Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Making Mobiles

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Bruce Fox

Home: California, United States

I do a 45 minute demonstration on how to make a hanging mobile of aluminum sheet and wire. This done in the original style of Alexander Calder.

3D-Printed Electric Marble Mazes

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Gualala Gadget

Home: California, United States

We have a variety of battery-powered 3D printed marble machines that we'd like to exhibit. Each model is 3D printed using PLA plastic on consumer FDM printers. This takes anywhere from six to fifteen hours, depending on each model's size and complexity. A model is made from two to seven PLA parts, which are inspected and cleaned of any residual plastic that's a byproduct of the printing process. (None of the models require support material, which simplifies the cleaning process). Once the PLA parts are prepared they, along with the electric parts are assembled into complete models. There's no painting — the plastic is the color it appears. The models are designed in Blender. They use a variety of different mechanisms to lift the marbles.

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.

(1) Touch Deep Time; (2) Old copperplate engravings catch new light

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Norman Sperling

Home: California, United States

(1) The layers of the “Geological Column” are pages of Earth’s diary, with the oldest on the bottom, newest on top. I’m collecting the first Geological Column of rocks formed during every epoch in Earth’s history. 41 different strata you can touch, from 3.4 billion years old to contemporary — more than 3 times as many as at Grand Canyon. Backed by a striking striped panel telling ages and what Earth and Life were doing in each epoch. Feel how Earth developed! (2) When copperplate engravings gave way to lithography in the 1970s, an astronomical magazine set aside its old pictures. I've polished them, and turned them into a mobile to catch new light.

Spoon Regeneration Station

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Julia Dvorin

Home: California, United States

This spoon-centered art installation is constructed using a 10’x10’ pop-up canopy as a base. All four sides are hung with partially see-through “curtains” made from 1400+ metal spoons of various sizes attached with jump rings and interwoven with aluminum wire. One side has an opening in the middle of its “curtain” as a doorway into the space. Inside, visitors find a simple wooden bench and several camp chairs upon which to sit, rest, and contemplate spoonish things. A spoon chandelier with battery-operated candles hangs from the ceiling peak. A small table in the corner holds an interactive “spoon journal” with an explanation of Spoon Theory and the Spoon Regeneration Station project along with prompts for people to respond to with their own thoughts and stories about spoon regeneration.

Rochester LEGO User Group

Faire: Rochester

Maker: Rochester LEGO User Group

Home: New York, United States

Our members have created a large collection of LEGO displays, including our popular Great Ball Contraption, Medieval Village, City Layout, Artistic creations and more!

The IDEA Center

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: The IDEA Center

Home: California, United States

The IDEA Center is a community makerspace located in Ventura, California and built on a core initiative of creating accessible opportunities in STEAM. With an emphasis on empowering disadvantaged areas of our local community, the IDEA Center offers access to a wide range of technologies as well as the classes and training necessary to support them. Additionally, we provide free scholarships to every student enrolled in our public schools up to the college level to the end of our mission to create expanded and equitable access. The IDEA Center is a place where young learners, hobbyists, and professionals of all backgrounds can interact and explore the intersections that exist between technology, art, engineering, and design. Stop by our booth to see our kinetic sculptures!

Harmonijsko i kaotično njihalo

Faire: Zagreb

Maker: Popularizatori znanosti

Home: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska, Croatia

Niz jednostavnih njihala, zbog međusobne povezanosti, daju skladno harmonijsko titranje. Nasuprot tome, kaotično magnetsko njihalo ponaša se nepredvidivo. Dođite na demonstraciju i pojašnjenje fizikalnih zakonitosti koje uvjetuju njihovo ponašanje.

The Royal Trumpets

Faire: Lynchburg

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!

Art for Social Change in Milwaukee

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: City of Milwaukee - Public Artist In Residence

Home: Wisconsin, United States

The City of Milwaukee partnered with an artist to make art and social engagement around driving safety in Milwaukee. The artist will be present to talk about the project and the challenges and process of making art with a targeted social purpose.

Big Birds Ice Cream Bike

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: James Telfer

Home: California, United States

I built this bike from scratch, based on the turn of the century penny farthing bike. It was originally built to showcase our homemade ice cream; turns out the bike is as big of a hit as the ice cream! This is built as a tricycle so that I could pedal slowly {you don't want an ice cream bike as a get-away vehicle!!} Men, grandmothers to teenage girls to children {in other words, pretty much everyone}- loves the photo opp being up so high on the bike. Additionally being up high gives one a sense of power and confidence. I have witnessed shy kids, break into a big grin sitting on top of the bike!

