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Philly Maker Faire Podcast
Hosted by Philly Maker Faire · EN
Celebrating the creators, builders, inventors, and artists that bring their visions to life. Featuring interviews of makers in the area and around the world. We strive to celebrate the diverse voices in the maker community.
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Amberlee Venti of Pippy Sips: Making breastmilk even cooler
Jan 23, 202400:32:51Tap to summarizePippy Sips is on a mission to create products that make pumping easier and more accessible to ALL breastfeeders. Name Amberlee Venti, founderCompany Pippy Sips Pippy Sips Online Website https://www.pippysips.com Pragmatic Innovation https://www.pragmatc.com Twitter/X https://twitter.com/PippySips Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PippyCompany Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pippysips YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAlJgwMJfAvpHhQCWCCIvzQ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Smooth Sailing with Mike Flynn from the Independence Seaport Museum
Jan 17, 202400:21:25Tap to summarizeMike Flynn, EVP and COO Independence Seaport Museum online Website www.phillyseaport.org Facebook facebook.com/phillyseaport Instagram instagram.com/phillyseaport Twitter twitter.com/phillyseaport Mike on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mike-flynn-9778ab8 Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Growing Mushrooms with Cart Reed from ei2o
Jan 17, 202400:24:35Tap to summarizeThis week on the podcast we chatted with Cart Reed of ei2o creators of automated systems for growing mushrooms at home. Join their newsletter to learn more and to join their next beta test! Philly Green Makers https://philly.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/636/ ei2o Online website https://ei2o.com Twitter @cart LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartwrightreed/ Email cart@ei2o.com Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Michele Archer from The Dragonfly Makerspace - Plymouth Meeting PA
Jun 14, 202300:34:57Tap to summarizeThe Dragonfly Makerspace A STEAM Studio. The Dragonfly Makerspace is a creative studio where anybody can design, learn, and innovate! Owner, Lead Teacher: Michele Archer 37 E Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Call (215) 515-4647 or Text (610) 659-8699 or email: michele@dragonflymakerspace.com www.dragonflymakerspace.com Dragonfly Makerspace Socials Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Mentioned in this episode: Tinkercad Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Chau Nguyen: A Vietnamese Artist Working in Multiple Worlds
Jul 27, 202200:37:51Tap to summarizeChau Nguyen (b. Hanoi, Vietnam) (they/she) is a Vietnamese immigrant artist based in Philadelphia. They draw from concepts of translation, memory, cultural symbols, affect theory, materiality, and research on Vietnamese histories to convey frictions at the intersection of cultural identity, colonial fragments, and transnationalism. Nguyen received their BA in Fine Arts and History of Art from Bryn Mawr College and their MFA in Painting from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. They were an artist-in-residence at 77Art Center (VT) and Chautauqua Art Institution (NY). Their work has been in group and solo exhibitions at The Delaware Contemporary (DE), The Monmouth Museum (NJ), The Woodmere Art Museum (PA), Visionary Projects (NY), Studio Montclair (NJ), Philadelphia Sketch Club (PA), Philly Art Collective (PA), Gallery Steinsland Berliner (Stockholm), among others. They worked on curatorial projects in conjunction with New Kensington CDC and Bryn Mawr College. Nguyen also served on the DEI Council at Comoto Holdings, a major U.S. platform in motorsports, where they co-led Comoto’s first women’s employee resource group. Nguyen has received grants and awards from The Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio at Temple University Libraries, The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), Tyler School of Art and Architecture, The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Chautauqua Art Institute, Bryn Mawr College, DIS Copenhagen, and FPT-Arena Multimedia. Chau Nguyen Online Website https://chauspace.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0GGV3GgW8 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nGLkKF2YG/ Email chauspace@gmail.com Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Tom Ward: Electrifying the Recreational Boat Industry with Epoch Boats
Jul 13, 202200:39:31Tap to summarizeThis week we’re talking with Tom Ward, co-founder of Epoch Boats. They are building a new generation of boats using innovative engineering and technology to make eco-friendly, fast, great performing boats. Tom Ward & Epoch Boats online Website https://epochboats.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/epochboats/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TomFnWard LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetomward/ Email tom@epochboats.com Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Taking Time to Breathe and Talk Design with Artist Deanna McLaughlin
Jun 22, 202200:54:34Tap to summarizeThis week we’re chatting with Deanna McLaughlin. She is a visual artist and designer who makes unique artwork and custom creations. Deanna worked for several years as an art therapist in state mental hospitals and for over two decades as a public school art educator. She was one of five Americans to participate in the First Artist Exchange with the Union of Artists at St. Petersburg, Russia. Deanna McLaughlin Online Art Links Website https://www.deannamclaughlin.com Furniture InLiquid https://inliquid.org/artist/mclaughlin-deanna/ Artsy https://www.artsy.net/artist/deanna-mclaughlin/works-for-sale Jewelry https://www.cartrageous.com/ Instagram @cartrageous Yoga Links Yoga https://www.taketimetobreathe.com/ Twitter @yogaah Instagram @take.time.to.breathe Email deanna@taketimetobreathe.com Inspiring Makers Horace Pippin https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.25.html Willard Wigan https://www.willardwiganmbe.com/ Dalton Ghetti https://www.daltonghetti.com/ Thomas Mann https://www.thomasmann.com/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Talking Textiles with Yemisi Ajayi
Jun 3, 202200:24:11Tap to summarizeThis week we’re chatting with textile artist, Yemisi Ajayi who produces textile art for fashion and interior spaces including wearable arts, silk scarves and soft furnishings. Yemisi Ajayi online LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemisi-ajayi-4aa83714/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yemisi_art/ Website https://yemisiajayi.wixsite.com/website-9 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Arisimiart Twitter https://twitter.com/yemisiajayi1 Email yemiart@yahoo.com Mentioned during the podcast The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers (PGHW) https://pghw.org/ NextFab https://nextfab.com/ THE AARDVARK ART STUDIO https://www.theaardvarkartstudio.com/ Fabric Workshop Museum https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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Igniting Change with Chad Eric Smith of Mural Arts Philadelphia
May 19, 202200:27:29Tap to summarizeThis week we’re talking with Chad Eric Smith, an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and founder of the film production company, MisterDuke Productions. He is the Director of Communications and Brand Management at Mural Arts Philadelphia "the nation’s largest public art program. Chad Eric Smith Rumination (short film) https://smile.amazon.com/Rumination-Kelvin-Drama/dp/B08113DYNL/ Director of Communications & Brand Management at Mural Arts cesmith@muralarts.org Mural Arts online: Beautify, Inspire, Empower Website https://www.muralarts.org/ Shop link https://www.muralarts.org/shop/ Instagram @Muralarts Facebook Mural Arts Philadelphia Twitter @MuralArts YouTube PhillyMuralArts LinkedIn Mural Arts Philadelphia Year in Review https://www.muralarts.org/blog/a-year-in-review-the-creative-leadership-of-chad-eric-smith/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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David Ryle Discusses Growing Community with Trellis For Tomorrow
May 5, 202200:33:01Tap to summarizeThis week we’re chatting with David Ryle from Trellis for Tomorrow. They deliver programs in organic gardening, environmental education, and food security that provide practical life skills for youth and adults. Trellis for Tomorrow Online David Ryle, Senior Program Director dryle@trellis4tomorrow.org Website: https://trellis4tomorrow.org/en/team/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trellisfortomorrow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrellisForTomorrow Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery
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