Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Lamar School First Tech Challenge Robotics Team

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Lamar School First Challenge Robotics Team

Home: Mississippi, United States

Lamar School Robotics team members will demonstrate their latest robot and a 3-D printer.

Lauderdale County 4-H

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Lauderdale County 4-H

Home: Mississippi, United States

The Lauderdale County 4-H sewing club will be demonstrating how to make pillowcase dresses. The dresses will be donated to Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes this fall. The members hope to spark an interest in the many opportunities 4-H has to offer

GREENSAND MOLDS AND CAST BRASS

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Clarke Easterling

Home: Mississippi, United States

Hands on experience in foundry mold making. During the day I will melt and pour these molds for spectators to see how castings are made.

Drones – Commerical & Recreational

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Ed Owen

Home: Mississippi, United States

See your community from a different perspective. We will be showing imagery and flying our Phantom IV drone at the Maker Faire Meridian.

Forging Iron at Soule’ Blacksmith Shop

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Benny Crevitt

Home: Mississippi, United States

Benny Crevitt and Dillon Williams will be demonstrating their forging skills at the Soule' Blacksmith Shop Forge.

Boy Scouts of America Model Campsite Demonstration with Dutch Oven Cooking

Faire: Meridian

Maker: NULL

Home: Mississippi, United States

Boy Scout camp experience. Catapult, swing merry-go-round and rope bridge show the skills learned to make an interesting camp experience. We will also demonstrate Dutch Oven cooking.

Honeysuckle Hill Baskets

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Barbara Rigdon

Home: Mississippi, United States

Hi I'm Barbara, and I weave baskets. I've always enjoyed working with my hands, making stained baskets (Walnut, Driftwood and Oak); I love their antique appearance. I also enjoy using color in some of my weaving; & dying my own Reed.

Honeysuckle Hill Baskets

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Barbara Rigdon

Home: Mississippi, United States

Meridian Symphony – Instrument Zoo

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Meridian Symphony Association

Home: Mississippi, United States

Have you ever wondered how a violin makes sound? Or have you ever wanted to play the drums? Stop by the Meridian Symphony's Instrument Zoo and try out the instruments of the orchestra! You can also make your own instrument craft to take home.

Demonstrating a Make It Yourself Domino Machine

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum

Home: Mississippi, United States

A Make It Yourself Domino Machine will be demonstrated. Watch the machine set the dominoes, them knock them down!

Rose Hill Company of Storytellers

Faire: Meridian

Maker: NULL

Home: Mississippi, United States

The Rose Hill Company of Storytellers, dressed in period costume, will tell some of the stories that are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery which, among others, will include members of the Soule Family, plus the Gypsy Queen.

Eagle Maker Hub

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Eagle Maker Hub

Home: Mississippi, United States

Eagle Maker Hub will show how to make a brush bot and create graphite circuits.. What is a Brush Bot? Brush bots are very simple robots made from a vibrating motor and a small brush that acts as legs. Saturday only.

Sew Young & Costumes

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Lisa Young

Home: Mississippi, United States

Demonstrating garment and costume construction, tayloring and alterations.

Restoring the original Soule Chair

Faire: Meridian

Maker: John Clayton Kitchens

Home: Mississippi, United States

John Clayton Kitchens will have the opportunity to restore this great piece of Meridian's history. He will restore Soule's original desk chair so it can be seen on display in the museum.

Basics of Garden Composting

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Lisa Young

Home: Mississippi, United States

Composting is great for the environment and your garden. With minimal effort, you can turn banana peels and apple cores into garden gold. Learn how to turn leftover food scraps into nutritious plant food. Hope you will start composting at home!

Create Art Using Manhole Covers and Other Found Objects

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Cary Haycox

Home: Mississippi, United States

Cary Haycox and Northeast High School art students will help participants create tee-shirts (and paper art) featuring Meridian manhole covers and Soule' gear patterns. $25 covers the cost of tee-shirt and materials (white paper art is free.)

Steam Engine Steam-Up

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum

Home: Mississippi, United States

Soule' will steam-up several of the steam engines in the Museum collection.

Laser Engraving

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Phyllis Barrett

Home: Mississippi, United States

Laser engraving on various materials

Amazing Steam Punk Art

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Keith Matthews

Home: Mississippi, United States

Mississippi’s little-known Steam Punk Maker will share a variety of interactive, three-dimensional art pieces made from found objects. Sprockets, gears, electrical components, wood and polished scrap metal are used to build imaginative works of art.

GREENSAND MOLDS AND CAST IRON

Faire: Meridian

Maker: Clarke Easterling

Home: Mississippi, United States

Hands on experience in foundry mold making. During the day I will melt and pour these molds for spectators to see how castings are made.

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