Maker Faire had reached out to me last year onĀ Instagram, inviting me to the event. I WAS THRILLED, especially since they were adding a puppetry section to the faire. Rochester it is practically in my own backyard, being from Buffalo.
At the time I accepted I didn’t know we were going to be bringing an infant. But our new family had a BLAST, especially baby Fred! You can see our experience first hand in theĀ Vlog on Youtube.
Being so new to the Maker Faire experience, I wasn’t sure of exactly what to bring. So we just stuffed the car with all I had until nothing else fit! I even ordered custom banners designed byĀ Cameron Garrity, my co-host on theĀ Puppet Tears PodcastĀ . And I LOVE how it all turned out.
Over the course of the two days day Maker Faire I did puppetry demos for thousands of people. I showed them how the mechanical puppets work, performing techniques, as well as how to findĀ free resourcesĀ on my website toĀ make your own puppets. I even taught how to make your ownĀ show!
I also met a ton of awesome people! Many of which we are planning to do collaborations with. I metĀ Elijah HorlandĀ who was a host onĀ Mythbusters Jr.Ā We got to learn about his experience on the show and they invited us to go to his Maker Faire in Coney Island! Keep an eye out for it, I’m really hoping we can go!
We also met and got to see an awesome magic show byĀ Mario the Maker Magician! He was awesome! We chatted a little about my old magician days, I’m hoping to build puppet for one of his projects coming up! Be sure to check out hisĀ YouTube ChannelĀ too!
I connected quick with my friends over atĀ ThimbleĀ and we are hoping to make a puppetry themed box for their maker subscription kits!!!! Stay tuned!!!
Lastly, Kira and I are planning to co-design a line of puppets. I’m going to be creating a custom pattern exclusively for her shop! So if you like the design, the only place you will be able to get it will be atĀ Kira Arts!
The whole event was sooooo amazing! I am definitely looking forward to going back again next year and even to other Maker Faires!!
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Yours truly,
Adam
