Maker Faire Long Island #9: Saturday, June 6th

Back for its 9th year, Maker Faire Long Island is returning for its second year at Stony Brook University. “Maker Faire Long Island is where creativity becomes something visitors can see, touch, build and experience,” said Lisa Rodriguez, Co-Producer of Maker Faire Long Island and Director of Digital Marketing for the Long Island Explorium. “This year brings together new hands-on experiences and popular fan favorites, from Galactic Makers Alley and large-scale fire art to UV printing, paper engineering, chemistry and live performance. It is designed to inspire families, students, makers and the entire Long Island community.”

One of this year’s signature new attractions will be Morpho, making its Maker Faire Long Island debut with next-generation UV printing technology. Designed for makers, artists, designers and DIY creators, Morpho transforms everyday objects into vibrant, customizable creations with professional-level color, texture and detail. Visitors will be able to experience Morpho up close through live UV printing demonstrations, hands-on trials, real printed samples and applications, and a free Maker Faire Edition ID Card printed live on-site and theirs to keep. Morpho can print directly onto materials such as wood, metal, acrylic, leather, glass, 3D prints, stickers, phone cases, mugs, keyboards and more, opening new creative possibilities for 3D printing, laser engraving, crafting, design, stickers and DIY projects.

Brett Wang, Founder and CEO of Morpho, will attend the Faire in person to meet makers, creators and community members, and to see how visitors imagine using Morpho in their own creative projects. Visitors can meet the Morpho team on-site and learn more about their UV printing technology in person at Maker Faire Long Island.

“Maker Faire has always been a place where creativity, experimentation and hands-on making come together,” said Brett Wang, Founder and CEO of Morpho. “We are excited to debut Morpho at Maker Faire Long Island, meet the community face to face and explore how creators can bring everyday objects to life with color, texture and new forms of personalization.”

Adam Foster brings flaming creations to life through traditional metal craft, technology, and a love of fire. His work includes large-scale kinetic fire-emitting sculptures, structural and industrial art, LED light sculptures, and art cars.

Princesses with Powertools will return to inspire girls to see themselves as builders, engineers and creators, showing that creativity, confidence and engineering can go hand in hand.

Award-winning STEAM author, educator and maker Kathy Ceceri will demonstrate projects from the updated edition of Paper Inventions! Visitors can see how ordinary paper can become robots, light-up and motorized circuits, pop-up engineering designs, DIY toys, programmable greeting cards and more, with a family workshop option to make a project from her book to take home.

TECHART, also known as @dumpsterdivingrefiner, creates custom jewelry and art sculptures from electronics and recovered tech materials. Stop by their table at Maker Faire Long Island to see how discarded electronics can be transformed into unexpected works of art.

Umisora Taiko brings together talented artists and young musicians who infuse traditional songs with modern twists, evolving an ancient art form into something fresh and vibrant. They also make their own taiko drums using techniques learned in Japan and refined through their own practice.

Don’t miss the recreation of the Baker Torpedo Kid, a 1903 electric race car that was known as the fastest automobile in the world. At Staten Island, New York, Walter Baker’s Electric Torpedo achieved the miraculous speed of 100 mph. LEARN MORE about this fascinating innovation and its return.

Nurse Report Notebooks: Created by nurse, makers and mom Felicia DelMarco, these durable, thoughtfully designed tools help nurses stay organized, efficient, and confident throughout demanding shifts. Each layout is structured to streamline patient handoff, track vital information, document medications, labs, and notes, and reduce the risk of missed details. Created with real clinical workflows in mind!

Rebel Legion Echo Base: Established in 2000, Rebel Legion is an international Lucasfilm-recognized Star Wars charity costuming group. Rebel Legion focuses on screen accurate costuming of the heroes of the Star Wars franchise, including popular characters like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Rey, X-Wing pilots and Jedi. Its members use their love of Star Wars to give back to their local communities and raise money for charity.

DIY Passive Radar: Detecting Meteors and More: Come see a homebrew radar system capable of detecting meteors more than 100km away with less than $100 in parts!

BASF Care Chemicals will bring hands-on chemistry to the Faire with a do-it-yourself lip balm experiment for children. The booth will highlight BASF’s Care Chemicals Division, which makes active ingredients for personal care products at its East Setauket, N.Y. site, and will feature finished product examples and Kids Lab bag giveaways.