Making Problems to Solve
Episodes
Dave Turner - Over and Over and Over and Over
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Dave Turner from Wooden Whale Company of Cape Cod. We talk about doing the same thing over and over, and keeping it entertaining, paying atte...
Keith Wöltje - New Year, New Keith
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this new year's episode I caught up with my friend Keith Woltje. He started out mainly in digital fabrication and then started learning the mo...
Mostly Accurate Ramble with Jeremy Foster
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We had a fun wide-ranging chat this week! My guest is Jeremy Foster known as Mostly Accurate (@mostlyaccruate). We covered the world-famous Diresta Go...
Maya Rumsey - Fun and Functional Ceramics
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maya Rumsey - @melissamayapottery keeps it fun while making functional ceramics such as mugs, pitchers, earrings and other jewelry. We talk about loca...
Ben Cline: Logo Swap and Technocopia
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am talking to Ben Cline from Cline Craft, a maker from my hown town that I first met at the Making It 100 event, 140 miles away. We talk a...
Matt Serio - Art, Community, and Books
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, this week it's Matt Serio, otherwise known as Artigiano Serio, and the Maker Librarian. Matt has a great story, leading a path from Art, to t...
Dave from Atomic Airship Works
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Dave Anderson from Atomic Airship works. He spent his career as a mechanical engineer, but always had a hand in creating physica...
Jill Jacobs: Cut, Bend, Weld. Persist
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Jill Jacobs, metal artist. She makes metal "vessels" by combining repeating shapes from uniform steel rods in unique combination...
Dave Miao - 3D Printing - Inspiring Others and Keeping it Fun
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Miao - 3D DDIY Dave - is well known for his Maker Scans project, 3D scanning makers and making those files available. He started out focused on p...
Tiff from Nightcarver Designs
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Marchand from Nightcarver Designs has been creating for as long as she can remember, from helping her parents at craft shows to her unique pai...
Larissa Huff - Furniture Maker, Math Nerd, Woodworking Teacher
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I had the pleasure of talking to Larissa Huff, who you may know from the Call Me Mabie Maker Documentary about her work. Larissa wanted t...
Logan Needham - Remember Pillage, then Burn
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Logan Needham is all about a mindset of creativity and wonder! We explore his home school experience, and his path from making music in a rock band th...
Scot Crabtree - Bringing Graphic Design to the 3rd Dimension.
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scot from Crabtree Creative caught my eye with his amazing tribute to Wesley Treat's Makers Welcome sign. He put everything he has learned in the ...
Alma - Pink Soul Studios - Have Fun and Learn as You Go
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had a fun chat with Alma from Pink Soul Studios. She's been solving problems for her family by making furniture, toys, and whatever else she can...
Char - Woodenmaven - Wood Shop Teacher
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Char Miller-King, known as Woodenmaven - is your friendly shop teacher, has been learning woodworking, and sharing what she knows since she started by...
John Grassey - Boon Island Originals, Woodworking, Lighthouses, and Writing
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Grassey started woodworking like so many of us, to fill a need a home, and with an attitude of "I think I can do that!" He started out ...
Bernie Solo - You Never Know When You'll Use That Skill
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with Bernie Solo, Artist, Designer, Sometimes Inventor, and Problem-Solving Maker of Things. You might know him from his fi...
Wesley Treat - Neon Signs and Rayguns
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Treat makes cool signs, retro-futuristic art, and shop upgrades most makers would dream of (shop elevator!?) We talked about his love of classi...
Bonnie - Vermont Print
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this time is Bonnie from Vermont Print specializing in screen printed apparel with a focus on the outdoors and nature of Vermont. Bonnie lear...
Glen Haworth - Howling Winds Axe and Tool
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Glen gave me a lot to think about around art, creativity, craft, and paying attention. One highlight was the "Spiraling Circle of Learning"....
Tony Rouleau - Hillview Tool - Quality Tools for Discerning Makers
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I met Tony Rouleau at Making It 100 - and learned he was a relatively local maker and a great guy! He's well known for making quality tools such a...
