Lucky for those of us left behind, the fine folks at Maker Faire have been tagging their pictures and adding them to the MAKE Flickr pool. I see steam, lights, robots, festive Faire goers and more. If you aren’t able to make it to San Mateo this weekend, you can live vicariously through our fellow makers on site.
Continue ReadingWe just got the numbers back, and so far there will be 526 Makers from 33 states in attendance at the upcoming 2011 Bay Area Maker Faire! In honor of this excellent display of diversity I wanted to share with you the super cool 50 and 50 project — 50 state mottos illustrated by 50 designers, one per state.
Continue ReadingHere 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 . Coming Up This Weekend: Shop Party Santa Rosa, CA Saturday, July 17, 12pm – 4pm Indie Mart San Francisco, CA Sunday, July […]
Continue ReadingHere’s our weekly craft fair post! Please add any upcoming craft fairs to our calendar, and if you know of a call for vendors. Click on “Read full story” to see the call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Artist Village/Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco, CA Saturday, Apr. 17, 11am – 6pm Sunday, Apr. 18, 11am […]
Continue ReadingHere is our weekly list of upcoming craft fairs and call for vendors. Please add upcoming events to the calendar and with any calls for vendors. Click on the jump to see the East Coast and international call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: The Flower Fields Arts & Crafts Fair Carlsbad, CA Saturday, Apr. […]
Continue ReadingDuring a quiet moment on Sunday afternoon at Maker Faire Austin 2008, I had a nice conversation with Mitch Altman. At the end of a very busy weekend, he was pretty beat, but I was struck with what a wonderful and peaceful guy Mitch is. Mitch Altman creates kits that inspire people to make things. […]
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