Favorites from Maker Faire Bay Area 2014
I attended the SF Bay Area Maker Faire again this year. Here are some of my favorite finds.
Shannon Chappell‘s Steampunk Rock Golem. Provided by Solarbotics Chappell noted, “I have made a Steampunk Rock Golem, conjured for either protection or destruction. A Golem is an animated creature created out of inanimate matter. In this instance a magical will was put into a pile of rocks and antique machine parts to bring this Golem to life.”
Michael Gard‘s Lift: Luminous Sculpture
Justin Kohn‘s Channelled Alien Mechanicals
About Michael Gard:
Michael Gard’s sculptures are created using a wire weaving technique he invented as a teenager. Each figure begins as a block of clay and a spool of wire. The clay is sculpted. This sculpture is reproduced in wax. Individual lengths of wire are woven and knotted stitch-by-stitch around the wax form. Finally the wax is melted away, leaving a rigid figure, both light and strong.
Since 2008 he has been incorporating LED lights into some of the work, and has used brightly colored enameled wires since 2011.
Michael was born in London in 1971, he moved to the US in 1994. He has maintained a full time sculpture studio since 1995. He resides in San Francisco with his wife Andrea and sons Milo and Felix.
Source: Michael Gard website
About Justin Kohn
Justin Kohn was born in 1954. He has been involved with 3- dimensional animated effects work since 1979. In Los Angeles, In the 80’s and 90’s, he ran a small animation armature manufacturing and effects rigging studio along with partner Master Machinist Peter J Marinello. Justin Kohn’s 3/D Animation Film Credits Include: “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, “Robocop Two”, “James And the Giant Peach”, “Monkeybone”, “The Life Aquatic”, “Disaster- the Movie” and “Coraline”, As well as numerous other films, television shows, educational films and commercials. Source: Justin Kohn website “Mechanical Spirits”
Here is a “behind the scenes” interview with him about his work on “Mermaids on Mars.”
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