Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Sopris Pottery

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Sarah Miller

Home: Massachusetts, United States

I am an independent potter based in Northampton at the Smith College Ceramics studio. My pottery style reflects my experience growing up and learning wheel-throwing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I will be exhibiting and selling decorative and functional vessels at the Maker Faire such as teapots, bowls, and vases.

ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Smith College Landscape Studies ParKit Team

Home: Massachusetts, United States

The ParKit, a park-making kit, makes small temporary parks mobile. The main objective is to enact short-term, low-stakes simulations of potential permanent park installations, servicing the wants and needs of multiple publics. Designed to be ridden around a city and quickly assembled, a bike pulls a trailer holding the necessary components for constructing a “parklet,” enabling previously unused spaces to become more inviting. Mobile in nature, our vision is to reach out to communities who are less likely to have the time, resources or political leverage to engage in community design.

pdmcbride.com chandeliers and lamps

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Dave McBride

Home: Massachusetts, United States

I make chandeliers, lamps and other unusual lighting objects using metal, wood and resin. Many of the materials I use are discarded or used and I find repurposing shapes and objects into new uses to be great fun for me and to viewers. Persistent ideas that I work with are histories of objects and continuance of space through representations of separation and the impermanence of things. I especially like the challenges and new ideas that unknown flaws of used or recycled parts bring to the work, as these require creative solutions that only seem to come up when I think I have failed.

Whip City Ceramics

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Grace Morrill

Home: Massachusetts, United States

I'm a local ceramic artist making decorative yet functional pottery.

Halloween/ art masks

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Dan Manson

Home: Massachusetts, United States

I make a new and unique kind of Halloween mask- a mask that has full and unobstructed vision- you can see everything yet you can’t be seen, or can you?- a mask that comfortable to wear and easy to breathe - each mask has hand painted creatures/characters/ monsters/ and whatz itz ?? You won’t see the old familiar Halloween characters with my masks - no vampires, clowns, skulls and such - instead people will wonder… what are you ? Creepy, weird, and confusing and without a doubt… FUN !

Creative Change Glass Creations

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Beth Montemagni

Home: Massachusetts, United States

I am a stained glass artist. I have been working with glass for over a decade. Working in my studio allows me to get lost in my passion to create unique pieces of art. I feel creativity is my serenity, a place to escape from my busy work week ,relax and rejuvenate . I have always been fascinated by color and texture. The combination of metal and glass and the way glass sparkles in the sunshine inspires me. I repurpose unique pieces of metal and wood to frame my glasswork. My style is strongly influenced by nature. My art consists of trees, dragonflies, flowers, ocean scenes, and sunshine.

Haala’s Jewelry & Art

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Haala C

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Haala's Jewelry & Art is a small business owned by a teenager in Springfield, MA. I specialize in creating handmade jewelry and original paintings inspired by nature. The jewelry is made with various materials, including glass, metal, wood, and acrylic beads. The paintings are created with oil, acrylic, and watercolor paint and are all unique.

Kristi Beisecker Studios

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Kristi Beisecker

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Kristi Beisecker Studios (KBS) is a multi-service design & entertainment studio providing high quality multimedia and performances at the intersection of art and science. At the PVMF, KBS will exhibit a selection of merchandise featuring artwork that is made using organic materials that are exposed with electricity in the darkroom. This portfolio of work, called Electrography, has been exhibited 44+ times around the world at various venues such as a small gallery in Paris, FR to a group exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution Ripely Center.

The Hive Makerspace

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: The Hive Makerspace

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Come learn about The Hive, a community workshop based in Greenfield. We will be sharing projects made in our space including machined metal, 3d printed plastics and composites, electronics and more. Our volunteers will be talking about the tools we have in our shop, discussing past and upcoming workshops and events.

Jack O’ Lantern Carving

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Dan Manson

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Jack O' Lanterns are a fall tradition for makers of all ages. Carve a pumpkin with us at Maker Faire and it'll be part of the evening display along the Race Street canal.

Ws forever jewelry

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Dalana Cormier

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Ws forever jewelry makes customized clasp less jewelry for you. We also do fairy hair and braids as well as chain mail.

Tiny Bee Stationery

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Chelsea Counsell

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Tiny Bee Stationery is a queer collective that creates cute and alternative stationery such as note cards and stickers, as well as art prints, pins, magnets, zines, and crocheted goods.

Whachusay Confetti

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Julissa Diaz

Home: Massachusetts, United States

It's an honor to help share the wonderful lives of their loved ones through our personalized memorial keepsakes. Lasting keepsakes that can be personalized with photos or custom designs. These one-of-a-kind gifts demonstrate thoughtfulness and can become cherished keepsakes for the bereaved. Benches measure 4x7.

