the side, then changed careers t...