Entries by Matt

Bombs Away! Watermelon Drop Recap

An after-school program group for teens from the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs Center (MCWS) came by i3Detroit for a special event. We wanted to do an event that involved a team challenge, brainstorming, designing, and building. A lot of schools and organizations do egg drop contests. The goal would be to design some mechanism to […]

Pumpkin Carving and Party Recap

We had a pumpkin carving class on October 25th. These always have a ton of participation and everyone has a good time. What a great excuse to unnecessarily use power tools.  After being carved, the pumpkins were judged at the annual halloween party. The winners won prizes like a bouquet of flowers and candy.  Follow the […]

Painting, Mask Making, Paperclips

What’s been happening at i3 lately? A bunch of things. But, here are some highlights. Karriane G. taught a few classes on leather mask making. It was perfect timing right before halloween. Students learned the basics of forming with leather, and were able to follow through creating their own design,  adding hardware such as studs […]

Bob Ross Paint Along Class: May 18th

You asked for more, so we’re delivering! We’ve got another round of Bob Ross painting classes coming at you on May 18th. These have always been a blast and this one should be our best one yet. We’re getting pretty good at teaching these. As you should expect, you will get to take home your […]