Crafts with Ellen - Creative People and Crazy Projects
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Ellen ranges from Heavy Metal Knitting to Conceptual Art and Tom Sachs. Ellen is always ready to learn the next thing, from spinn...
Paul from OLIO - We Might Have Mentioned the Maker Community
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Paul from OLIO @theolioarchive on Instagram. We talk about the makers in your community, growing up with a fix it yourself atti...
Sophie Glenn - Making Wood Furniture out of Steel
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Sophie Glenn from Arcburn Furniture! We discussed her recreations of classic furniture designs from metal and the series Rust Ne...
Rob Ray and Taylor Hokanson - Curiosity, Creativity and Trying New Things
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray hosted the super creative Opposable Thumbs podcast which challenged the hosts and a guest to solve a creative problem ever...
Justine Silva - Anthropologie to TV
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks guest is Justine Silva, a multidisciplinary artist and winner of Making It Season 2! She started her professional art career as an intern w...
Rebecca DeGroot - Functional Art, Walking Woodwork, and Tattoos
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with woodturning and tattoo artist Rebecca DeGroot. We talked about the definition of functional art, teaching in the class...
Lucas De'Angelo - Take Your Time
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Lucas De'Angelo, otherwise known as Mann Made in MA and discover the start of his vintage cast iron obsession, and some tips...
Morley Kert - International YouTube 3D Printing Problem Solver
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I catch up with Morley Kert, repeat guest, about the changes in his making in the last 9 months, his experience at Maker's Central, and ...
Katie Freeman - From Manufacturing Technology to Furniture Design
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked with Katie Freeman, a woodworker who specializes in power carved art pieces. We talked about her making from making with her family...
Geoff Feder and Keith Decent - Is the business the art?
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had the great pleasure of hanging out with two of the best makers and podcasters out there, Geoff Feder and Keith Decent. We started talking about a...
Bandsaw Cowboys: Beckner/Diresta
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Shawn Beckner and Jimmy Diresta about their bandsaw history. Along the way we covered paint robots, video editing, and race cars...
Chris Faroe - Creative Mapping - Designing a Creative Life and Career
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had the great pleasure of chatting with Chris Faroe about his path through creativity from music to permaculture to spoon carving and his developmen...
Michelle Chandra - Generative Art, Waves, Math, and Nature
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Chandra is a generative artist using programming, waveforms, and mathematical curves to create unique designs using an Axidraw pen plotter. H...
Keith Mitchell - Shipwright, Toolmaker, Illustrator
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might know Keith Mitchell from his woodworking, tool making, and boat building, or from his illustration work with Lost Art Press, or have met him...
Grant Alexander - Writing Instructions is Harder than You Think
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This time I talked with Grant Alexander about his earliest maker memory and steps along his path to content creator. We explore a bit about education,...
Mark Adams - Discovering Community through Portraits and Conversation
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Adams is a photographer most well-known in the maker community for putting folks at ease, even if they normally don't enjoy having their pict...
Brandy Aubé - Welder, Fabricator, Metal Artist
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Brandy Aubé, a welder, fabricator, metal artist, maker, and singer in Classic Rock band from Louisiana. We discussed her histor...
Laura Kampf and Jimmy Direstra: Every Imperfection Gets Affection
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was joined by Laura Kampf and Jimmy Diresta, two of my biggest influences in how to think about creativity, to talk about embracing imperf...
Justin Mabie: Making Maker Documentaries
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From his start filming for the music industry in LA, to capturing the nuance of Paul Jackman, Justin Mabie has developed a compelling documentary styl...
Shane Mooney - Making and a Love of Vintage Cast Iron
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Mooney is woodworker, exploring the artistic side of making, with a love for wildlife, nature, and vintage cast iron. From leatherwork, to weldi...
George Hrab - FIXED AUDIO - Creating Musically, Podcasting Prolifically
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey folks, thanks to Barefoot Finn for letting me know the audio was a bit mixed up about halfway through, that's fixed! George Hrab has a wide rangin...
Christy Rivera - Learning on Your Own - Starting with a Sledgehammer
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Christy Rivera about getting started and learning along the way. Christy started out learning about DIY home and auto repairs, a...
