Hasta La Ideas

We had a blast at Portland’s inaugural Mini Maker Faire at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Like the bigger events in Detroit, the Bay Area and the coming world Maker Faire in NY, the Mini Maker Faire hosts an eclectic mix of makers, diy’ers, crafters, engineers, designers and essentially anyone else with something to show and tell.

Portland, OR’s maker community runs deep and strong so despite the “mini” status there was maximum maker satisfaction. There was the expected gamut of 3D and laser printers madly pumping out bits and bobs hither and thither, other highlights included Fractal Copper tables, The Handlebar (a human powered mobile bar), dorkbot’s Bee Hive enthusiasts and a magnificent trebuchet that hurled pumpkins and watermelons every half hour.

Hand-Eye Supply was out in full force with our brand new mobile bike hand painted by the talented illustrator and hand letterist Mary Kate McDevitt. While the bike tooled around MMF, the Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club set up an informational table with some artifacts from some of our past speakers: Blacksmith Lyle Poulin, Perfume Maker and Artist Julia Barbee, Stainless Steel Birdcage Fabricator Joe Diemer, Telmark Skier and Designer Mark Tieszen and Illustrator and Letterpress firm KeeganMeegan & Co.

Special thanks to Julia Barbee and Lyle Poulin for hanging out with us at the Curiosity Club booth, the OMSI team and all the makers who came out to make a fabulous inaugural Portland Mini-Maker Faire. We can’t wait for next year!

Will Lolcama spreads the word about the Curiosity Club.

Simran Gleason’s fractal copper coffee table is based off the Hilbert space-filling curve.

Simran demonstrates his braising techniques.

Portland’s Alter Egos Society develops their own superheros and costumes to raise money for homeless youth.

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