We are thrilled to announce that LAcon V will have a Makerspace in four rooms of the Anaheim Convention Center North (ACC). This is your place to try all kinds of craft and maker activities, as well as several art workshops. This is the creative hub of the convention with activities happening at all times, plus some scheduled workshops.
The Anaheim Convention Center North is the building directly to the northwest of the Hilton Anaheim, where many programming functions as well as exhibits are located during the convention. Room numbers precede each section below; you will be able to locate each room on the Map feature of our Member Portal during the convention.
263C
will be the Art Room, featuring demos, presentations, and workshops about drawing and painting.
264A
will have Build-a-Blinkie featuring a custom LAcon V blinkie. There will also be a table of miscellaneous giveaway electronics.
264B
will have Costume and Cosplay Repair, 3D printing demos, Stitch & Bitch, beaded embroidery and weaving demos, and a group of artisans from the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrating medieval art and craft techniques.
264C
will have demonstrations and display of how Kaiju suits are made, fabric dye workshops, gaming figure painting workshops, balloon sculpture workshops, and hair braiding workshops.
List of Art & Makerspace Participants
Artists
Bernard Fallon
Bridget Duffy
Cathy Koon
Daniel Gonzalez
Eugene Young
Yvonne Morton
Makers
Carole Parker – Dye Workshops
Jose Colon Rodriguez – 3D printing
Kathleen Sloan – Bead Embroidery & Weaving<
Lex Nakashima – Kaiju Suit Making
Tanya DePass – Miniature Gaming Figures Painting
Organizations
Build-a-Blinkie
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) – Kingdom of Caid
Also in the Makerspace
Button Making
Costume & Cosplay Repair
Free Electronics Giveaway
Stitch & Bitch
List of SCA Artisans and Demonstrations
Alesone Gray (Wendy Marques), with heraldry and sugar paste work.
Bridget Lucia MacKenzie (Roberta Brubaker), with spinning on the great wheel
Gavin Mac Dhomhnuill (Mark Zitny), with woodworking and wax carving
Joan Silvertoppe (Kimiko Small), with hand sewing and embroidery.
THL Mariam Albarran (Theresa Wollenstein), with natural dyes, hand spinning, weaving, and spinning on the great wheel.
Mary Dedwydd (Mary Kridler), with wax carving and fingerloop braiding
Megan de Barri (Helen Pembrook), with chasing and repousse
Petrusha Serebrianoi (Peter Polygalov), with leatherworking
Richenda Coffin (Deborah Fox), with embroidery, illumination, and lace making.
Rosie Black Rune (Jessica Osuna), with block stamping
Rudolf von Waldbruil (Spencer Mathesen), with drawing.
Siri hvita refr (Melissa Mendoza), with sewing and embroidery.
Staeina Halfdanardottir (Renee Pardovich), with embroidery
Thea Northernridge (Cynthia Konow-Brownell), with spinning and small-loom weaving
Thomas Brownwell (Doug Brownell), with calligraphy and book arts
