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Meet the Makers: Tobusto, LLC
We've got some great new exhibitors joining us at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 this year, among them Tobusto, LLC, run by twins Renae and Rhonda Mintz, both of whom carry degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems. They shared a bit about themselves and...
Meet the Maker: Dan Flisek, Mr. Home Scientist
Dan Flisek - "The Home Scientist" - was one of our guest favorites last year, with his informative and fiery chemistry demos. He joins us again this year, and he's sure to inspire some new reactions (get it, reactions?) at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015! Dan tells us more...
Meet the Maker: Laura Drysdale, of Keep 'em Komfy
Gulf Coast MakerCon provides a great platform for people to showcase their homemade solutions to everyday challenges. Sometimes those solutions become the basis for new businesses and revenue streams. Keep 'em Komfy is one of those solutions to a common problem -...
Make the Maker: J Kent, Maker of Mabel the T-Rex Skull and a Mean Cream of Mushroom Soup
We have some amazing Makers of the Arts this year, among them J Kent, whose diverse talents, interests and passions will be made manifest through his lifesize cardboard sculpture of Mabel the T-Rex Skull, among other things. J Kent has some powerful insights on the...
Meet the Re-Maker: Tony Selvaggio, of Scrap On Spot
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” - Joel A. Barker One of our neatest - literally - new partnerships this year is with Tony Selvaggio and his e-waste recycling company, Scrap...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is Making it BIG!
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is more than twice as big as our 2014 event, featuring more than 75 Maker groups representing a wide diversity of interests, skills, hobbies, trades and professions ranging from textile and other heritage crafters, to amateur radio, inventors...
Meet the Makers: Electrathon of Tampa Bay
We're delighted to have Electrathon of Tampa Bay joining us again this year, this time with a full race event starting at 2pm. Fredi Beck, with Hillsborough County Schools, who is the Public Relations Director and Treasurer for Electrathon of Tampa Bay, told us more...
Meet the Maker: Toni Gilliard, of Eighty5 Apparel
It's easy to lose sight of the fact that the first "makers" were handcrafters, people who took - and still take! - raw materials and turned them into tools, shelter, clothing, and decorative items. Crocheting is one of those handcrafts enjoying a resurgence, and...
Meet the Maker: Tal Millican, of Multi-Tork Pool Tools
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and Tal Millican's story is the perfect example. He'll be showing and selling his creation, Multi-Tork® clamp sockets, at Gulf Coast MakerCon on April 18th, and if you're a pool owner, or work in the pool and spa...
Meet the Makers: Two Fairies and a Dwarf
We've got some great hand crafters at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, among them, Two Fairies and a Dwarf, specializing in handmade leather and yarn goods. They tell us a little bit more about their work here. GCMC: Who are you and what do you Make? TF&D: We are...
Meet the Maker: Elizabeth Baker, of The New Music Conflagration
Elizabeth Baker, a concert pianist and composer, was at our very first Maker festival in 2012, performing as Suitcases of Sound. The New Music Conflagration, Inc. is a non-profit corporation she founded to help further public awareness and perception of contemporary...
Meet the Young Makers: Stewart Middle School Makerspace
Heading up our Young Makers area is Diana Rendina, of Stewart Middle Magnet School, where she's spent the last year developing the school's library Makerspace and becoming the go-to expert in Tampa Bay and beyond, on all things school makerspace related. We're very...