by tmw2010 | Mar 6, 2015 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon
Famous John Urban is the writer and illustrator of a whimsical story about werewolves called, “Ward the Wolf Boy, Night Terrors.” We asked John to tell us about his book, and what he’ll be sharing at Gulf Coast MakerCon. _________________ “All...
by tmw2010 | Mar 5, 2015 | Art, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Textiles
Belinda Chapnick is a fiber & mixed media artist, and the owner of Southern Oaks Endless Possibilities Fiber Studio. She’s a maker of fiber arts, and is bringing a pretty comprehensive exhibit to Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. We asked her to tell us a bit...
by tmw2010 | Apr 1, 2014 | 3d printing, Art, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
It’s an exciting time in Tampa Bay! When we held our first “Makerspace UnConference” at our first Maker festival in 2012, there were no full scale makerspaces in Tampa Bay. The Faulhaber FabLab at the GWIZ Science Museum in Sarasota and Familab in...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2014 | Art, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
We love the cosplay and gaming elements of our event this year, and are happy to welcome Jason Rawley of Fireblade Comics to our line up for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014. We asked him to tell us a bit about his work and what he’s bringing to our maker event. GCMC:...
by tmw2010 | Mar 24, 2014 | Art, DIY, MakerCon, Makers, Music
We’ve got some Music Makers this year, at Gulf Coast Maker Con, including eclectic electric musician Cameron Eckelberry, performing under the name The Digital Berrybot. We asked him to tell us a bit about himself and his work. GCMC: What do you do? CE: I write...
by tmw2010 | Mar 23, 2014 | Art, DIY, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers
The diversity of Makers at this year’s DIY Celebration of the Inventive Spirit is truly wonderful, ranging from game makers to blacksmith artists to home scientists, and now a mobile art studio! We’re very grateful that Carrie Boucher is bringing her...
