My book is out in paperback now, and I've been posting a lot of photos to its new facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/polymer.clay.beads (as well as to my Flickr feed, and the Portfolio page of diffendaffer.com).  For the occasion, I've been digging deep into the archives, including...

I'm just back in town after spending a whole summer traveling to far out places, sleeping under the stars, unable to check email. Summer started with my wedding to Kirsten, an amazing community produced weekend event and a double wedding with our closest friends....

The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is landing at Maker Faire this weekend, May 22nd and 23rd!  Get your tickets here. Visit the world's largest maker event, marvel at the incredible intersection it illustrates between art, science, and engineering and don't miss the chance to tour...

via Five Ton Crane The Five Ton Crane Arts Group proudly announces…! the historic, permanent installation of…! the beloved Steampunk Tree House! This iconic, fully immersive work of art was the first epic creation by the Oakland based arts group Five Ton Crane. First exhibited at the 2007 Burning Man festival in Nevada,...

You may know of the Steampunk Treehouse and the Raygun Gothic Rocketship.  Perhaps you have heard tell of a certain famous Sean and other shadowy luminaries of the industrial strength Oakland art scene.   But who are these people anyways?  And where can you find...