by tmw2010 | Mar 10, 2015 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers Festival
Tobi Weisbond, of Unique Rabbit, is a local artist from New Port Richey. She’ll be at Gulf Coast MakerCon selling her hand crafted jewelry. We asked Tobi to tell us a little about the art she makes, and why it’s important to her. GCMC: Tell us a bit...
by tmw2010 | Mar 9, 2015 | DIY, Electronics, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Makers Festival, Science
Neal Ekengren is a Maker from Longwood, FL. He has degrees in Engineering and Biochemistry and is an IT guru. He first joined us at our 2012 Maker Festival, and again at our 2013 event, and we’re so glad he’s back again this year! We asked Neal to tell...
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...
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 | Mar 1, 2015 | Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Young Makers
We’re very excited to announce a collaborative partnership with Scrap on Spot for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015. Scrap on Spot is an e-waste recycling company with a higher purpose, committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability through the recycling and...
