Workshops

Sewable Circuits

Friday, June 13, 8:30pm-9:30pm

At this workshop you will create a small hand sewn project. You will learn the basics of creating a simple circuit with thread and special considerations in fabric, such as ways to insulate exposed thread and fun connectors. You will take your project with you including a Lilipad Arduino. Ages 15+*

Hosted by Alex Krongel, an artist interested in exploring relationships, ability, and philosophy of mind!

Magical Puppetry

Saturday, June 14, 9:30am-11:00am

At this workshop, you may think you’ll just be learning to build a puppet, but magic and wonderful things will happen here. Communication, imagination, story creation, and most importantly…a bunch of funny fun! All Ages*

Hosted by Stephani Vrell Sachs from Half Pint Puppets, a professional puppet builder excited to change the world one puppet at a time. See https://halfpintpuppets.com/

Learn to Build an Animated LED Strip!

Saturday, June 14, 9:30am-11:00am (Pysanky tent)

At this workshop everyone walks away with their very own kit with a pretty, animated LED light strip and arduino, an understanding of the hardware and software, and a spark of confidence to explore creative coding and interactive light projects further.

We will spend time talking about code, and attendees will write their own. We will briefly introduce color theory, including RGB and HSV so students can design their own animations.

No soldering necessary for this class. We will be using breadboards and jumper wires. Kits will include ESP32 / Arduino, and a strip of LEDs. Attendees should bring a laptop with the Arduino IDE preinstalled https://www.arduino.cc/. Ages 15+

Our host Trevor Schrock is a longtime software engineer and very occasional installation artist. He’s got a thing for photons, cats, and teaching tricks to dumb hunks of metal. He is also a TYPONEXUS art-tech-sci-edu collective member.

Intro to Soldering, Make an LED Pin

Saturday, June 14, 11:30am-1:00pm

Come to this workshop to learn the basics of soldering while you assemble a light-up LED pin to take with you. The workshop will begin with a description of what soldering is and the theory behind it. Your host Andrew will then discuss safety and demonstrate good and bad solder joints. Participants will then be invited to try soldering by assembling a provided kit which will result in a small (1″-ish) blinky LED pendant pin. Ages 13+*

Hosted by Andrew Cole, a multidisciplinary engineer and tech artist with extensive experience making interactive, kinetic, sound and lighting projects. Andrew is a veteran of Electric Sky and a member of the art group Totally Legit. See https://aocole.net/

Pysanky (Ukrainian Heritage Art) Egg Decor Craft

Saturday, June 14, 11:30am-1:00pm (Pysanky Tent)

Learn the ancient, sacred, meditative art, history, and cultural and political significance of Ukrainian egg writing / painting with electric kistky (wax-resist tools) and layered dye technique. This year, our Pysanky master will help us learn, incorporate, and experiment with visual motifs and designs that include spirals, waves and meandering lines as we symbolize capturing movement on these magical eggs.

Traditional indigenous lore goes that so long as people continue to create enough beautiful pysanky across the world, they serve as individually and collectively protective talismans, setting in forward motion goodness and peace to prevail over darkness and evil.

Students get to make and take home with them their own pysanka.

Participants of all ages and skill levels are invited. No prior experience required.

Materials provided, but feel free to bring your own tools (electric and/or manual) and egg(s) of any origin to artfully inscribe.

Join us for our scheduled introductory workshop and find us for extra maker sessions at the TYPONEXUS camp.

Instructor Emily Martin is a 4th-generation diaspora master pysanky artist of Ukrainian heritage, as well as TYPONEXUS art-tech-sci-edu collective member

Make a Mobile, Balance and Spin

Saturday, June 14, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Learn the art of balance and gentle, spinning movements while making a mobile of wire and small objects. We will use a mix of found objects and provided objects, or you may bring your own small objects. This workshops is very kid-friendly. There WILL BE LEDS. All Ages*

Hosted by Shelly Farnham. Shelly is a classically trained painter who also works with interactive, experimental technologies in sculptural installations. Shelly loves mobiles and is excited to share what she has learned over the years. See https://shellydianefarnham.com

Intro to Motors for Movin’ It

Saturday, June 14, 3:00pm-4:30pm

At this workshop you will get a basic introduction to types of small motors and tips for how to embed them to add movement your creative projects. Ages 13+*

Hosted by Andrew Cole, an artist and technologist based in Seattle fascinated with mechanisms, light, illusion, and hidden complexity. See https://aocole.net/