by tmw2010 | Mar 24, 2014 | Art, DIY, MakerCon, Makers, Music
We’ve got some Music Makers this year, at Gulf Coast Maker Con, including eclectic electric musician Cameron Eckelberry, performing under the name The Digital Berrybot. We asked him to tell us a bit about himself and his work. GCMC: What do you do? CE: I write...
by tmw2010 | Mar 23, 2014 | Art, DIY, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers
The diversity of Makers at this year’s DIY Celebration of the Inventive Spirit is truly wonderful, ranging from game makers to blacksmith artists to home scientists, and now a mobile art studio! We’re very grateful that Carrie Boucher is bringing her...
by tmw2010 | Mar 22, 2014 | Art, DIY, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
We are very happy to welcome the Florida Artist Blacksmiths Association (FABA) to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014. This amazing group of artists teaches and promotes learning the skills of the blacksmith, and employing those skills for a variety of work ranging from the...
by tmw2010 | Mar 20, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Heritage, MakerCon, Makers
This year we have a Heritage Craft area, highlighting Makers of a different kind: People with traditional skills and expertise in fields that at one time were the cutting edge of technology, expanding trade and exploration, and improving life in myriad ways. One of...
by tmw2010 | Mar 18, 2014 | Art, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Jewelery, MakerCon
We’re happy to have Origami Owl joining us again this year, with their awesomely cool customizable lockets. Lockets you create, says jeweler Tina Nicolai, “by selecting charms to tell your story. ” “Last year, it was exciting to see the number...
by tmw2010 | Mar 13, 2014 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Young Makers
We’ve long been fans of Electrathon racing. Electrathon joined us at our first Maker Faire in 2012, and we’re really happy they’ll be at this year’s event. We talked to Ken Fiallos, the Executive Director and Founder of Electrathon of Tampa...
