I met East Pittsburgher Doug Hill around 2001 when I was working on Craig Street in Oakland. Back then he was making a lot of colored pencil drawings and watercolors of places that were changing in Oakland. (Views that would no longer exist after new buildings were constructed)
A few years back, Doug started making a wide variety of gears and gadgets out of cardboard. I kept in touch with him as I transitioned into The Tom Museum. Not long after I opened, Doug became a regular at the museum, appearing at least once a month to conduct demonstrations for visitors. Doug’s work has caught the attention of people from around the world.
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June 18, 2008 at 3:11 pm
[...] I also think this event is worth checking out because it is a creation of Tom Sarver of the Tom Museum who is someone I would really like to meet. The Tom Museum hosted the show about mix tapes and I was sorry I wasn’t able to attend. I just leared from the Tom’s blog that the Tom Museum closed on May 31st. Tom Sarver’s blog has some great clips of projects around Pittbsurgh and beyond. Check out this one on cardboard gears. [...]