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Childrens wodden bricks mixed with physical computing components such as an arduino arranged by colour to form a rainbow coloured infinity sigh to represent neurodiversity
PhotographyResearch

Rainbow Connection – #PictureThisUL research photo finalist

The University of Limerick does a photo competition every year to encourage researchers to come up with visual ways to represent their research. I figured I’d give it a go…
Photo of a cafe window from the outside, the window is reflecting multiple images from outside
Photography

Jumbled

Colour communication badges steampunk style top hat cardboard prototype
ArduinoCodeMakingResearch

Colour Communication Badges Steampunk Hat

Below are some of the details of my physical computing midterm project: The specification for this project was to build a rough prototype of ANYTHING using an Arduino and 1…
CodeGamesResearch

AR Unity game to teach children about idioms

Main Idea This is a game targeted at autistic children with difficulties understanding figurative language, though it could potentially be used by any child. Neurodiversity is the term used to…
Pair of knitted monkeys
Knitting

Knitted Pocket Monkeys

A pair of knitted Pocket Monkeys made as part of a gift using the Pocket Monkey knitting pattern by Amanda Berry The eyes are buttons with dots of black Posca…
Knitting

Knitted Circus Jumper

Had a great time knitting this Circus jumper by Charlotte Spagner and it's turned out to be one of my favourite jumpers to wear lately. It's so warm and the…
Sewing

Hexagon DIY floor pouffe

This is my version of the the hexagon DIY floor pouffe from Gina over at The Shabby Creek Cottage. I found the original instructions for calculating the pattern piece very…
our lady of the sorrows art assemblage
ArtMaking

Our Lady Of The Sorrows

KnittingMaking

Procraftinating

Procraftinating – the act of avoiding all adult responsibilities by burying yourself in various craft projects   Akita by Norah Gaughan   A quick storage basket made from leftover super chunky…
ArtMaking

Steampunk Owl mosaic – photos during and after

This was a holiday commission for a steampunk owl mosaic. This first photo is of the early design stage. Here I was deciding the general shape and tile layout. Below…
MakingPhotography

Floating clouds, wild cranes

   
Cabled Cup Cozy
KnittingMaking

Cabled Cup Cozy

I've been missing all the lovely hand dyed yarn so readily available when I was living in the UK. I suppose it's still available now, I just have to order…
logos of python,black and text for flake8
Code

Python: black and flake8 pre-commit hooks

I like to use pre-commit hooks in my code before git commits. They are handy for automatic clean-up and to highlight possible issues. Most commonly I use flake8 and black.…
DIY decasa travelers notebook
JournalingMakingSewing

DIY Traveler’s notebook – repurposed backpack

A Traveler's notebook (not a spelling error) is basically a piece of fabric (often leather) with some elastic that you can slide a notebook or notebooks into. I find a…
Code

Pytest & Selenium – use same tests for LIVE, TEST and DEV

Most web platforms these days require at least 3 instances; the production/LIVE version, a test version and a development version. No one wants to have to write and maintain a…