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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.
• 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?
www.pataphysics.us
Halloween Wonderbox
Family Workshop | Ages 8-12 | Mill Valley Library
Chinese New YearWonderbox
After-School Class | Ages 6-10 | Lycée Français Sausalito
Chinese New Year Wonderbox
Make a lantern
Art up your box
Create a character
Make your character move
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:
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
• Maker Art
tammakers.org
bit.ly/teaching-maker-art
