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Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Arwen is staff editor for MAKE and CRAFT. She revels in being able to bring her strong background in the liberal arts to mesh with the high-tech subjects in MAKE, and is delighted that CRAFT gives her an excuse to improve her knitting skills.

While some of the projects in both magazines are way beyond her skill set, she is inspired by the passion and ideas behind the DIY phenomenon, and hopes to see continued melding of the art, craft, tech, and open source worlds.

Arwen will be speaking at the Don't Stop Conference at the Institute for Futures Studies in Copenhagen on April 25, 2007.

Author of these Magazine Articles

Toolbox
Binoculars for beginners, über-accurate torque, a tea-serving robot, and 100 monsters. 
In Toolbox from MAKE: 15: Music page 172

The Glass Weavers
Markow & Norris raise the melting point with their groundbreaking sculptures.
From CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 62

Modern Rocker
Remake a gaudy toy into a modern rocker.
In Makeover from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 160

Penciled In
Jennifer Maestre has created beautiful sea urchin-inspired sculptures from colored pencils and nails.
In Handmade from CRAFT: 07: Shoes page 16

Shoe Time
Our view at history shows it's human nature: we gotta have shoes.
From CRAFT: 07: Shoes page 40

Toolbox
From fuzzy sensors to underwater ROVs to your very own eco-friendly surfboard.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 12: Upload page 166

Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 174

Tips and Tricks
Bare necessities: steam-scrambled eggs, cheapo light tent, rent freedom, and six-pack security.
From MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 185

Skeletons in the Closet
Randall Cook's stand for the neighborhood haunted house.
From MAKE: halloween2007: Halloween page 14

Ghoulbox
Our favorite tools, websites, and tips for Halloween, from Soundbugs to edible bugs, gross-out cakes to movable monsters.
From MAKE: halloween2007: Halloween page 118

Junk Menagerie
Edouard Martinet's stunning assemblage sculptures.
In Handmade from CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 18

Tips and Tricks: Drugstore Specials
From Maker to Maker.
From MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 27

Lady Bends the Tubes
See inside Shawna Peterson's neon workshop.
In Workshop from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 120

Bazaar
Crafty goods we adore.
In Bazaar from CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 146

Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 172

Handmade
Faux taxidermy, fabric brain art, river-rock ceramics, blown-glass rayguns, and Burning Man's favorite 80-foot flower.
In Handmade from CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 14

Kombucha Madness
Brew your tea with fermented zing.
In DIY: Clone It from CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 101

Belly of the Beast
Theo Jansen's huge, self-propelled sand walkers.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 20

Toolbox
Create your own computer games, discover magnetic attractions, and become a paper airplane champion. Plus: Recommendations from kids, and from and the designers at Wild Planet.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 168

Tips and Tricks
From maker to maker: renew, repurpose, recycle.
From MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 177

Handmade Download Sample PDF
A spotlight on extraordinary handmade creations. This installment features Johnny Swing, Escama, David North, David Cole, and Bill Burns.
In Handmade from CRAFT: 01: Craft Premiere page 12

Crafting Geometry Download Sample PDF
What coral reefs, chaos, and the bias cut have in common.
From CRAFT: 01: Craft Premiere page 46

Made On Earth Download Sample PDF
Report from the world of backyard technology.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 18

Sky Cutters Download Sample PDF
Pulling the strings at the Berkeley Kite Festival.
In Maker from MAKE: 06: Robots page 36

Made On Earth
Reports from the world of backyard technology.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 18

Tips and Tricks
From maker to maker.
From MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 58

Out Damned Spot!
The chemistry of stain removal.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 120

Made On Earth
Amazing things your neighbors build in their basements.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 16

Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 168

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween page 172

Hack-O-Lantern: Extreme Pumpkin Carving
Cinderella’s fairy godmother didn’t have a clue.
From MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween page 191

Maker Fair
Geeks gather together for an evening of DIY fun in our first-ever mini MAKE Fest at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference in 2005.

From MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 38

Robot Kits and Techno Glitz
Three kits that got me started in the glamorous and fulfilling world of robotics.
From MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 145

Made on Earth
Amazing things that ordinary people are making in their garages and backyards, including the Niles Monorail, steam locomotives, desktop trebuchets and guillotines, serious legos, a thermo-electric keg wrap, Meccano computing machinery, and more.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere page 14

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Simply Socks
Learn to knit a pair of comfy socks that fit.
In DIY: Wear It from CRAFT: 07: Shoes page 120

Hyperbolic Baby Pants
Knit math into adorable baby duds.
From CRAFT: 06: Play page 84

Hand-Carved Crochet Hook
Turn deadwood into a beautiful object you'll have forever.
In DIY: Whittle It from CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 130

MAKE: Online Extras

More Kits for the Holidays
In MAKE 04 we featured some great kit gift ideas in the article, Kits for the Holidays. But we didn't have room for all the kits we found, so here's another round for elves with makers on their list.
by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith; October 20, 2005

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