Heidi Jacobs from Whitehall Pottery - Enjoying the Process of a Making Business
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Heidi Jacobs from Whitehall Pottery. We discuss her start in a maker family, journey through art school, to a production pottery...
Steph from Uncommon Outpost - Art and Industrial Maintenance
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steph from Uncommon Outpost started out building and creating things as a kid, learned construction volunteering for Habitat for Humanity with her dad...
Ruth Amos - Welding is Sewing, with Fire
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with Ruth Amos, inventor and engineer, of Kids Invent Stuff. Ruth says she loves to "bring to life, the weird and wonderful", so I ...
Rob Rojas, he is Forklift Certified
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am happy to call Rob Rojas a friend. We met at Jimmy Diresta's shop shortly after he restored an antique camel-back drill press. He focuses on impro...
Trevor Higgins Sharing a Love of Learning as a Blacksmith and Maker
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I was joined by Trevor Higgins, who shares his shop with old and new friends who are interested in learning the ways of the maker. He sta...
Ryan Smith - Woodworker and the Printer of Maker Camp
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode my guest is Ryan Smith of Smith Makes, an all around woodworking problem solver, and printmaker. Ryan even bought a new printing press be...
Brett McAfee - Embrace the chaos of the creative journey
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to Brett McAfee, mostly a blacksmith, about his journey as a maker and artist. He shares about how his teachers affected his thoughts a...
Episode 32: Brittney Carbone - Middle School Art Teacher taking Epoxy Art to a New Dimension
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we learn about Brittney Carbone from @brittneycarbone.art we we discussed the maker journey of a middle school art teacher. Brittney is m...
Episode 31 - Paul of Copper Pig Fine Woodworking - Designing to Your Skills
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talked to Paul from Copper Pig Fine Woodworking about his journey to fine woodworking. We discuss the opposite of the "taste gap", more...
Episode 30: Tamara Robertson - Superheros and Science Outreach
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked to Tamara Robertson, chemical and biomolecular engineer, cosplay artist, maker, and Mythbuster. We talked about Tamara’s path fro...
Episode 29 - Luke and Priscilla Smith - Diving Deeper
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this internet exclusive Luke and Priscilla completely open up, knocking down our private walls, sharing parts of their background and history they’...
Epicsode 28: Andy Pugh - Science education, Lifelong Creativity and Community Support
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the epicsode with the expert maker and waffler Andy Pugh! He has his mind and hands in all kinds of making, here and there, and he's known ...
Episode 27: Andrew Burke - Theatre Education and Forging
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talk to Andrew Burke @burkemakesstuff on Instagram, about teaching, finding his way in the maker community, and his experience as an ed...
Episode 26 - Brooke and Michael from Makers Workshop - Making Education and Laser Ready Sheets
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke and Michael are the proprietors of Makers Workshop in Maynard, Massachusetts a maker space that have developed a great community. Besides suppo...
Episode 25 - Jeremy Specce - Making Mallets and Helping Cats
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to Jeremy Specce about his journey to become an electrician working in the film industry, as well as his maker journey. I met Jeremy through ...
Episode 24: Laura and Louis, and Layla from Imee_Made
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talked to Laura and Louis from Imee_Made, they're exploring creativity through media from sewing to customizing cars, and melting alumi...
Episode 23 - Keith Decent - Artist to Inventor?
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I had a great conversation with Keith Decent, a maker and artist who recently started exploring product development. We talk about some o...
Episode 22 - Lindsay Murphy - Metal Art Inspired by Nature
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talk to Lindsay Murphy, who primarily works in metal creating jewelry inspired by nature, as well as geek-influenced subjects. We get i...
Episode 21: Vincent Ferrari - Creatively Digital
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am talking with a classic maker podcaster Vincent Ferrari. Vincent specializes in digital fabrication, digital art, jewlery making, along ...
Episode 20 - Lisa and Marielle - Piñatas, Glassblowing, and Sharing Making with a New Generation
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marielle and Lisa are a couple of makers who are interested in crafts from sewing and knitting to metal fabrication and glassblowing, as well as shari...
