Subatomic Particle Plushies

Matter of fact: The Particle Zoo makes particle physics that make you warm and cozy!


Particle Zookeeper, Julie Peasley hand-makes the particle plushies in her studio in Los Angeles. Her "particles are art items factoring the equation: SCIENCE+ART=UNDERSTANDING." In addition to being doggone cute, Peasley creates her plushies to raise awareness and interest in the fascinating field of particle physics.

To simulate maximum mass - she adds gravel to the dark matter (instead of standard poly-fill minimum mass)


The Particle Zoo: Sewing the fabric of spacetime
http://www.particlezoo.net/

Maker Faire is THIS WEEKEND

LOOMLAB will be part of Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco this weekend at the amazing Maker Faire!

San Mateo County Event Center San Mateo, California

10-8pm Saturday & 10-6pm Sunday

Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things. So much to see, you will need 2 days to see it all!

Stop by our table 54 in CYPRESS HALL and say hello - Can't wait to see you there!

Deka Ray's Cuboctahedrons

It's been a minute since my last post...wrapping up an amazing time at Unique LA and LOOMLAB also just moved its [world] headquarters to South Pasadena. World may be a bit presumptuous as it is our only headquarters right now, but it has a good ring to it.

Jumping back into highlighting nerdy cool with Deka Ray Jewelry, the brainchild of Eugenie Huang. My favorite piece of Deka Ray's is the Deathstar Debris Cluster - or a "8 cuboctahedron cluster in oxidized bronze necklace on an oxidized silver chain."
But the multiply studs are pretty super too....

In geometry, a cuboctahedron is a polyhedron with eight triangular faces and six square faces. A cuboctahedron has 12 identical vertices, with two triangles and two squares meeting at each, and 24 identical edges, each separating a triangle from a square. (thank you wikipedia)

I also just learned that a cuboctahedron is an Arcimedian solid (I love this especially since my cat's name is Archimedes!)

Fractal Love

Inspired by fractals, I recently incorporated them into a LOOMLAB scarf.

What is a fractal? By definition (thank you Wikipedia) A fractal is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole."

Interested in generating your own fractals? Make your own fractals by downloading this amazing program (written by Duncan Chambray) http://www.pbase.com/duncanc/fractal_images

Images below are highlights from Duncan's flickr group, highlighting fractal artists. http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=fractalworks&m=text

And for the nerd in all off us...listen to Mandelbrot Set by Jonathan Coulton ;-)


LOOMLAB's 3D fractal scarf [digital print on silk crepe de chine]

April 24 & 25: The 2nd Annual UNIQUE LA Spring Show

LOOMLAB will be at Unique this weekend (Our table is two tables away from the open bar!) Stop by and say hello - Can't wait to see you there!
xoxo, Jane


A two-day shopping event in downtown LA that showcases the best independent design talent. With deals and discoveries from over 300 amazing vendors, we're the largest independent design+art shopping event in the country (holler!). Passionate about supporting the creative community and fostering modern, fresh design, we bring you the best in clothing, jewelry, paper goods, plush, bath and body care, gourmet foods and lots more. Buy local, shop UNIQUE!

Glass Jar Terrariums

Obsessed with terrariums - can't wait to go to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market tomorrow to get some charming vintage apothecary jars so we can make some! Thanks to DWELL and Kelly Malone's WORKSHOP, they put together a very informative how-to slide-show explaining how to make your own terrarium! And if you don't have any extra mason jars, wine glasses work great too!

Watch the SLIDE SHOW >

Sonic Fabric Factory

Created and developed by Alyce Santoro, she called her creation both "a durable versatile audible textile" and "a somewhat unwitting invention."

Visit www.sonicfabric.com to learn how to make your own sonic fabric listening device!