Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Chase Makes

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Chase Baker

Home: Florida, United States

Chase has projects to show you! Come see ChromaRune, the light-show coffee table, and a Prince Robot IV costume with a functional TV helmet.

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.

Pensacon

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Pensacon

Home: Florida, United States

Pensacon is the Gulf Coast's largest pop culture fan gathering, taking place Feb. 23-25 in downtown Pensacola. During Maker Faire, a number of fans and participants will showcase their fandom and creativity via cosplay/costuming, original artwork, quilting and other visual arts.

Shawn Thorsson's Props and Costumes

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Shawn Thorsson

Home: California, United States

Shawn Thorsson (author of Make: Props and Costume Armor) and his crew build all manner of props, costumes, and set pieces from science fiction and fantasy for film, television, advertising, and the occasional collector. Stop by and see what's new.

Emerald Empire Detachment

Faire: WNY Regional

Maker: Emerald Empire Detachment

Home: New York, United States

Star wars inspired costuming club for all levels of skill and accuracy! Our passion for costuming, set design, and prop building will be on display!

Swap-O-Rama-Rama

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Swap-o-Rama-Rama

Home: California, United States

One of the largest volunteer-run clothing swaps and DIY sewing hackathons on every continent (except Antarctica). 11.3 million tons of textile waste end up in U.S. landfills annually; 6,000 lbs of which has been diverted here for your creative soul. We have sewing machines, knowledgeable volunteers, and diverse activities designed to encourage participants to think locally and impact globally with their textile waste. We will be accepting donations of CLEAN clothes and sewing supplies at the event. Donations are not required to participate just a creative urge. As always PLEASE NO SHOES!

The 501st Legion's Empire City Garrison

Faire: Long Island

Maker: Ron Lares

Home: New York, United States

The 501st Legion is an all-volunteer worldwide organization formed to bring together costume enthusiasts. We seek to promote interest in Star Wars through events and contributions to the local community through costumed charity and volunteer work.

A Song of Steel and Fire

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Clay and Steel

Home: California, United States

Clay and Steel returns for an fiery forging demonstration at Maker Faire. Projects will be tailored towards the Faire's creative, fantasy loving, LARPing, geeky audience. We'll be crafting items like hammers, knives, leaves, and charms, demonstrating the process while enjoying the craft. Visit our booth to observe a complete project demonstration, and for those over 18 in non-flammable attire, there will be limited hands-on opportunities available.

Sora Cosplay

Faire: France

Maker: Charlène Ibos

Home: France

Pratiquant l'art du cosplay depuis plus d'une dizaine d'années, je profite de cette exposition pour présenter les différentes techniques que l'on peut utiliser dans la création de costumes, les différentes disciplines que l'on peut rencontrer et montrer que les seules limites à notre création sera notre imagination.

Making things light up: Lights for clothes, accessories, props & more

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Crafty Sorceress

Home: United States

Ever wanted to shed a bit of light on your clothes or accessories? Wanted to not get in the dark and make stuff that lights up? Two educators & makers want to help make lights accessible to the art, design, performing arts & maker community, and we want to make a book that champions project-based learning! From non-electronic lights, fairy lights to programmable LED strips, our book covers troubleshooting, debugging, and safety that progresses along with the projects. We will bring demos and make & takes of these sample projects, so you can get a hands-on preview of our book!

Live painting on glass

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Alicia Brown

Home: Florida, United States

Midnightfire Creations is your home for custom costumes, clothing and handmade gifts. From painting, sculpting and leather work to the costume you've dreamed of we can help. Come see our booth for live demonstrations on glass painting and making a leather pouch.

Emerald Empire Detachment

Faire: Long Island

Maker: Jamie Cheeseman

Home: New York, United States

Star Wars inspired Costuming Club for all levels of skill and accuracy! We are bringing our love for Star Wars, costuming, prop building, and set design. This Year's theme is based on "the mandalorian"!

RuMel Creations, Handmade Hats and Bags with a Historical Bent and a Steampunk influence!

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: RuMelCreations.com

Home: California, United States

Have you ever felt like you wanted to wear a piece of clothing that is completly expressive and totally about who you are? Well that is the nature of virtually all Hats! Hats are a way to define ourselves and they are a form of Armor the way a fantastic pair of shoes or a great coat is...We create one of a kind Hats from many different kinds of Straws, and Wools. All our hats are hand made; none are pre-formed, all are "pulled" by hand and shaped out of flat or slightly lumpy wool felt or fabric or straws from around the world. Each hat is individual and unique. Additionally we make hand made bags, many different syles including fantastic carpet bags and wonderful Reticules. Our work is historically inspired and has a steampunk feel that cant be beat!

