Walkin the Walk

Props out to Mr Erik Hendrickson for recognizing the need for a metal waste collection bin at TCNJ food service,
taking sawzall in hand and re appropriating a Segal box for collection
There is now an area for collection of said crap.

Worms on the Move!

Our little creepy-crawly critters provided by Jim (Isles) have been working wonders on our organic compost waste.  Since delivering the bin several months ago, the worms have been working magic on our wastes, turning it all back into organic soil we will be using next year for planting.

Pete adds some shredded paper to the bin.  These worms like paper in particular and will happily help us recycle.

The bin in full of life, and baby worms can be seen below the main chambre of the setup.  This one goes out to the small guys, thank you.

Pumkin Pie Oh My!

Lia and Tucker cooked over the weekend, producing a healthy store of hand-picked, from scratch pumpkin pie, pumpkin-peanut butter cookies, and pumpkin-walnut muffins for the TA gang to munch on. EFFIN AMAZING!!!


Gadget cooked up an extraordinary breakfast this morning - egg & cheese omelets with bacon! Very very tasty. Thanks Gadget!


Pete drilled some hole this morning also, to enable more space for bending rebar. Got a truck full today, and about 1500 pounds of steel cable yesterday - plenty of metal creations to come.


Rebar pile - 580 pounds of post-industrial waste soon to be functional art!


Tucker took the liberty to take a shot at the '63 Chevy - changed the oil, filter and plug wires. 10-10-10 is gettin close...


Bryan aquired some old wine barrels for a Terracycle desk project. After cutting the barrels (in the background), he also crafted some table legs from rebar, pipe cuttings, angle iron, and an exhaust pipe.



Pete created a funky "Simon Says" firebowl from the salvaged rebar and wire rope.

Weldy weld!

Git in durr nice n deep like

Gotta feed the ego...

Such a brave soul.

Voilaaaa! Simon Says!

Bee Home Progress

Pete Abrams, Bryan Hendrickson, and Tim Heath of the Trenton Atelier held another meeting at Princeton University this afternoon to discuss the Bee Home project with Global Development Network about moving the project further along, garnering student support, and establishing working teams.



They discussed the organizational framework of the Bee Home GDN Partnership, goals, communications, roles and responsibilities, and a basic timeline.

The project partnership will tap the Princeton academic resource base, merging with Modern Metal Work, LLC's manufacturing and fabrication expertise to design, prototype, and implement the Bee Home in the real world by June 2011.

it's impossible to be bored at Trenton Atelier

This has been a great couple of weeks for me at the atelier!
Up until recently, I was a little shy about doing my own art in the building, but being known by the guys only for my culinary interests gave me the push i needed to kick my mojo back into gear.
I'm a fire performer, mostly with poi and have experimented with fire eating, fire breathing, and more recently, fire hoop. I have always wanted to use fire fans, but found them to be a bit of an expenditure for a novice..so i decided to make some. With the help of Pete, Bryan, Erik, Lia and Eric, I am learning the processes I need to make my design a reality. I've used a chop saw, a grinder and tonight, a mig welder. I'm so excited to practice these new skills - My fans are on their way - I just need to get a little more comfortable with the welder - and I hope make some interesting sculptures when I get more graceful with the tools.
In the meantime, I have taken a step away from my normal medium of acrylic on medium sized canvas and started using house paint on a piece of plywood, and met some fun people while assisting with an installation.
Learning new things makes every day an adventure!