08.14.23
Meet the Maker: Kristin Field
Move over, tie-dye! Natural dyeing is the newest craft Chicagoans are learning at the Maker Lab this Summer.
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Category: Maker Lab
11.22.22
Meet the Maker: Esther Ajayi
Fall Maker-in-Residence Esther Ayaji makes crocheting cool agan, brining the beloved crafts to Chicagoans one Maker Lab class at a time.
11.10.22
Ask a Maker: Christopher Swenson
Self-described professional tinkerer, Christopher Swenson has been making his own keyboards from scratch. Read on to see how he used the tools at the Maker Lab to bring his project to life!
06.21.22
Meet the Maker: Carolyn Kassnoff
Carolyn brings the art of neon-bending and illustrations to the Maker Lab, helping Library users make our city glow with custom lanterns!
11.10.21
Meet the Maker: Faith Humphrey Hill
No stranger to Harold Washington Library Center, Faith Humphrey Hill is this Fall’s Maker-in-Residence, teaching Library users how to knit, draw using digital tools—and asking us to remember those whose lives were lost to COVID-19 with her famous knit-prints.
08.03.21
Maker-in-Residence Katelyn Patton Wants to Create Art With You
Katelyn has a knack for building installation-based exhibits that quite literally stop people in the street. As this summer’s CPL Maker-in-Residence, she’s bringing these skills to the Library.
05.20.21
The Story of the Tin Can: A Document in and through Time
We catch up with award-winning artist and 2019 Maker-in-Resident Kate Conlon after two years. Her final project for Chicago Public Library, The Story of the Tin Can is a living document of her evolution as an artist during COVID-19
06.12.19
Meet the Maker: Kate Conlon
They say inspiration can strike anywhere. Kate Conlon, our CPL Maker-in-Resident, find hers in a questions-questions that take her to the library.
12.20.16
The Chicago Public Library Maker Lab Inspries Curiosity – in 3D
CPL harnesses the energy of the maker movement and emerges as an innovation leader in the city with the Maker Lab. Learn more here.