Episode 19 - PJ Galati - Tool Whisperer, Writer, Inventor
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I had a great conversation with PJ Galati, Son of the Junkhunter. We talked about his journey from young junk hunting apprentice, to film...
Episode 18 - The Boys Are Back, One Night Only - Reclaimed Again
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to this week's episode! I had a wonderful catch-up with my friends from the Reclaimed Audio Podcast, of course, Phil Pinsky, Bill Lu...
Episode 17 - Emily Velasco - Arts and Crafts Supervillain
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talked to Emily Velasco, a maker, artist, and science communicator. Our conversation ranged from creating functional projects from foun...
Episode 16 - Making a Creative Life with Jimmy Diresta and Amy Davis Roth
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I've been thinking about the idea of a creative focused life for a while, and thought who better to have on the show than two lifelong makers who pret...
Episode 15 - Tanda Madison - Lifelong Making, a Lot of Electronics, and Some Automaion
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talked with Tanda Madison Headrick, lately mostly known as one of the slacker co-hosts of the Maker Skills podcast, and part-time salesper...
Episode 14 - Steve, Moonshine Metalworks - The best metaphor for driving a manual
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this time was Steve House from Moonshine Metalworks, a blacksmith, a photographer, and hot-rod enthusiast. We talked about the power of obser...
Episode 13 - Tom, Infinite Craftsman - Making Connections, Learning to Become a Maker
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talk to Tom Baisch, Infinite Craftsman, a maker and inventor who often shares his design and problem-solving process in multitudes of I...
Episode 12 Allie Katz Creates Ceramics to Electronics
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode my guest is Allie Katz also known as Katz Creates. Allie is a Creative Technologist, Multidisciplinary Artist, Film Maker, Problem Solver...
Episode 11 - Jeff Shaw of Ideal Grain - Maker, Car Guy
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talked to my friend Jeff Shaw of Ideal Grain. Jeff is a generalist fabricator and maker of things. He focusing on functional items, fro...
Episode 10 - Amy Davis Roth - Ceramincs, Curiosity, and Science Communication
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Davis Roth is a full time artist, creating ceramic jewelry based in love of nature and science, as well as pottery, painting, and whatever other c...
Episode 9 - Morley Kert - STEAM, Skateboarding, and Fusion
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Morley Kert is a designer, maker, and YouTube creator who shares his problem-solving process. He has worked at a maker space and STEAM camp for kids, ...
Episoe 8 - Made by Marylou - Music, Filmmaking, Furniture Designs to Renovations
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this time was Marylou Anderson from Made by Marylou. From a lifelong love for making music and art, to the inspiration of free building mater...
Episode 7 - Keith Drennan - Shop Class, Photography, and Community
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I talk to Keith Drennan about his creative history, including shop class, a bit about robots, his love of photography, and the state of t...
Episode 6 - Crafts with Dre - Epoxy Art, Blacksmithing, and More
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dre is an epoxy artist and all around creative maker, as well as a host of the IG live show "In the Shop Live" where they highlight a wide variety of ...
Episode 5 - Jacob Larocca - Duct Tape, Props, and the BEVALL
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob is a Mechno-Electrical engineer with interests in duct tape art, props and cosplay, and has created a new tool the BEVALL, a precise bevel handl...
Episode 4: Emily Joyce - Enamel Artist
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chatted with Emily Joyce (@emilyjoyceofficial) about teaching and making art, including the importance of mentors and support along the wa...
Episode 3: Graz Makes - Making Knives and Fun
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time I talked with John Graziano, aka GrazMakes on your usual platforms, about curiosity and a constant desire to modify things to understand how...
Episode 2: Patti Gilstrap - Puppets and Robots
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time I talked with Patti Gilstrap (@pattibrooklyn on Instagram) about dance, sewing, puppets, blacksmithing and robots and the winding path along...
Episode 1: Andy Birkey - Making Gothic, Again
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I had a great conversation with Andy Birkey, the original creative weirdo, famous in the maker community for his wonderful dog Fiona, who...
Quick Introduction
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is this all about? I'm interested in the problem-solving process of creative pursuits, the learning that occurs when making something that has ne...