Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Make composite structures with low VOC materials

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Robert van de Walle

Home: California, United States

Composite structures are ubiquitous and typically require a significant investment before fabrication can begin. I demonstrate how to use foam, glue, kraft paper, and window screen (and other low VOC materials) to duplicate much of the formability and durability of fiberglass. Perfect for fabricating small boats, bike fairings, large art installations, giant robot puppets, teardrop trailers, and theater props, this technology is very well suited for school and community groups. I will teach good techniques for cutting foam, laying up skins, and designing the structure to be durable.

Pensacola Costumers Guild

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Pensacola Costumers Guild

Home: Florida, United States

This group is dedicated to the pursuit of costuming. We help each other sew, build things, make prosthetics, and anything else people need for their costumes. We cover a variety of genres from sci-fi-medieval-anime-fantasy-steampunk-furry-comic books-etc. Anyone is welcome to join from the novice to the master. There are no dues but you must be at least 18 or have a parent and/or guardian present at all events.

Paper Constructions and Open Studio

Faire: Hudson Valley

Maker: Marc Taylor

Home: New York, United States

Try your hand at paper construction -- make a tiny companion robot, 3-D shapes like a stellated icosahedron, and more projects at various skill levels. Also take a look at my work-in-progress. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

How to Make a Vacuum Former

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Maker Block

Home: California, United States

People will learn how to build and operate a simple vacuum former for ~$35 in common parts to make props, soap/chocolate/candy molds, phone cases & more.

Woody the Electric Four Passenger Bicycle

Faire: Orange County

Maker: John Guy

Home: California, United States

Woody is our 3rd generation multi passenger ebike, configured as a 2+2 , with 2 forward riders with pedals and 2 rear facing passengers. The pedalers are assisted with 2 rear hub motors. Below picture is the plan, and construction is in process.

The Royal Trumpets

Faire: Central Oregon

Maker: Adam Foster

Home: New York, United States

The Royal Trumpets are an EPIC series of 6 kinetic pyrotechnic sound sculptures that stand 15' tall, connected to a keyboard, you can make come play music!

Schac Attack’s “Palace of Novelty”

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jennifer Schachter

Home: California, United States

Part storefront, part immersive museum installation, “Schac Attack’s Palace of Novelty” invites you to take a look behind the curtain of Jen Schachter’s creative process — from design and prototyping, through finished product! Sketchbook pages come to life as foam-core models, which evolve into dioramas of miniature worlds, enticing prop slices of fake cake, or the towering EVA foam wig that was featured on the latest issue of Make! Come meet the artist, pick up your own diorama kit to build at home, and get an up-close look at how all these “novelties” are made.

A Temple of Masks

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jason Gronlund

Home: California, United States

A collection of masks from this world and the next adorns a temple that is built for them. Not a church, but a multi-dimensional portal that has recorded the different disguises used by beings throughout the multiverse. In this place we can be what we truly are: shrouded in mystery.

Blackwater Forge LLC

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: NULL

Home: Florida, United States

Blackwater Forge LLC was birthed from a profound admiration for 3D printing and its transformative potential. While many see 3D printing as just another tech novelty, I recognized it as an avenue to breathe life into inanimate objects, infusing each creation with a piece of imagination and a dash of magic. Blackwater Forge LLC isn't just about selling products; it's about enhancing the gaming experience. It's understood that tabletop gaming isn't just a game – it's a journey, an adventure, and an escape.

Humpbacks of Notre Dame: How to Use Your Project in Activism

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: 3 Feet of Air

Home: California, United States

'Humpbacks of Notre Dame' is our award winning kinetic sculpture entry for 2022. We created our art as a tool to open a wide array of 'entry' points into a discussion about climate change. Spectators interacting with this piece lead themselves on a journey of discovery towards taking action on climate change. Elements from the original work will be recomposited as a static display, showing an example of using an existing event –the Kinetic Grand Championship– to bring awareness to the most important issue of our time: anthropogenic climate change. Whatever you or your cohort are already doing, you can use an existing venue to get your idea into the minds and hearts of others. Come see how we accomplished this with 'Humpbacks of Notre Dame.'

Costume Contest

Faire: Orange County

Maker: Nerd Mafia

Home: California, United States

Come Join us for a Costume Contest. Win awards in a number of categories. Adult and Youth categories. Judging starts at 3:30pm at the Main Stage. Sign up at the Nerd Mafia Booth.

