Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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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.

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!

FABME le Fablab, des passionnés et du tout est possible.

Faire: France

Maker: FABME

Home: France

Venez découvrir d'autres moyens de réaliser vos passions au travers de nouvelles façons de concevoir, comme l'impression 3D , la découpe laser, la fraiseuse numérique, etc... Profitez d'échanges de connaissances, venez partager des savoirs, de la passion brute et des solutions pour tous ! Participez à des ateliers comme "les rendez-vous de la créativité", les repair café, la fabrication de bornes anti-moustiques et bien d'autres objets !

The Pigmenteer

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Ariachnae Winchester

Home: California, United States

Craftsmanship and chemistry meets creativity! As The Pigmenteer, I’m passionate about crafting art and beauty supplies that inspire creativity. Every product, from my vibrant watercolors to shimmering eyeshadows and 10-free nail polishes, is made with the artist in mind. I carefully select each pigment for its vibrancy and workability, then hand-mix my unique formulas and pour each batch to ensure consistent quality. Whether you're painting a canvas, creating miniatures, or perfecting your makeup, my products are designed to enhance your creative journey. Each item reflects my commitment to craftsmanship and my love for helping artists express their unique visions.

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!

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.

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.

Faking It!!

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Michael Corrie

Home: California, United States

How the film industry makes fake things look real. From glass to hammers to ice, so much of what you see on screen is fake and you wouldn't even know. Come and see how we do it.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Fernside Dragons Custom Inflatables

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Fernside Dragons

Home: California, United States

We are Fernside Dragons, a married couple who taught ourselves how to make inflatable art. Come see our variety of inflatable creations! We have yard inflatable dragons and a variety of inflatable costumes, all made from scratch. Stop by to check them out, hear how we figured out how to make them, and interact with us in costume! We are excited to share what we’ve learned with anyone interested in the medium!

Dalek Trevor

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Chris Adams

Home: Illinois, United States

Stop by the Dalek Asylum booth to meet Trevor and several other Daleks. Talk to us about building your own Dalek.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Jen Schachter Diorama Kits and Props

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jen Schachter

Home: California, United States

Step inside the spooky, whimsical world of artist and fabricator Jen Schachter: a tiny haunted house inside a carved pumpkin, enticing prop slices of fake cake, and the towering EVA foam wig that was featured on the cover of Make last year! Get an up-close look at Jen’s creative process - sketchbook pages which come to life as foamcore prototypes and eventually finished dioramas and props. Meet the artist, watch her demo some miniature finishing techniques, and pick up your own pumpkin diorama kit to build at home!

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