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Art at the Heart of Canada: Ottawa Maker Faire Gets Crafty

Art at the Heart of Canada: Ottawa Maker Faire Gets Crafty

Shannon Hoover

By Shannon Hoover

Shannon Hoover

Shannon is an innovator and technologist as well as leader in the Calgary Maker movement. He is devoted to improving his community and world through subversive change and art directed engineering. Pastimes include developing cool wearable technology projects and hosting awesome events, like MakeFashion and Calgary Mini Maker Faire. A retired farmboy, his career spans both art and technology, and between trips to Maker Faires you can find him working on the next big thing at Canada's first Wearables lab, ARCHEloft.

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Robots that feed you, light channeled through gelatin, and “cellfies” (photos you take of your cells) impress at Ottawa Maker Faire.

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This Futuristic Hunk of Machined Aluminum Is a Functional Slingshot

This Futuristic Hunk of Machined Aluminum Is a Functional Slingshot

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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You can pick up a normal slingshot online or at a sporting goods store for around $10. However, this Maker decided to machine his own.

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Maker Faire: Digital Graffiti Wall

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Every day I hear about another exciting project that will be at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. One project I can’t wait to see and play with is the Tangible Graffiti Wall, brought from Vancouver by Tangible Interaction‘s Alex Biem. The […]

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Maker Faire: Digital Graffiti Wall

Maker Faire: Digital Graffiti Wall

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Every day I hear about another exciting project that will be at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. One project I can’t wait to see and play with is the Tangible Graffiti Wall, brought from Vancouver by Tangible Interaction‘s Alex Biem. The […]

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This Week In Craft Fairs

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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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 East Coast and international call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Vintage and Handmade Spring Fair […]

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This Week In Craft Fairs

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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Upcoming craft fairs! Please add any you know of to our calendar, and if you have a call for entries you want listed in this weekly post. Call for entries is after the jump! Coming Up This Weekend: The Pink Parlour Festival 2010 Arcadia, CA Sunday, Mar. 14, 11am – 6pm 32nd Annual Dollhouse Miniature […]

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This Week In Craft Fairs

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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Here’s your weekly craft fair roundup! If you have an event coming up, please add it to our online calendar. To get your call for entries listed in future blog posts, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries. Coming Up This Weekend: Washington Grange Holiday Bazaar Vancouver, WA Saturday, Oct. 17, […]

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