Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Maier Museum of Art

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Maier Museum of Art

Home: Virginia, United States

Make mini books that pop! Learn about museum programs and our current exhibition, Back to Front: Artists' Books by Women.

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest: Hand Tool Woodworking

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Austin Englund

Home: Virginia, United States

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest has always been committed to authentically restoring Mr. Jefferson's retreat home using traditional materials and methods. I will be demonstrating how we reproduced the classical moldings using wooden planes.

Flame and Arrow

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Katelyn Archer

Home: Virginia, United States

Hi! I’m Katelyn Archer, the owner and maker behind Flame and Arrow. I guarantee that each Flame and Arrow candle is crafted with care and a commitment to sustainability, right here in the heart of Virginia. Experience the difference today!

Little Octopus Jewelry

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Patricia Rodriguez

Home: Virginia, United States

I make wire wrap jewelry using pure copper and authentic gemstones along with resin and polymer clay.

KidWind demonstration

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Gage McAngus

Home: Virginia, United States

We are excited to showcase and demonstrate the KidWind Challenge - a hands-on design celebration that engages students through the lens of wind energy. Makers can test small scale wind turbines and design windmill blades.

Craig Trader's Chaos Machine

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Craig Trader

Home: Virginia, United States

The Chaos Machine is a large automated marble machine. What makes it chaotic is that everyone is invited to modify the machine, limited only by imagination and the laws of motion.

Wire crochet tutorial

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Jannett Spearman

Home: Virginia, United States

I will be teaching how to wire crochet a simple chain to children and adults. I will supply wire and needles needed for the project.

Remote Control Warship Combat with Mid-Atlantic Battle Group

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Mid-Atlantic Battle Group

Home: Virginia, United States

We build remote control warship models, arm them with CO2 powered cannons, and sink each other in hotly contested battles. Yes, the cannons really do punch holes in the ships. Yes. the ships really do sink. Come learn more about this fun hobby!

Sus Buddies N More

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Brendan Watkins

Home: Virginia, United States

13yo maker with his own business. Creating from his 3D printer, and laser engraver. His ultimate goal is to be an engineer when he's older. He's saving his money for a trip to see the Chernobyl site!

Kona Ice of Lynchburg

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Thomas Hamilton

Home: Virginia, United States

Kona Ice of Lynchburg. Serving shaved ice.

Musical Geodesic Dome

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Tom Heck

Home: North Carolina, United States

The Musical Geodesic Dome is an interactive piece of art. When someone touches the dome, musical sounds are produced. Touch different parts of the dome to make different sounds. Multiple people can play at the same time.

Experimental Sweets

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Jason Rony

Home: Virginia, United States

We specialize in making freshly squeezed lemonade flavored with Virginian grown fruit from local orchards. We also make 6+ flavors of made-to-order cotton candy.

The Stingray PRS car

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Hunter Leonard

Home: New York, United States

The Stingray made by Leonard Motor Works is currently the league's fastest PRS car and is ready to bring home some more medals.

Origami with UL

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: University of Lynchburg Art Students

Home: Virginia, United States

Learn to make origami with University of Lynchburg art students. Student work will also be on display.

Hardware Store Harmonograph

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Julie Schaer

Home: West Virginia, United States

My Harmonograph can DRAW music!

501ST Legion/Mando/Mercs/Rebel Legion

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: 501st Legion/Mando Mercs/Rebel Legion

Home: Virginia, United States

The 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, and Mando Mercs are Star Wars costuming clubs that are recognized by both Lucasfilm and Disney. They aim to spread the love and joy of Star Wars through the designing and building of costumes, and charity work.

Make a Liveable Future

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Citizens' Climate Lobby

Home: Virginia, United States

Make a Liveable Future. How would you reduce carbon dioxide emissions to preserve a liveable world for people in the future? Come by the Citizens' Climate Lobby booth and try your ideas on the MIT En-Roads simulator. There is a solution.

Habitat Hive

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Christian Bradley West

Home: Virginia, United States

Christian Bradley West is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist interested in how found objects and nature can subconsciously inform how humans interact with their world through the mundane beauty that often goes unnoticed.

MicroKits: Synths and Theremin Kits

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: David Levi

Home: Virginia, United States

You can build your own electronic musical instruments with MicroKits! Use our kit to build your own Theremin, or connect everyday objects to our synthesizer to build your own keyboard. We’ll have a banana keyboard out that you can play!

Janamatrix

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Janalyn Blankenship

Home: Virginia, United States

I'm a local Tattoo Apprentice who enjoys making and sharing her art. I post the majority of my work on Instagram at Janamatrix. Come check me out and support my art journey!

Blue Ridge Astronomy Club – Solar Observing

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Blue Ridge Astronomy Club

Home: Virginia, United States

View the sun safely with the Blue Ridge Astronomy Club, and learn about the upcoming Solar Eclipse! Your local space enthusiasts will share about the club, and how you can get involved. While supplies last, get a pair of solar glasses from SciFest!

Light up an LED

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: David Sproles

Home: Virginia, United States

Want to light up an LED? Want to practice using a solderless breadboard to make an LED circuit? If you are 10 yrs or older (incl adults), stop by Booth 123 and spend 5 or 10 minutes. We will talk about these components, and then build a circuit.

Papermaking with Academy in Motion

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Academy Center of the Arts

Home: Virginia, United States

The Academy in Motion bus from the Academy Center of the Arts will be providing a drop-in art activity throughout the day.

Mud, Twine & Sticks

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Elizabeth Marcais

Home: Virginia, United States

Mud, Twine & Sticks creates a variety of naturally dyed handmade jewelry, accessories, clothing and home-goods. Come visit with us and try out some Shibori folds and take home an Indigo dyed artwork of your own. @mudtwinesticks

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