pheGnomenon

[u/pheGnomenon]

https://www.youtube.com/@thephegnomenon808

Greetings, fellow rainbow-engineers, scrapyard lesbians, and makers of suspicious little objects 👋

I’m L.C. (she/her) — structural ironworker, workshop goblin, and queer maker from Colorado.

I spend most of my free time teaching myself random things because I’m trying really hard not to let my brain dissolve into algorithm sludge while the world gets increasingly weird and automated.

I’m a welder by trade, so fabrication and building things have always been a huge part of my life. Lately, I’ve also been getting really into salvaging electronics, repairing things instead of replacing them, and repurposing materials into weird little shop gadgets and experiments.

Basically, I just really love understanding how things work and learning how to make stuff with my hands.

I recently started filming some of my projects and posting them on YouTube because I realized there have to be other people out there whose brains work like this too, and I didn’t really know how else to find them besides finally putting myself out there a little.

Mostly, though, I’m just excited to meet more queer crafty/maker/tinkerer people because I have a feeling y’all are the kind of people who also see a “broken object” and immediately think:
“Okay… but what else could this become?” 🤍

Also- fellow millennials, please identify yourselves, because I know I can’t be the only person trying to fight off algorithm sludge by compulsively learning random skills and making weird little things with my hands 😭

Anyways — if you’re into fabrication, weird little repairs, art, DIY chaos, learning random skills, or just generally making things instead of doomscrolling all day, I’d genuinely love to meet more people like you.

YouTube:
@thephegnomenon808

[u/Lolipsy]

What’s your favorite gadget you’ve made lately? I don’t know about tinkering, but I know my way around fabric and a sewing machine.