At Electric Sky, we host workshops to help you improve your practice as a creative artist, designer, or technologist. These hands-on workshops for the most part will be tied to the theme (2025: Movin’ It), and some will encourage you to add a project to our pop-up art show. Learn, connect with other creative folks, and share!
- Friday 8:30pm-9:30pm Sewable Circuits
- Saturday 9:30am-11:00am Magical Puppetry
- Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm Intro to Soldering, Make an LED Pin
- Saturday 1:00pm – 2:30pm Make a Mobile, Balance and Spin
- Saturday 3:00pm – 4:30pm Intro to Motors for Movin’ It
Workshop Descriptions:
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 Stephanie Vrell Sachs from Half Pint Puppets, a certified puppet maker excited to change the world one puppet at a time. See https://halfpintpuppets.com/
Intro to Soldering, Make an LED Pin
Saturday, June 14, 11:30am-12:30pm
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 15+*
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. He has a BS in engineering from Harvey Mudd College. See https://aocole.net/
Make a Mobile, Balance and Spin
Saturday, June 14, 1:00pm-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. 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 15+*
Hosted by Andrew Cole, an artist and technologist based in Seattle fascinated with mechanisms, light, illusion, and hidden complexity. See https://aocole.net/
Space is limited in our workshops, so be sure to register in advance to save your spots (see “add-ons” when registering), otherwise it is first come, first serve on site.
*Several of the workshops are designed for mixed-age attendees. Parents should attend workshops with kids 14 and under, and should be within earshot for ages 15 – 18. Workshops marked “Ages 15+” indicate the complexity of content, manual dexterity, or patience required is not appropriate for kids but a teenager could probably handle it.