I worked as a volunteer during the very first Maker Faire Bay Area in 2006, and I haven’t missed one since! It was exhilarating, and exhausting all at the same time. In between working my shifts at the Maker Check-In, I met Suzy Pakhchyan, of Fashioning Technology, and stitched my very first soft circuit. Since […]
Motherboard.tv posted this video summing up the people, sound & solder of Bent Festival 2010. I can say firsthand, it was definitely a good time! [via cyenobite]
Every year for the Maker Faire, I bring all my furniture to the San Mateo Fairgrounds to create a cozy living room atmosphere for the Craft Lounge. Moxie and I use my green velvet couch as a comfortable epicenter for the Needle Felting Playground. It becomes a sort of home base for all of our […]
Our favorite eyes and ears in the international hobby market, Fra Fondi, is at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 in Tokyo. On Hobby Media, he’s posted a bunch of coverage already. The text is in Italian, but the tour-of-the-floor videos speak for themselves. Frankie will be liveblogging tonight at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT) from the […]
Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Click on the jump to see the call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: InDIYpendent Culture Faire Napa, CA Saturday, May 15, […]
Nick Normal writes in to share this awesome opportunity for all you digital artists: Blue Box Gallery – a popup gallery named after a classic phreaking tool – is currently seeking submissions for a multi-work digital art installation. Blue Box are seeking digital artworks for display on a massive 220 sq. ft. LED screen! All […]
Renegade Craft Fair is coming to Austin, Texas for the first time ever this weekend. More than 200 indie crafters will be there with their wares, and there will be loads of demos and make and takes throughout the weekend. Yours truly will be at the Stitch Lab booth where I’ll be demoing how to […]
