Saturday, May 1, 2010

Bead Bots Are Born!

I'm an entertainer, composer, web designer, animator and comedian from Palo Alto. A few years ago I was lucky enough to be involved with an amazing artist named Dana Coulston who created these bead dolls that were made out of wire, precious metals and stones, charms, fabric and beads.

They were one of a kind products made by hand and were truly works of art...

I always thought that many people would love to be able to make such a doll, but thought that a necessary feature would be that you could move the figure's limbs into different "poses", like standing, sitting down, or waving.

For several years I've been thinking about this idea, and a month ago decided to try and design, engineer and manufacture an actual product.

This blog will document my experience as I go thru the different phases of development. I'm already on phase three with a local engineering firm so in the next few posts I will bring you up to speed on what's happened so far.

Until then, take care, or better yet, "Bead It!"

M. O'Hara

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