by tmw2010 | Mar 23, 2016 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, Makers Festival
Vittorio Senerchia , of Napolitanos Pizza, reached out to us in the early planning stages of Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016, originally interested in bringing out his homemade mobile oven to sell pizzas at Gulf Coast MakerCon. Due to Fairgrounds restrictions, he’s not...
by tmw2010 | Mar 22, 2016 | Education, Festivals, Gaming, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Young Makers
While most of our exhibitors are Makers of their own fun, a few are distributors of supplies and affinity products, like Beth Main, of Simply Fun, an independent game making company that builds skills development in youth through board games. We asked Beth to tell us...
by tmw2010 | Mar 18, 2016 | Art, Cosplay, Costuming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Textiles
We met Dawn McPherson, of Dawn’s Leather Treasures, at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival recently, where we were absolutely floored by her incredible artistry. We’re super excited that she’s able to join us at this year’s Gulf Coast MakerCon...
by tmw2010 | Mar 15, 2016 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, MakerCon
One of our new Makers this year is Phil Kunze, of PMK Woodworking. Phil is pretty passionate about his trade and we’re excited that he’s bringing his fine craftsmanship to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016. Here’s what he had to say about his work…...
by tmw2010 | Mar 15, 2016 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage
Joining us again this year is heritage crafter, Ellie Willingham. She reminds us that the first makers were those who crafted items from the natural world to make clothing, utilitarian accessories like bags and blankets, as well as art. Her work inspires, fascinates...
