One of my favorite events to attend is Maker Faire. Truth be told, it does not really matter in which city or what time of the year it is held, it is a concept not a square on the calendar in my world.
Maker Faire is an event that is difficult to explain or define because it is something different to each person. For some it is a geek convention, others, a hacker reunion, it is a Lego village while others see it as a concert with Tesla Coil sparks of pure energy. Maker Faire is a steampunk revolution, a Bizarre Bazaar, a lecture on innovation, a display of alternative energy possibilities or even a choreographed Mentos and Coke Zero wonder of science. It is experienced through make n takes, various foods on a stick, a lifesize mousetrap game or in a knitting circle sipping tea and talking about the weather. As varied as the ideas of what Maker Faire is, the commonality that binds each and every person that walks the grounds and interacts within the event is that we are all Makers. We are the doers of things and thinkers of thoughts, the curious, the child like wonder trapped in an aging birthday suit. We are the "what-if" askers and the grease smudged foreheads, we are the growers of gardens and the wearers of the fantastic and outlandish. We are the product of our own making wrapped up in a Providential design that embodies a creativity only the original Maker could create. It is a celebration of what could be possible when we choose to marinate on the impossibilities of the here and now.
What an amazing Faire! Love the Lego car - I could never get my boys away from that. I can just image them driving down the road in it, hanging out the window
Posted by: Michelle@MixedMediaArt | August 30, 2010 at 07:23 AM
Awesome...I wonder if there is an equivalent in Europe? Thanks for sharing the photos :)
Posted by: linda | May 31, 2010 at 03:11 AM
Wow! It's like a cosplay convention where everybody is wearing the character they want to portray.
Posted by: Web Designing | May 28, 2010 at 08:17 AM