BayLUG, the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: BayLUG, the Bay Area LEGO Users' Group

Home: California, United States

We would like to have space to display our creations and a play area for the children to build using bulk bricks that we will provide.

fibrations

Faire: Eindhoven

Maker: anthony litjes

Home: Nederland

Fibrations is een interactief beeld dat reageert op voorbij gangers. Het laat de trilling zien van onze bewegingen en bestaan, zoals als in golven beweegt en reageert op elkaar in een geconditioneerde omgeving.

Giant Puppets Save the World

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Giant Puppets Save the World

Home: California, United States

For Marker Faire 2023, Giant Puppets Save the World will bring a menagerie of giant flying puppets, featuring creative depictions of Anna's Hummingbird, a Burrowing Owl, and two Monarch Butterflies. The puppets are made by artist and puppeteer, Toni Mikulka-Chang, out of silk, reed, and bamboo. They will create a mini puppet forest for attendees to walk through and under as they rest in their heavy duty umbrella stands when not flying out and about through the Faire. Attendees may pick up the puppets and fly them around and practice flapping their wings and experience their delightful artistic biomimicry in giant form. Giant Puppets Save the World seeks to bring awareness to important species and demonstrates that in teamwork and collaboration, we can create incredible awe-inspiring magic.

Narcissus

Faire: Delft

Maker: roland blok

Home: brabant, Nederland

Narcissus bestaat uit 8 beweegbare zeshoekige spiegels. Het wacht tot je langs komt. Als je dichtbij komt zullen de spiegels één voor één bewegen om je aan te kijken en te volgen. Je kunt niet gemakkelijk ontsnappen. Oncomfortabel? Of innemend!

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.

Robomobile

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Russell Wilcox

Home: California, United States

Robomobile looks like a giant version of 1960s-era tin toy robots, with a person inside pedaling an adult trike. It has lights, and can go anywhere and talk to anyone. Despite being boxy and simple, it looks friendly and kids delight in it. Everyone asks 'are you a real robot?' to which I answer yes. I built it out of steel and aluminum, foamcore and plywood, a licence plate holder and trailer lights. It's a hit at Halloween parties.

Arte en Metal

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Rodrigo Palma Arrieta

Home: CDMX, Mexico

Arte en Metal Cuenta con todo tipo de proyectos artísticos pero con finalidad de uso. Empleando diversas técnicas artesanales como forja, modelado en soldadura y lámina. Con enfoques tanto naturales como tradicionales de diferentes culturas.

Art of Science Decorative Paper Lanterns

Faire: Palm Beach

Maker: Center for Creative Education

Home: Florida, United States

Families will construct and decorate their very own festive paper lanterns to take home.

Mousie and Hedgie

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Margaret Long

Home: California, United States

Mousie and Hedgie have been to a couple of maker faires- they're RC cars modified to be mobile puppets. They roam around the faire, interacting with all humans, particularly the kiddos. They're small, durable, and usually well mannered.

Park Campus Makers

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Park Campus School

Home: Illinois, United States

Park Campus Makers is an after-school club that is excited to share some interactive toys and games that they have created.

The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, UC Berkeley

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Students of UC Berkeley's Jacobs Institute and Berkeley MDes

Home: California, United States

Check out a variety of projects made by UC Berkeley students and clubs leveraging UC Berkeley's largest makerspace at Jacobs Hall. Projects showing include a carbon fiber bike from Berkeley Bicycle Builders' Club, independent project, and interactive prototypes from Master of Design (Berkeley MDes) program. Also play Jacobs' Remote Rover Rally! Configure your RC car and take a shot of navigating through the cardboard obstacle challenge.

Make: Magazine

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Make:

Home: California, United States

Meet the Makers behind Make: and get a subscription to Make: magazine at a special event price! Sign up at the Make: Booth, in the Maker Shed or the Maker Faire Merch Tent. Join the Maker Movement and dive into the first magazine devoted to DIY technology projects.

TriLeene

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jana McKinny

Home: California, United States

A mutant vehicle collaboration between Elieen the Pearl Peacock and Grizz the Trimule MKIII. Grizz, the three-wheel base vehicle, is a unique mix of go-kart parts, hydrostatic ZTR commercial tractor powertrain and custom-fabricated components created by Billy Powell. Grizz may not be the fastest tripod at the race track, but he can spin in circles from zero to 60 faster than you can yell vomit! Making Grizz the perfect base vehicle to show off the gorgeous aluminum and LED feathers from Elieen the Pearl Peacock created by Kristen Hoard. Elieen, a fan favorite at Burning Man, takes a team of six a full eight-hour day to assemble with the completed vehicle often being too tall or wide for smaller venues. Elieen and Grizz have truely formed the perfect partnership.

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