Kim Burton

Hello Makers! Here’s what’s been going on around the space in November:

We finished our EPIC MAGIC FIRETRUCK WHEELCHAIR for a boy who was very thrilled to have the best halloween costume ever! Thank you to everyone who worked on the wheelchair!

It’s time to appoint 2019 area leads. To help out in your favorite area, sign up here.

Can you make us ten holiday ornaments by Thanksgiving? Win a $50 MakeICT gift card in our Holiday Ornament…

Krissie Lagana is a wife, mother, daughter, granddaughter, and soon to be grandmother. Her favorite thing to do is spending time with family and listening to her son play guitar or drums, and is also nuts about baking, and canning. She is originally from Wichita and very proud of being a Wichitan, (she also adds that it isn’t only because she work for the city). She is passionate about her kids, and is sure to be just as crazy for her soon to be grandbaby.

She joined MakeICT after a life…

Keychains and Luggage Tags by Brian Norton

Field Notes Journal by Brian Norton

When Brian Norton came to his first Maker Monday to join, it was because he found out the space had a laser that he could use with his leather working. He said he always enjoyed making, building, and tinkering and he was excited to find a place with other creative people that share those same interests.

Brian is originally from Kansas City, MO but having moved to Wichita when he was still in third grade and…

September is always a very busy month at MakeICT and this year is no exception. Thanks everyone for jumping in and getting involved! Here are the highlights:

Join us every Sunday evening to build an epic magic firetruck wheelchair for a very cool kid in need! We need to raise about $1500 for supplies – pitch in at makeict.org/donate

Finalize your donation for our 2018 Art Auction.on September 28th. Items will be on display starting the week…

In this inaugural entry in our Ceramics Featured Makers series, I’d like everyone to meet @Michelle LeFavor. If you’ve been in the studio the past several months you have undoubtedly seen some of Michelle’s amazing sculpture pieces. Her recent work is remarkably detailed representing the many hours of time she spends on them. Her pieces range from those that look like they’ve jumped right off a coral reef and onto the shelves to whimsical carved bowls and sculptures of nature or fantasy…

We’ve had a few members approach leaders at the makerspace lately to say, “I just broke a machine! What should I do!?” This topic is covered in safety classes but we wanted to reiterate some best practices.

Here are some things you should NOT do:

1. Have no idea what to do
2. Leave without doing anything
3. Blank stare for extended period of time

Here are some things you SHOULD do:

1. Turn it off.
2. Unplug it.
3. Gather information. Examine the situation as best you can. What’s damaged? Will new parts be…

Sunday August 12th, 3:00-6:00pm
Join us at MakeICT to hang out with fellow makers, clean up our space, and have a cook out…burgers and fixins’ will be provided! Please bring a side dish, chips, or dessert to share. This event will give us time to prep our space for Open Streets ICT on September 23rd and the Art Auction on September 28th.  More info…

Just a reminder our annual art auction is…

Scott Sullivan makes the most of his monthly membership dues. He joined MakeICT to have access to a woodshop, metal

shop and pottery studio, but when I first met Scott, he was hanging out with the Textile Tribe repurposing old shirts into aprons. He definitely utilizes the most of what Makerspace has to offer.

Scott was born in Seoul, Korea. He describes growing up as “not quite an ‘army brat’ but close”, moving to a new location every 3 to 4 years. He caught the ceramics bug while an…

Makers, I heard that you’d like quick, scannable emails to let you know what’s going on. So here are my top things to know for July.

First – If you only do one thing, please take our 2018 member survey The next year is going to be huge, and we’re using your survey responses to drive our priorities. Thank you to everyone who’s taken it so far.

MakeICT Logo Screenprint Jam Monday July 9, 7pm (bring your clothes!)
MakeICT election process Town Hall Mo…

This post was contributed by LaDeana Dockery

We met a lot of great people and had a lot of fun going to the 2018 Nation of Makers Conference (NOMCON).

Most of us (David, Malissa, Logan and myself) set out Friday morning… well Thursday night really.  It is 2:30am when the train leaves Newton, Kansas heading West.  If you have never taken the train, you should at least take one trip.  We watched the scenery from Western Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico fly by from the Observation car as we…