Kickin’ it in the Tumble Leaf sculpture by Karen Cusolito.
For the first time ever, Maker Faire Bay Area started on Friday this year, and it was fantastic — hundreds of makers showing their stuff for thousands of lucky kids. Check out the photo gallery here for just a small preview of what you’ll see this weekend at Maker Faire.
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- Rhino Redemption by Reared in Steel.
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- Cab view of Rhino Redemption art car.
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- Kickin’ it in the Tumble Leaf sculpture by Karen Cusolito.
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- Beautiful but doomed, the Pittsburgh Art Car gets finishing touches from artist Jason Sauers before its inevitable destruction by the MegaBot this weekend.
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- Monster Bumper Car cruises the South Lot at Maker Faire.
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- The Nautilus Submarine Art Car created by Five Ton Crane.
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- Wheels inside a wheel embellish this crazy home-built trike.
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- Justin Gray’s fire sculpture robots battle in the sand.
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- Flames dance to the music in this quintuple Rubens’ tube from Minor Catastrophe Productions.
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- A robot arm aces the old knife-between-the-fingers trick at Google’s Making Science exhibit.
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- This maker stands 8 feet tall in his handmade wooden robot costume.
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- The Bicycle Ferris Wheel is powered entirely by the riders. Contraption by Paul Cesewski.
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- The Electric Trout Car by artist/maker Alvin Petty.
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- People’s imagination inspire Paul Nosa to draw custom patches with his sewing machine.
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- Puppeteer and friend in the Steampunk zone.
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- The Golden Mean snail car by Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate.
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- Handmade accoutrements and gypsy wagon in the Steampunk zone.
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- The AJAX Exosuit is a pneumatically powered exoskeleton that allows the wearer to lift 400lbs with little or no effort.
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- The M.G. Locost home-built sports car with Lotus-type frame and MG running gear.
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- Robot eye surveys the West Lot at Maker Faire.
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- Jerrold Karmin builds solar vehicles and portable solar power stations for Burning Man.
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- Model airplane at Google’s Making Science exhibit.
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- Setting up large-scale artworks on [email protected] Faire.
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- The LegoJeep is interactive art sculpture is a real car — driven daily!
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- The Gatobot, a collaboration between art and robotics classes at Benicia High School.
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- Where else could you ride in a rooster?
We call it [email protected], with special open hours of 1-5pm reserved for schools, community-based youth-serving organizations, and individual teachers and a smattering of other folks. (While there is a published cost on our website, any schools who cannot afford our low-cost tickets — but who know for sure that they can get their kids to the San Mateo County Expo Center — can contact us about discounts.) We hope to continue [email protected] Faire as part of the schedule for years to come.
Educators love Maker Faire. The weekend is bursting with learning opportunities with over a thousand inspiring Makers showcasing their projects alongside hands-on making opportunities, performances, and talks.
If you’d like to participate next year, check out makerfaire.com/teachers for info about field trips, prep materials, discounts, and getting free tickets as part of the teacher team.
And if you’re not a teacher or student, make your way to Maker Faire this weekend! The show runs 10am-8pm Saturday and 10am-6pm Sunday.
