Dude Dad and Stranger Things
I am a huge fan of Stranger Things. So when one of my favorite YouTubers, Dude Dad, built a 14-foot mind flayer and a life-sized Demogorgon 20 miles away from me, I knew I had to go check it out!
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Maker Faire Orlando Celebrates 10 Years Of Awesome
It’s been 10 years since Maker Faire Orlando started inspiring Florida makers to show & tell their projects, props, and passions, learn new skills, and get their robot on and cause a ruckus!
Community Maker Award: Noelle Conover of Matt’s Maker Space
Have you ever watched children in a makerspace? They come alive! Especially the children who never had a chance to use their hands or their minds in creative ways. My own children, now in their 20s and 30s, love visiting makerspaces. They never had a woodshop class or sewing in school. In the 1990s, schools […]
The Fantastical Cardboard Cosplay of Praise Kelechi
Name Praise Kelechi. Where are you located? Nigeria. Website | Facebook What kinds of stuff do you make? Cardboard arts, Props and Cosplay. How did you get started making stuff? It all started when I was 11 years old, I always love to fiddle with things and try to figure out how they worked and […]
Mimicking Nature Via Analog Circuits: Kelly Heaton
At Maker Faire Rome I was lucky enough to get to see the work of Kelly Heaton first hand. She took a little time to talk with me about her work and her goals for the future. . For those who aren’t already familiar, you’ll typically see her art as birds (and other natural things), […]
Safe 3D Printing: Stop Fires With “The Cloud”
Over the years there have been a few troubling stories of house fires caused by 3D printers with electrical problems. When you think about it, this makes sense doesn’t it? You’ve got an electrical heater that is being pushed to over 200 degrees celcius, a bunch of moving parts, and the possibility of a glob […]
1+2+3: Floating Specter!
I designed and built this 10-foot-tall costume for Halloween 2020 for about $100. The head is a giant plastic skull I found at a Halloween store, and I downloaded creepy scary sounds from Spotify and played them on a Bluetooth speaker attached to my waist. Although you can walk around in this costume, I decided riding […]
