We highlight different makers from our broad community to show you the faces and stories behind the projects. Meet all the amazing people featured in Maker Spotlight below.
Co.Lab is a free, non-profit (501c3) fabrication lab and craft studio with a mission to empower and support innovators of color, the queer community, women and other underrepresented groups, regardless of financial situation, by providing a safe, inclusive environment. How did you get started? The four of us have backgrounds in education and making. Though […]
Home: Kansas City, MO Day Job: Maker Specialist, The Maker Studio @ Science City Makerspace: The Maker Studio and Hammerspace Workshop in Kansas City How did you get started in making? I have been making since I was little. I started with the most important woodworking job: holding and snapping the chalk line for my […]
where are you located: Springfield, MO. what is your day job: Web Developer for Adafruit. Before that I worked at WindowFarms and MakerBot. what makerspace do you attend: Several years ago I started SquidFoo, the first makerspace in Springfield, MO., and have been a friend of Hammerspace Workshop in Kansas City, MO. since 2010. […]
where are you located: Kansas City what is your day job: Junior Developer what makerspace do you attend: Before moving to the KC area, I helped with MakeICT in Wichita, KS., and even tried to get something going in McPherson, KS. before I left. While I try to do most of my making at home, […]
where are you located: Kansas City what is your day job: Contractor for the EPA (cause ‘dem bills) What kinds of stuff do you make? Mostly wearable art and elaborate costumes. I have become somewhat of a foam-smith lately, using materials like EVA foam as my medium to create armor pieces, costume props, and other […]
Tell us a little about your space. ADX is chock full of creative space of all shapes and sizes. Created for people who are tired of working by themselves, whose rent is getting too expensive, or who are seeking a community of like minded creatives, ADX provides a place to make a space of your […]
Name: Blake Hodgson Home: Mission, KS Day Job: Project manager by day, prototype developer by night Makerspace: Hammerspace Workshop in Kansas City, MO. How did you get started in making: I have always enjoyed make things, but the catalyst to me making bigger and cooler things started when I joined my local makerspace, Hammerspace Workshop. I finally […]
