Hello all! I just finished up a tutorial about how I made these fiber optic whips. Here’s a little bit of backstory.. I was getting ready for last week’s LED light show and one of the things I’d agreed to...
Hello lovely readers. I’m writing to you from the comfort of my dodgy motel room in Salem, Oregon. I’m here for just under two weeks, performing a nightly fire dancing show with the Sacred Fire Dance troupe, at the Oregon State Fair....
This past July I had the good fortune to travel to Mexico with Way Beyond Productions to shoot photos and video of my LED mermaid tail, Mermaid Glimmer. We got some absolutely incredible shots. I’ve been posting them on...
I am a magical rainbow unicorn. This was my very first attempt at anything involving animatronics, robotics, automatons, servos, or Making Things Move With Electricity. I think I may be hooked. I’m a bit surprised at how long it...
The new Wonder Woman movie is coming out June 2.. do you have your costume ready? Make these super awesome Wonder Woman cosplay bracers using Circuit Playground, side-glow acrylic and Worbla. Circuit Playground’s built-in sensors make it easy to add motion and...
I just published a new tutorial at the Adafruit Learning System: it’s a quick and easy Neopixel Jewel necklace. This is a really simple project but it’s oh-so pretty and sparkly when it’s done! It’s also really easy...
I have one of the best jobs in the world: I work as an LED light dancer at high tech events and corporate galas in the San Francisco Bay Area. Being a professional event performer in San Francisco and...
I just published a new tutorial on the Adafruit Learning System: how to make an LED and glass pebble floor border. Check it out! https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-and-glass-pebble-floor/introduction I used to have a raised tatami Japanese-style table in my dining room. We...
My LED light dance show is getting complicated. Problem 1: Dancers When I’m onstage dancing, my focus is in my body. I feel the flow of the props, feel the music, and feel the audience. It’s a wonderful state to be...
It’s beginning to be that season where I get to go out to fancy events and play with all the crazy toys and costumes I worked on all winter. Here’s a fun little .gif from last night’s “Rave” party...