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Meet the Maker: John Hobbs, of Athletes Performance Gear
At Gulf Coast MakerCon, we have a strong focus on entrepreneurship, invention, craft and trades, and our Inventors Showcase will feature a number of locally developed products and ideas, among them Palm Harbor based Athletes Performance Gear's new hydration system for...
Meet the Maker: Mike Benjamin, of Ingocraft
We're excited about the wide range of exhibitors we have this year, including the diversity of inventors and product developers. Among our commercial makers this year is Ingocraft, which calls its product line "Modern Tools for Maker Kids." We like that they...
Meet the Young Makers of Oak Grove Middle School!
Educator Kyle Wright brings his great students from Oak Grove Middle School in Pinellas County, to Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. Long successful with their FIRST LEGO League program, Oak Grove is expanding their project based learning to include more maker-style...
Meet the Maker: Victoria Deering, of Frenzy Beading
Victoria Deering brings her love of mixed media and jewelry design to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 with her company, Frenzy Beading. She took some time to tell us a bit about her work, how she got started, and what she's bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon. GCMC: Who are...
Meet the Music Maker: Cameron Eckelberry, the Digital Berry-Bot
Cameron Eckelberry, aka The Digital Berry-Bot, joined us last year at Gulf Coast MakerCon and gave us a real earful - literally! He shared a bit about what he does and why he does it here. You can also see his interview with PLuGHiTz Live below. As you can see,...
Meet the Young Makers: Benito Makerspace
School makerspaces are front and center at Gulf Coast MakerCon. Benito MakerSpace at Benito Middle School in Tampa is one of the newest, and Media Specialist Sundi Pierce took some time to tell us about it. _________ We're excited about being a part of the Gulf Coast...
Meet the Maker: Rosanne Clementi, Inventor of Pad Go Round
Invention is at the heart of Making, and we'll have several inventors exhibiting their products at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. One of our Inventors Showcase exhibitors this year is Rosanne Clementi, who created the Pad Go Round. It's a nifty device that we've...
Meet the Makers: Gamers on the Edge
We tinkered with the idea of a Tabletop Gaming area last year, and this year, with the help of Pinellas ComicCon and MakerCon, we're expanding the area to include everything from comics to classic arcade games, cards, board games and video games. Gamers on the Edge...
Meet the Makers: The HIVE Community Innovation Center at John F. Germany Library
We have several local makerspaces participating in Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, one of which is Tampa's community gem, THE HIVE , a 10,000 sq. ft. public community innovation center and makerspace located on the 3rd floor of the west building in the John F. Germany...
Meet the Maker: Bill Ball of Stetson's Innovation House
Stetson University's Innovation House is a makerspace at the Deland based university that provides "contemporary tools of rapid prototyping to develop and make tangible objects. It also provides a community of makers for its members to tap into....
Meet the Maker: Jason Rawley, of Fireblade Comics
Jason Rawley, of Fireblade Comics, joined as Gulf Coast MakerCon last year, and made a big impression on prop-loving guests. We're glad he's back again this year, and asked him to tell us more about his work. GCMC: Who are and what do you make? JR: Jason Rawley,...
Meet the Makers: Palm Harbor Library
Palm Harbor Library is home to the Hazel Incantalupe Makerspace, a unique arts space for children. We asked Kiki Durney, Head of Youth Services at the Library, to tell us more about their efforts there. GCMC: Who are you and what do you make? KD: We are the children...