Urban ReThink's Book Making workshop Wednesday, led by Greg Leibowitz and Adrian Gonzalez, both veterans of the Flying Horse Editions print studio. (Local illustrator Carly Jean Andrews will also be on hand.)
"Take a piece of paper. Fold it eight times, and now you have a book," Leibowitz says.
It seems simplistic, even self-evident, but it's that simple act of transformation that first fascinated Leibowitz, who delved into the processes of print by interning at local letterpress concern Mama's Sauce as well as Flying Horse.
When seven Central Florida counties were factored in, the study showed that the arts contribute $264 million annually to the economies of Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard and Polk counties.
Conducted by Americans for the Arts, aWashington, D.C.-based national advocacy group, the study did not measure ticket sales or entry fees, but tallied other spending created by cultural organizations — everything from the groups' rents and payrolls to patrons' expenditures on transportation and baby sitters.
Lyman FIRST Robotics is a robotics program at Lyman High School in Longwood, Florida that is motivated to teach our future engineers the basics of constructing, wiring, and programming robots. Lyman Robotics competes in FIRST competitions to teach the teams leadership, teamwork, and above all else, gracious professionalism. Lyman Robotics was founded by Karl "Skip" Brooks in 2008 with only a single FRC team and no FTC teams, Skip created the team to teach aspiring engineers about robotics.
Christine Betow Seerveld recently moved to Orlando, FL where she spends her days making metal art. She studied music theory and mathematics at Whitman College and outdoor recreation at Western Washington University. Somehow from this hodge podge of interests she took a love of form, structure, geometry, and the natural world and has applied it to her art. She first attended Burning Man in 2006 where she saw The Flaming Lotus Girl's piece, Serpent Mother. This is what first inspired her to take up welding.
Lee Bretschneider is a visual artist and satirist.
His work has been featured by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today's Pop Candy Blog.
He holds a B.S. degree (hurr hurr hurr) in Studio Art from Florida State University.
He lives in Tallahassee, FL, with his charming dog Bayou.
Monster Art Studio was formed in 2001 by Jeff Riggan.
Throughout the years Jeff has painted approximately 30 murals for Orlando-based Tijuana Flats
restaurants. Riggan has professionally painted and drawn for nearly 30 years. Jeff has been featured
in many publications, local and national news as well as several television shows. Riggan has sculpted, painted murals and fabricated large scale artwork for UNIVERSAL, NICKELODEON, ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE, SIX FLAGS AND WONDERWORKS to name a few.
I’m just your typical customizer of NERF and other seemingly innocent toy weapons. I specialize in Military, Video game and Steampunk styles, but I can do custom work if you need it (Including resin kits and whatnot!)
As I have new items ready, I’ll be making them available on Etsy.com and eBay so check them out. Most of my work is requested, so don’t be shy
Swivel Spaces is coworking in Orlando at its best. It's so much more than just getting work done. It's about doing even greater things because you're connecting and collaborating with creative business people like you.
I was invited to become a committee member of Tech Thursday events at Urban Rethink, a progressive co-working space that emphasizes collaboration between disciplines such as art, science, technology, and community. Even though it is volunteer work, it is incredibly rewarding, as I’ve met incredible people and have been able to continue in my Nerdom.
In essence, I feel like I’m a part of a social movement. I imagine people in the youth counterculture of the 1960s feeling like this. There’s a community of support and sharing ideas.