Need a little help folding your origami boat? Here’s a helpful (we hope) video!
…and here’s the printed instructions:
Need some more help? We’ll be at the museum from 11-3, see you then!
Build Your Own (tiny) Boat With Us!
That’s right! You can make your very own little boat if you come on down to see us at Lynn Museum for Lynn Open Studios! Choose from the Small Dog, either the easy kit or the complete scale model…
These are 5″ long, fully detailed models cut on our Glowforge laser cutter, complete with a video to show how it all fits together. You can read all about it, here: Build the Small Dog! We’ll have kits there for you to take home, but also some assembled boats for young artists to decorate.
If that’s not your cuppa tea, we have our fun origami boats!
They come complete with instructions, and if you’re origami-challenged, we’d be more than happy to show you the folds.Don’t forget, 11-3 at the Lynn Museum to see the Boatworks at the Brickyard, including meeting the builders who spent their April vacation building the Periwinkle Jr. a full-sized 10′ long rowboat, you’ll see the 6-hour canoe, learn about our coming builds and a whole lot more!
See you then!
Build the Small Dog!
Want some fun? Build the Small Dog, either a simple kit, or the full scale model, both shown above!
Laser-cut kits will be at the Lynn Museum for Lynn Open Studios on November 18, and we’ll even have some pre-made kits there for young painters, artists and illustrators’ fun.
Here are the details of that event:
Here’s a little video showing how to put the Small Dog kit together, both the Simple build and tips for the Full build:
Got a laser cutter? Want to cut your own Small Dog? Simple, download the SVG file here: Small Dog SVG v4F
We scaled ours to about 5″ long and cut it out of 1.5mm basswood, but do what you want, have some fun!
The Brickyard Collaborative Makerspace Seeks Executive Director
Are you a maker, an educator, an innovator looking for an opportunity work with and lead a creative community of artists, entrepreneurs, and fellow makers? The Brickyard Collaborative in Lynn seeks an executive director to manage our community and our workshop, and to help us realize our long-term goals as an organization and an important community partner in Lynn and on the North Shore.
Brickyard members use our space to do woodworking, blacksmithing, 3D printing, photography, and much more. We have entrepreneurs and hobbyists, printmakers and electronics specialists. Some members pay monthly for access to our resources, while others maintain dedicated spaces for their projects or small businesses. Having expanded our footprint by moving to our new 10,000 square foot space just this past year, we are looking for a leader that that is eager for the opportunity to help our organization fulfill its potential and remain sustainable for the long-term.
A key component of the role of executive director will include the pursuit of grant opportunities secure funding for the position.
Your skills + The role
The Executive Director of The Brickyard Collaborative is an innovator responsible for directing all aspects of the Makerspace facility and setting short-, mid-, and long-term strategic goals. Other key responsibilities include the management of all day-to-day operations; building and maintaining strong community partnerships; overseeing staffing, space, resources, and resource use; and all financial planning and fiscal oversight for the Makerspace.
The Brickyard’s Executive Director shapes programs and product offerings of the shop; oversees lab staff responsible for monitoring the enforcement of all safety policies and guidelines in accordance with city and state requirements; develops and proposes workshops, events, membership offerings, and new program elements; and provides guidance to community stakeholders and users through the development and execution of training modules as well as the creation and distribution of resource materials (i.e., operations manuals and safety guidelines). Additionally, the position works with a member Steering Committee to address operational issues, finances, improvements, and challenges.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Liberal Arts
Required Experience:
7+ years experience overseeing medium- to large-scale Makerspace environment as well as experience with supervising renovation and construction projects and managing budgets.
Preferred Experience:
Familiarity with current higher education engineering curriculum trends and/or working in an academic environment.
How To Apply:
Please send your resume/CV and a letter expressing your interest to our board president Scott Nowka at snowka@gmail.com.
Feel free to contact us with questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Apply by:
December 08, 2023
Salary: 0
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