Chris Connors forgot to bring his mouse to the fair, and was forced to make one on the spot. – Photo by Sam Moore
Martha’s Vineyard Library Association set up a table for soldering electronic buttons. – Photo by Sam Moore
Jim Turner showed off his homemade wooden kayak and paddle. – Photo by Sam Moore
Willy Mason took a stint playing the guitar that fed musical input for one of Tim Laursen’s kinetic sculptures. – Photo by Sam Moore
Piles of legos dotted the edges of the Ag Hall. – Photo by Sam Moore
Gimli Glavin made collages at her table, and also displayed homemade wooden “jellyfish lamps’ and other crafts. – Photo by Sam Moore
Graham Smith with his projected video “remixes”–interactive sequences of footage and patterns. – Photo by Sam Moore
Tim Laursen plays a drum machine wired up to the percussive belly of “Ganesha,” the robot drummer. – Photo by Sam Moore
Jennifer McCurdy at her pottery wheel in the Ag Hall. – Photo by Sam Moore
Makers of all kinds set up their wares in the West Tisbury Ag Hall on Saturday for a community building afternoon of interactive fun and learning in the first Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire. The faire included artisans, with wooden boats, pottery, and woodwork, tech gurus with arduinos, atmospheric sensors, and user-friendly DIY inventions, and artists with sculptures, music, and video presentations.
One maker, Christian Comazzi, put together a time-lapse of the whole Faire:
