David Taylor is a middle school Engineering and Computer Science teacher and Fab Lab instructor at Charlotte Latin School, where he's passionate about student-led design and developing an environment where students can learn through making and prototyping.

You can find David at

Our guest in the tavern today is Joel Bonasera. He, like all our storytellers this chapter, is a maker based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. After spending over a decade in science and technology education, Joel turned his focus to digital fabrication to make things. Now, he spends his time on e-commerce sales, commissioned work, and ongoing support for educators and institutions interested in learning the basics of 3D printing and design.

You can find Joel at

Episode Shout-Outs

Episode 11, in which we close out Chapter 1. Leigh and Mush look back on some of the highlights of this chapter, discuss our plans for what's next, and celebrate one last time with all our friends from Maker Camp '22.

Much love to:

We'll see you soon! ♥

Our last story from Maker Camp 2022 comes from Brett Mcafee, an Artist, blacksmith, and fabricator of other beautiful things in and around the Joshua Tree region of California.

Two of our last storytellers from Maker Camp this year are Chad Grosklags of Mancrafting (@Mancrafting), and Jacob LaRocca of Rocket Props (@RocketProps).

You can find Chad:

You can find Jacob:

The Storyteller's Tavern is:

https://storytellerstavernpod.com/

Jon and Walter Peters are father and son woodworkers, makers, and YouTubers from Red Bank, NJ.

Jimmy Diresta lives in in East Durham, NY and is affectionately referred to by many in the community as the Godfather of Making.

Grant Alexander is a maker and Youtuber based out of Ottawa, and is the host of the Creating, Living, and Making Projects Podcasts - aka the Clamp Podcast.

Jimmy and Grant visit the Tavern to talk about why and by whom they were inspired to begin making, the beauty and magic of tools that come with a history, the long road to get to East Durham and Maker Camp, and the realization that we're all grown ups who can buy the grown up tools and toys we've always been fascinated by.

You can find Jimmy online at JimmyDiResta:

Grant is online at TheGrantAlexander:

Andrew Szeto is a maker and skateboarder who hails from Ottawa. During his time in the Tavern, he shares with us the challenges and joys of finding fellow Canadian Makers, celebrates the memory of his mentor Richard Scott, digs into the value of failure, and teams up with Leigh to hijack the episode to transform it into an ad hoc hockey podcast.

You can find Andrew online:

Leah Hartman and Sam Ciferno Skidmore run The Hive, an open access makerspace at Lakeland Community College outside of Cleveland, Ohio. Leigh and I were excited to geek out with fellow educators and learn about how they introduce making to learners from three to ninety-five years old, how they dealt with the atmospheric and cultural whiplash that was introduced by Covid restrictions, and how they planned to drinkfrom the firehose of knowledge that is Maker Camp. Plus, at some point Leigh and Leah discover that they've both built their own ice rinks and get a chance to unpack that.