Abacus Theater – Steamroadsters

Faire: Eindhoven

Maker: Abacus Theater

Home: drenthe, Nederland

dreigend klinkt gerommel uit de buik van een mechanisch beest zuchtend en knarsend zet het gevaarte zich in beweging het geluid van de dampende machine gaat langzaam over in een hypnotische cadans de machinist, hoog op z’n steamroadster heeft geen oog voor de dingen om zich heen zijn gedachten tijdloos, zijn blik priemend in de verte zijn bestemming een ongewis avontuur terwijl de wereld onder hem door rolt een tijdperk van ooit geleden trekt voorbij en verdwijnt achter hem in zwarte roke

Heat Transfer Vinyl T-Shirts Without a Craft Cutter

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Maker Block

Home: California, United States

I've had a lot of ideas for t-shirts that would have been perfect for HTV (heat transfer vinyl) but I don't have a craft cutter. Once I realized I could use a regular craft knife, I had a lot of fun making a variety of t-shirts for myself and my family. For a kid's birthday we made matching themed t-shirts for everyone for way less than it would cost to buy or have one made. It would be a fun and inexpensive way to update an old piece of clothing or add some neat personalization.

Pensacola Droid Builders

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Pensacola Droid Builders

Home: Alabama, United States

The Pensacola Droid Builders bring your favorite science fiction characters to life. You can give the vital Death Star plans to R2-D2 or go in an adventure through time and space with K-9.

Walking Website: ALL THE THINGS!

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Maker Block

Home: California, United States

I've had so many projects and ideas the last few years that I want to share everything at once! My project is a lab coat / shirt (weather depending) with QR code(s) and samples for lots of different projects: * DIY travel ukulele hand carved from a plank of wood (https://youtu.be/wYp6B_BC05o) * DIY vacuum former (~$35 in parts) to make cosplay elements like goggles, light up Iron-Man arc reactors (https://youtu.be/9Prj04gPeLw), candy molds (chocolate Eiffel Tower), etc * Heat transfer vinyl clothing (

A Thousand Ways to Wear / TShirt Upcycle

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Scatha Allison

Home: California, United States

THE RETURN OF MAKER FAIRE BAY AREA! 1000 Ways to Wear: miss velvet cream Neocouture presentation of wearable outfits made from upcycled Tshirts. The pieces are all made from past year's deadstock Maker Faire Bay Area shirts. These 5 outfits are presented on a series of femme sewing dressforms, sized from 4-12. Remake of deadstock (produced but unworn, unsold pieces) transforms waste into a garment given new life and a new story. These pieces are all wild, extravagant miss velvet cream creations, all upcycled- cut, stitched, ruffled, flounced, ripped, tied, layered, embellished, stretched, and stitched again. These outfits are all sustainable fashion, handmade, and infused with meaning and value from the simplest TShirts. Let's dream together what we could wear in the future, today!

Máquina de mirar y escuchar

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Audiomáquinas

Home: CDMX, Mexico

Se trata de una instalación conformada de cuatro máquinas, donde cada una cuenta con un conjunto de flipbooks motorizados para dar vida y movimiento a una serie de imágenes que narran diferentes historias.

You Are Not Here

Faire: Hudson Valley

Maker: Trouble

Home: New York, United States

In You Are Not Here Trouble proposes to extend their maze work into a metaverse environment, creating a 30 square meter virtual maze installation within a built maze. It will be accessible to viewers via VR headset, desktop, and cellphone.

Props and Costumes by Thorsson & Associates

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Shawn Thorsson

Home: California, United States

A wide array of costumes, props, and other pieces we've made over the past decade or so in the shop.

Fractured Reality

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Amy Johnson

Home: Florida, United States

What initially started as propsmithing has evolved into various avenues of crafting, most especially drawing! Fractured Reality encompasses all my art forms, and I love to share my pieces with people around me. From wood burning to cosplay props to drawings, I want to be able to share my love of the arts with everyone.

ValkyIrma

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Irma Harris

Home: California, United States

My robotic bird humanoid Valkyrie wearable art ensemble.

Homemade Robots

Faire: Hudson Valley

Maker: Randy Sarafan

Home: New York, United States

 Come learn about Homemade Robots that you can make at home out of commonly found materials and basic hand tools. Have fun learning about building machines that encourage creativity, ingenuity and improvisation.

The Dalekorn and Friends

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Megan Colby

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Half Dalek, half unicorn. 100% Awesome

Long Island ghostbusters

Faire: Long Island

Maker: Long Island Ghostbusters

Home: New York, United States

In 2003, two brothers set out to make a difference on Long Island. But, they couldn’t do it alone. Now, the Long Island Ghostbusters are back and better than ever, raising money, and delivering smiles everywhere they go.

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