ValkyIrma – Unique Character Creation

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Irma Harris

Home: California, United States

One-of-a-kind humanoid bird droid named ValkyIrma. I incorporate my love of birds, technology, and artistry together to create my winged character called ValkIrma after a Valkry. This year it will incorporate more artistry and color. I combine new technology with old fashion DIY by using unconventional materials to create ValkIrma.

Companion Bots: ED-E and Friends

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Companion Bots: ED-E and Friends

Home: California, United States

A family with their companion robots!!! Dexter Starfighter brings the companion-bot inspired by ED-E from Fallout New Vegas; MakerBlock is bringing a cephalopod robot/creature living in a dome. Both will be wearing Fallout themed costumes. MakerKnit brings her octopus companion-bot made from knitted yarn and electronics. Kim'dael LightningSlayer is bringing her wearable electronics code pendant.

Découvrez l'impression 3D

Faire: France

Maker: Tanguy degremont

Home: France

Je m'appelle Tanguy, j'ai 28 ans et je suis passionné par l'impression 3D. Je crée des objets pour mes amis cosplayeurs et pour décorer mon appartement. Geek dans le bon sens, j'adore partager mes créations et mon expérience avec les autres.

How we started as makers and snuck into Hollywood props and special effects

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Mount Make More

Home: United States

How does one go from being a maker, to working on Hollywood productions? Here are a few people who have made it and we want to share our stories and give you advice on how you might break into the movie scene. We have worked on StarTrekBeyond, Predator, Maze runner, DeathNote, Ghostbusters, Fraggle Rock, and made one of the most viral advertising campaigns ever on Youtube for Wednesday Adams. We are very lucky. Everyone in this talk started out as makers just like you. Some of us lived in the middle of nowhere. 3D printing, Designing, Lasers, robotics and Radio Control. How did we get into movies with the odds stacked against us? We will share our stories of how we got into movies and show you how we snuck into the movie industry.

Knights of the Pub Table

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Knights of the Pub Table

Home: Florida, United States

Demonstration of knitting crafts, and selling 3D printed items, fantasy crowns and headdresses, freeze dried fruits and candies.

The Lace Museum & Victorian Hairwork w Lucy Cadwallader

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: The Lace Museum

Home: California, United States

We will be demonstrating lace making and Have a very special make and take project. Under direction of Lucy Cadwallader, you can make a flower of synthetic hair. For a very personalized project you can even use your own hair!

Prop Building for Fun and Cosplay!

Faire: Milwaukee

Exploring building sci-fi props from television and movies for fun and for cosplay. We will be featuring a Dalek prop from the British TV show, Doctor who!

Creatureish – What kind of creature are you?

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Kathy Beight

Home: Oregon, United States

Artisan, bespoke fantasy creature wear - ears, tails, horns, and other creature bits conceived, designed, and hand made from the wild mind and hands of Kat Beight and Russell Smith. clip on ears (furry, fabric, leather, vinyl) , tails (furry, leather) , horns (eco-felt, clay, papier mache), antlers and antennae (papier mache), pierced elf ears, hair clips (sprouts, wings, insects, mushrooms)

AMF Cosplay

Faire: France

Maker: AMF Cosplay

Home: France

L’Association Multiuniverse Fantasy Cosplay ou AMFCosplay est une association à but non lucratif, créée depuis 3 ans dans le but de fédérer tout à chacun dans la joie et la bonne humeur autour d’une même passion. Nous rassemblons de nombreux talents divers et variés:Cosplayers, photographes, musicien·nes, vidéastes, créateur·ices de contenus, dessinateur·ices et bien d’autres... Chez nous, tout le monde est le bienvenu !

Casually Glowy

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Charlyn Gonda

Home: California, United States

What if LEDs were treated like precious gems in jewelry? How can we design wearable electronics that are stylish, comfortable, and even interactive? In her eternal quest to make being glowy more casual, Charlyn Gonda takes you on a journey through the history and future of light in art. Discover how everyday objects like jewelry and accessories can be transformed into magical, glowing creations with LEDs. In this inspiring talk, Charlyn will share stories and techniques behind her captivating glowy jewelry, home decor, and more. Whether you're an artist, maker, or simply love creativity, you'll leave with fresh ideas to add a touch of glow to your life.

Raptor House FX – Design and Engineering for Storytellers

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Raptor House FX LLC

Home: Colorado, United States

Raptor House FX is a multidisciplinary practical effects studio serving clients in film, television, and other creative industries.

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