This might be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made. We moved away from the San Francisco Bay Area to the California foothills this past summer, and I finally have the space to dream a little bigger. Costume building...
I may have outdone myself this year for Halloween. It took me months of trying, failing, swearing, and trying again. I’m such a noob when it comes to animatronics and robotics. But I’m really pleased with how this turned...
I made some art. This is a bit of a departure for me. I’m not a painter (well, except for face and body painting), and I have very little experience painting acrylic on canvas. It seems like such an...
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 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 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...
New from the Adafruit Learning System: Sparkle Skirt Playground. Use the Circuit Playground board to create costume art with motion sensitive, sound reactive and custom color palette modes. Circuit Playground’s built-in sensors make it easy to build, and the 3d printed Circuit...
Mermaid Glimmer is the world’s only swimmable LED mermaid tail (as far as I know). She’s my pride and joy, and probably the most difficult and troublesome thing I’ve ever made. Creating an arduino controlled, battery operated illuminated costume...
I had the opportunity to perform for Chinese New Year celebration for the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce last night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Union City. I had a lot of fun putting this show together. I opened...