by tmw2010 | Apr 3, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Automotive, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Mechanics, Music, Props, Radio, Robotics, Science, Textiles, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is more than twice as big as our 2014 event, featuring more than 75 Maker groups representing a wide diversity of interests, skills, hobbies, trades and professions ranging from textile and other heritage crafters, to amateur radio, inventors...
by tmw2010 | Apr 2, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Textiles
It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the first “makers” were handcrafters, people who took – and still take! – raw materials and turned them into tools, shelter, clothing, and decorative items. Crocheting is one of those handcrafts...
by tmw2010 | Mar 27, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
At Gulf Coast MakerCon, we have a strong focus on entrepreneurship, invention, craft and trades, and our Inventors Showcase will feature a number of locally developed products and ideas, among them Palm Harbor based Athletes Performance Gear’s new hydration...
by tmw2010 | Mar 25, 2015 | Art, DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Victoria Deering brings her love of mixed media and jewelry design to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 with her company, Frenzy Beading. She took some time to tell us a bit about her work, how she got started, and what she’s bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon. GCMC: Who...
by tmw2010 | Mar 23, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Invention is at the heart of Making, and we’ll have several inventors exhibiting their products at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. One of our Inventors Showcase exhibitors this year is Rosanne Clementi, who created the Pad Go Round. It’s a nifty device...
by tmw2010 | Mar 7, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors
Pam French joined us at Gulf Coast MakerCon last year, and was a big help promoting Gulf Coast MakerCon during the Florida State Fair in February. Pam is a Tampa native, wife and mother of four boys from ages 17 to 27, and she’s the creator of Pami Pocket , as...
