by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Art, clothing, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers
Our next spotlight shines on Valley Girl Art. Valley Girl Art is Claire and Tammy (aka Hank) Valley. Claire designs and makes jewelry, as well as, designing and creating crochet clothes, stuffed animals and accessories. We asked them to tell us a bit about their work...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Books, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Heritage, jewelry
New to MakerCon this year is Itimpi, a hyperlocal bookstore where Tampa Bay is the main genre! Itimpi is an online and mobile bookstore that promotes Tampa Bay’s rich and fascinating history through books, showcasing our local authors and their stories, fiction or...
by Terri Willingham | May 31, 2024 | Art, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, Heritage, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Anakhet’s Armoury is one of our Legacy Makers, joining us each year since 2015, and we’re delighted to shine the Gulf Coast MakerCon spotlight on this amazing artist. Anakhet’s Armoury makes chainmaille and scalemaille items “ranging from...
by Terri Willingham | May 30, 2024 | Filmmaking, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers Festival, Media
This year some of our makers are filmmakers! Here we shine the spotlight on Astronaut Films & Studio , who we’re happy to welcome to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024. Our down-the-mall hall neighbors, Astronaut Films & Studio, a creative video production...
by Terri Willingham | May 28, 2024 | Gulf Coast MakerCon, inventors, MakerCon, Makers
The Tampa Bay Inventors Council makes their annual appearance at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024, with featured inventor IN10DID, Inc. to share the latest version of the DecaTxt keyboard along with samples showing the extensive product development of the design from model to...
by Terri Willingham | May 26, 2024 | Education, Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers Festival, Manufacturing, Mechanics, Robotics, STEM Education
With our proximity to the University of South Florida, we get some great MakerCon volunteers, and also some awesome student group exhibitors. This year, we’re happy to welcome the USF Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) , which is active in...
