by Terri Willingham | May 22, 2025 | Books, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Heritage, jewelry, MakerCon
We’re so happy to welcome Itimpi Bookstore back to Gulf Coast MakerCon this year!, with their Bots & Books vendor booth. Itimpi is a hyperlocal pop up bookstore that specializes in local history books, fiction with local settings, and local themed handmade...
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 tmw2010 | Mar 17, 2018 | accessories, Art, Costuming, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Science
The Freak Show Follies come to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018! Stacy Salmon, the mind behind the art, tells us more. GCMCC: What do you make? FSF: Freak Show Follies is unusual jewelry and home décor for unusual people. As an artist, I repurpose ethically...
by tmw2010 | Feb 16, 2018 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers Festival
Gypsy’s Weavings has been a devoted participant in both Gulf Coast MakerCon & Pinellas Comic and Maker Con since the beginning, so we’re happy to welcome her back to our combined Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con event on March 24, at St. Petersburg...
