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Although we had to postpone this year’s Artisan Accelerator event, we’re happy to digitally unveil the work of our graduating Artisan Accelerator cohort including: Ruth Easterbrook of Ruth Easterbrook Ceramics Thomas […]
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Meet our Monthly Maker: Omar Buenaventura Tell us about yourself I am a self-taught Filipino-American installation artist living in Lenapehoking. In 2020, my partner Nicky Uy and I formed Bahay215, […]
NextFab and CraftNOW present: Tools of the Trades Conference 2023! If you’re looking for a way to kick off Spring, join us at the Tools of the Trades Conference! The […]
Website: www.michaelferrin.com Instagram: @ferrin.woodworking Tell us about yourself I grew up in South West Philadelphia. My father is a luthier and when I was a child he repaired instruments for […]
“Part of my journey is, as I was finishing my formal education, I experienced a life-threatening illness, which took me many years to recover from. So, in the process of […]
On Thursday, September 15th, NextFab hosted Margaux DelCollo, the CEO of TWEE, on our monthly webinar series, “From Making to Selling.” The handicraft market has been slowly growing over the […]
In the course Working with the Torch: An Introduction to Soldering and Annealing for Jewelry, Jewelry Instructor Melissa covers how to make a thin ring band. But, how do you […]
Art and technology have been interconnected throughout history and recent developments have brought them even closer. Technology has ventured into each dimension of our existence, making everyday activities easier, quicker, […]
It’s easy to think that social media is just for filtered selfies and elaborate food pics, but these platforms have evolved into an amazing tool for artisan entrepreneurs. Even though […]
From cutlery to cars, so many things in our everyday lives are made possible by metalworking. Metalworking is the process used to create these objects and, as such a diversely […]
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