by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2016 | accessories, Art, clothing, Contests, Cosplay, Costuming, fashion, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Textiles
In celebration of our 5th Maker Festival Birthday, we bring you the first ever Gulf Coast MakerCon Costume Plank Walk! Why a “Plank Walk”? Because we’re Makers and we Made it Up. Also, our mascot Skully is a Maker Pirate and Plank Walk just sounds...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2016 | 3d printing, DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace
Our friends at FreeFab 3D having been participating in Gulf Coast MakerCon since the beginning and we’re very happy to welcome them back for our 5th annual MakerCon event this year! FreeFab 3D is a notable not just for being the local “Made in St....
by tmw2010 | Mar 25, 2016 | Automotive, DIY, Electronics, Energy, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Young Makers
We’re very happy to be able to host the 2nd annual Electrathon of Tampa Bay Race at Gulf Coast MakerCon! Electrathon racers are custom built three or four wheeled electric vehicles, similar in overall appearance to a Go-Kart, but powered by an electric motor and...
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 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…...