Playful Engineers: Artful Mechanisms

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Jay Mankita

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Playful Engineers teaching artist Jay Mankita presents a hands-on, drop-in, low-tech, toy-making workshop. Construct your own 'artful mechanism' using popsicle stick linkages, and paper clip crankshafts. You'll build a basic mechanical structure, overlaying your own design as the output to send a message, tell a story, accomplish a task, or bring a character to life. Your design needs may lead you back to modifications of the your mechanism. We'll make ordinary stuff act in extraordinary ways - great for kids, teens, and adults of all ages. Make a quick project, or stay the whole day!

MakeFixHack.org

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: MakeFixHack.org

Home: Massachusetts, United States

MakeFixHack is a growing community of makers, tinkerers, hackers, crafters, and other like-minded people, sharing knowledge and working to create a community workshop/hackerspace here in Easthampton. MakeFixHack is an open and welcoming community and strives to be a safe space for all.

Needle Felting with Talia Lefton

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Talia Lefton

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Intro to Needle Felting 12:30 - 1:30 Ages 10-110! Needle felting is a craft that can be used to create 2-D or 3-D works of art with wool. Through repeatedly poking the wool with a specialized felting needle, you can attach the fibers together to create amazing things! In this workshop you will be introduced to needle felting in 2-D and 3-D to create a piece of wearable art, a 2-3 inch felted pin. Participants will receive a needle felting tool kit with a felting pad and some needles to take home for further exploration. $10 workshop fee

Learn How to Make Erasure Poetry

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Gray Janove

Home: Massachusetts, United States

If you've ever struggled to write a poem, come learn a new technique that's fun and exciting. Inspired by Austin Kleon's Newspaper Blackout, this workshop is a hands on in-real-time poetry creating experiment. Gray is a writer who will be guiding you through the process -- both assisting with helpful tips and demonstrating a variety of approaches to discover your own poems. Whether you're a seasoned writer or haven't ever written a poem, this workshop is for you! Space is limited. Register now!

Twisted Creations

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Kevin Boyd

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Twisted Creations is a small ever-evolving jewelry, art and lifestyle business. Specializing in handmade truly one of a kind pendants, pins, art and more. Whenever possible I incorporate real elements found within nature in my works. Inspired by the weird, the simple, the natural and the unnatural you will surely find something you never knew existed.

DG Customs

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Diomaris Gomez

Home: Massachusetts, United States

DG Customs is a small home business located in Springfield MA. The business focuses on products items made at home not outsourced such as stickers, nail stickers, tumblers, t-shirts, keychains, resin craft items and more. Owner Dio Gomez can custom items like labels, business cards or create a logo to give an identity to you business. Her booth will have her products that she created at her home. She will have things showcasing her Puertorican roots and her love for art and graphic design. Don't forget to visit DG Customs.

FreeFall Laser and LearnLaserCutting.com

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Sarah Pike

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Discover the artistic side of laser cutting with Sarah Pike of FreeFall Laser, a custom laser-cutting studio helping creatives integrate technology into their handcrafted pieces and build your creative laser-cutting skills with online courses that empower you to jump start your laser-cutting journey without having to become a tech genius.

Cabrera Customs and more

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Maribell Cabrera

Home: Massachusetts, United States

ropa de bebe y productos personalizados

Chainsaw Carving by Stonehedge Artisans

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Russell Jeffords

Home: Massachusetts, United States

We are a collective of New England Makers featuring three generations of artisans. Our artists use a multitude of media showcasing designs using wood, metal, glass, and stone. Our Stonehedge Artisans value sourcing local, supporting local, and raising up the next generation of Makers. At the Pioneer Valley Maker's Faire we will have live chainsaw carving throughout the day and have a hands-on table for youth to learn basic jewelry making skills.

Aquabots FTC

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Aquabots FTC

Home: Massachusetts, United States

We're the Aquabots, an FTC team! We are a community team made of members from all over the Pioneer Valley. We build a robot to compete in a worldwide competition. Building a robot requires mechanical design, programming, fundraising, and business planning. At Maker Faire you can checkout our robot, drive it around, and learn more about the current season we are competing in.

Two Sister’s Creative Designs

Faire: Pioneer Valley

Maker: Two Sister's Creative Designs

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Two Sister's Creative Designs. We are just two sisters having fun with paint and resin! We not only challenge ourselves when making things, we also challenge the medium we are using. We love to paint with acrylics and making pet memorials for people that have lost a love one is very rewarding.

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