Build, Craft, Hack, Play, Make: San Mateo Maker Faire
Maker Faire Bay Area 2008: May 3-4, 2008, San Mateo, CA (art by Eboy)
Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things.
Think of it as Burning Man, minus the drugs, crabs and sandstorms. Well, obviously, it’s far more than that… but you will see many of the more gorgeous landmarks (and denizens) of Black Rock City there. Anyone else going? If so, keep an eye out for a short, raccoon-eyed chick in a either a WW II flight helmet, or antlers. I’ll be covering the event on CH later this month.
Also, midwest folks should be aware that a second Maker Faire will be held in Austin, TX later this year. Oct. 18th and 19th.
May 3rd, 2008 at 5:42 am
God I love eBoy.
May 4th, 2008 at 5:13 am
I’ll be there in the Steampunk Zone ( contraptors’ lounge) showing my new Warrior girl painting! Please come say hi!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
This was a good time. Great to have a chance to say hi to the Steampunk Magazine cats. I wasn’t terribly impressed by von Slatt’s steampunk talk (suffered from problems that plague many up-and-coming enthusiast talks… I could go on about this, but not in a comment), but the molecular gastronomy talk was very inspiring. Lots of swell folks with vests and goggles mixed in with the Google-ites and the families.
May 6th, 2008 at 8:20 am
I dunno, Is it me or does the Uk never get anything along the lines of this at all?
May 7th, 2008 at 9:28 am
swap-o-rama-rama is the ish!