I'm a knitter, sewer, baker, jewelry type maker. The first Maker Faire in the Bay area had this giant garment swap in a back room. I brought two bags of clothes I wasn't wearing any more on a table for that size and took ou a bag of clothes that I was going to wear a lot more. Back in 2017 or 2018, they started separating Craft from Make more stringently. I'm local but immunocompromised (3 total high-risk factors) and really hope we get to that kind of reliable seasonality within 5 years.
Been to my local one and it was a blast. Very focused on what you can do with 3-D printers since almost everything involved at least some printed parts. What i lived were all the kids showing off amazingly imaginative things, and a bunch of retro tech worked into different projects. I highly recommend it.
I do identify as a maker, although, alas, never made it to a Maker Faire (one of the drawbacks of living in the wilds of the French countryside). But I agree with you about the inclusivity of the community. That's not always true about the broader geek world: adolescent misogyny and other prejudices remain a problem in some areas, including infosec (which is my beat) and gaming. But I find the maker environment to be much more liberal and accepting.
We love our maker faire here in Portland. Glad to see they are up and running again. I will take my boys to next years.
Maker for the maker god! Fair for the fair throne!
Not just any street performing puppet. It is the puppet Vanessa Carlton that sang 1000 Miles on a Ben Howard UA-cam video.
Looks like a bunch of fun. Enjoyed the maker fair in Austin years ago. Most days I make things in metal.
I'm a knitter, sewer, baker, jewelry type maker. The first Maker Faire in the Bay area had this giant garment swap in a back room. I brought two bags of clothes I wasn't wearing any more on a table for that size and took ou a bag of clothes that I was going to wear a lot more. Back in 2017 or 2018, they started separating Craft from Make more stringently. I'm local but immunocompromised (3 total high-risk factors) and really hope we get to that kind of reliable seasonality within 5 years.
Been to my local one and it was a blast. Very focused on what you can do with 3-D printers since almost everything involved at least some printed parts. What i lived were all the kids showing off amazingly imaginative things, and a bunch of retro tech worked into different projects. I highly recommend it.
I do identify as a maker, although, alas, never made it to a Maker Faire (one of the drawbacks of living in the wilds of the French countryside). But I agree with you about the inclusivity of the community. That's not always true about the broader geek world: adolescent misogyny and other prejudices remain a problem in some areas, including infosec (which is my beat) and gaming. But I find the maker environment to be much more liberal and accepting.
I've never been to a Maker Faire. I'd love to someday, but this is too far (and I only learned about it after it happened). :(