Maker Art: How to Create a Wonderbox

Maker ArtHow to Create a Wonderbox

Fabrice Florin - Tam MakersReMake Education Summit - Aug. 4, 2016

We offer classes for adults and youth

and a new makerspace in Marin County.

Our specialty: woodworking and maker art.

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What is Maker Art?

• mix of art and tech

• miniature worlds

• animated characters

• lights, sounds, motion

• storytelling

What is Maker Art?

• broader appeal

• creative expression

• deeper engagement

• wider range of skills

• you can change the world

Why Maker Art?

Halloween Wonderbox

This year’s projects

Chinese New Year Wonderbox

Cities of the Future

What is a

Wonderbox?

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www.pataphysics.us

Halloween Wonderbox

Family Workshop | Ages 8-12 | Mill Valley Library

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Chinese New YearWonderbox

After-School Class | Ages 6-10 | Lycée Français Sausalito

Chinese New Year Wonderbox

Make a lantern

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Art up your box

Create a character

Make your character move

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Cities of the Future

After-School Classes | Kids 6-14 | Lycée Français / Tam High

What will life

be like

in 100 years?

How will

our lives

change?

Connected brains

Human clones

Robot maids

• a home of the future

• a character

• an invention

• a public space

• a city landscape

What will we create?

Lower School Class | Ages 6-10 | Lycée Français Sausalito

Composite of student designs - Maker Art Class - Lycée Français - Apr. 2016

Underwater

Cove

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyscrapers

. . . . . . . . . . . . Waterline

Underwater . . . . . . . . . . .

SpaceElevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paul

Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gunnar Theodore

Henri

Helene Madeleine JosephineAnaisHaydenMax

Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

City Layout

Lorenzo

Beach

Middle School Class | Ages 12-14 | Tam Makers

Composite of student designs - Maker Art Class - Tam High - Apr. 2016

Tomas

Underwater mines . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyscrapers (robots, super-rich)

. . . . . . . . . . . . Waterline

Poor area . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rich area . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

War zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LorenPhoebe

Will Daniel

Christian

WallRubbles

RobotGovernment

Spencer

City of the Future - Layout

Tyler?

What did

we learn?

• Art

• Design

• Sketching

• Storytelling

What students think they learned:

• Electronics

• Making

• Programming

• Woodworking

• Collaboration

• Creativity

• Critical Thinking

• Innovation

• Problem Solving

What they really learned:

VideoMaker art is deeply engaging

Art + Tech + Stories appeal to more learners

They identify with their characters

Creative freedom gives them license to play

Student-driven projects build their confidence

Collaborations are fun and productive

Family activities level the age gap

Wonderboxes help frame our imagination

You can

change the world!

Next Classes

• Build a Haunted House

• Arts & crafts + Arduino!

• Wednesdays @ 3:30pm

• Sep. 28 - Nov. 16

• Learn more: tammakers.org

Maker Art (middle school)

• Adults get to have fun too!

• Make a magical experience

• 3 Wednesday evenings

• Starts October 26

• Learn more: tammakers.org

Create a Wonderbox

• Make your own project

• Gadget, jewelry, robot, etc.

• Bring your own materials

• Wednesdays @ 6pm

• Next course starts August 31

• Learn more: tammakers.org

Learn more: tammakers.org

You Can Make It

• Website

• Email

• Maker Art

tammakers.org

info@tammakers.org

bit.ly/teaching-maker-art