severed thumb

Hi, I'm Jeremy.

I'm an IT person from Kansas City. I'm also a hobbyist maker, designer, and programmer.

I design and build websites and apps, projects with Raspberry Pi computers and microcontrollers, tools for tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and other stuff.

I work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Adobe CC (mostly Illustrator and Photoshop), laser engravers, and various other tools, electronic components, software, and hardware.

My day job is in IT. I'm a Cisco Certified Service Technician and have CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications.

“Severed Thumb Studio” is what I call my workshop; I still have both my thumbs.

Email me at severed.thumb.studio@gmail.com

The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT has an 8×8 RGB LED matrix. I designed and built a web app which allows me to change the color of LEDs from any other device on the network (e.g., my phone).

This project used a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, a Raspberry Pi Sense HAT, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, and Python. The stand for the Raspberry Pi touchscreen display was designed in Adobe Illustrator and cut with a Trotec 80-watt laser engraver.

The purpose of this project was to get some practice creating web servers with Node.js. An earlier version of this project used Python and the Flask framework to do the same thing.

I have a habit of writing a grocery list and then forgetting to bring it with me to the store. I designed and built a web app which allows me to keep a grocery list online and print it before I leave the house. I also designed and built a case to hold the Raspberry Pi, display, and printer, so I could keep it all on my kitchen counter.

This project used a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, a thermal receipt printer, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Adobe Illustrator, an 80-watt Trotec laser engraver, and a soldering iron.

The purpose of this project was to practice my web development skills, and also to get some practice soldering.

This is an interactive logic puzzle for the Dungeons & Dragons game I run for my friends. There are seven cards, representing items in the game. When scanned, information about the items is displayed on the screen for the players to see.

This project uses a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, a Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen display, an RC522 RFID reader, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Adobe Illustrator, and a Trotec laser engraver.

The purpose of this project was to improve my JavaScript skills, get more experience with Python, and practice designing more complex items for the laser engraver.