The second annual San Luis Obispo Mini Maker Faire has come and gone and
a couple of instruments left the “available for sale” category. There
were lots of impromptu ukulele lessons and canjo sessions.
There were paper sculptures, a frisbee chucking bot, and shrinky-dinks among the many activities and demonstrations.
The following weekend I traveled to San Mateo for the big Maker Faire.
It was two whole days of surprising people with the sound that can come
out of a hillbilly instrument. I am happy to say that lots of folks left
the Tinkers Damn booth smiling. My special lady friend did not come
along for the big show so I am short on photos, folks. Here’s a
video that gives a drone’s view of some of the Faire. If you’ve never attended it will give a little taste of how big the event is.
If you want to see more of the SLO event, have a look at the
iFixit SLO Maker Faire video
(and though it makes me writhe in pain to see myself on tape, it
includes a short clip of me and the cans.) A couple of the Faire
volunteers jumped right in to ukulele lessons and did so much to spread
the magic to more of the Faire visitors than I could have ever done on
my own. Sorry for all the cut off heads here and above (I prefer to
avoid showing faces of people who have not given the go to use their
likeness on the interwebs).
San Luis Obispo Mini Maker Faire 2014 from
The Tinkers Damn on
Vimeo.
