The Walter Hive

Meet Xia! Xia has been coming into our weekly open workshop event on Wednesday nights at 6:00 to #3Dprint with us and use the laser cutter, and last week he brought us in a sticker of a painting he had done of an airplane! Thanks, Xia! This looks great on our #lasercutter!

A couple of photos from last nights open shop hours at The Walter Hive! Reminder: community workshop hours at our makerspace (6435 east Thomas road, #scottsdale) every weds from 6-9pm! #MakerSpace #scottsdale #scottsdaleart #paperelectronics #STEAM #STEMeducation

Last month we did a project with @cscaz360 where they came to the hive and built a sign for their upcoming night of lights event. Today we got to deliver it. Great job, guys! Like supporting this type of community collaboration? Check out … ift.tt/2sIZ2QP

Karyn shows off her #interactiveart project at today’s gallery show. Along with her partner Jetzy, she used #woodworking skills to build this vertical napping station where people can exchange their daydreams in a journal. Good job, ladies! #makerspac… ift.tt/3256liu

Students collaborate on fabricating some metal pieces for their bicycle #sculpture today at our design series. #teamwork. Great job! @bgcgs #boysandgirlsclub #scottsdale #oldtownscottsdale #thewalterproject #makerspace #metalworking #interactiveart #j… ift.tt/2OzlDIz

Another photo from this weekend’s workshop with @bgcgs #boysandgirlsclub #scottsdale. Students came to our workshop in #oldtownscottsdale and were taught about some of tools we have. They then were invited to use some of the skills they learned to iden… ift.tt/2OpbAWh

At today’s #makerspace workshop with @bgcgs #boysandgirlsclub #scottsdale, students were invited to creatively solve problems using our tools and the skills they learned today. Caitlin decided to make a #lasercut gift for her #youtuber brother. Cool gi… ift.tt/2nh6L6a

Check out this cool #playagift that @feisty.sugar.doll made on our #lasercutter last night! Cool! #burningman #makerspace #diy #justbenice #thewalterproject ift.tt/2yN40f2

Last night some of the team from @movementofjahpeople came down and worked on the dreadlocks for their art car. #burningman prep is definitely in full swing! #makerspace #art #justbenice #thewalterproject ift.tt/2KCQyQF

Today at open shop, Lily learned about #soldering components onto a circuit board! #makerspace #makerspacekids #ledlights #justbenice #thewalterproject ift.tt/2KzJN1W

A photo of one of the #lasercutting birdhouses the participants made at our workshop today with @cscaz360. #thewalterproject #woodworking #makerspaces #justbenice ift.tt/2ZoG2SV

Thanks @kristinaricci for being the guinea pig for our soldering workshop! Come down to open shop tonight and make one until we run out of boards of lights! #soldering #makespace ift.tt/2O38lVV

Some more photos from this weeks workshop: Michael and Zion learning to run our #lasercutter #justbenice #thewalterproject @spot127media ift.tt/2Sl6Mkz

Another project from yesterday’s workshop with @spot127media! Students chose one of the skills they learned #welding #woodworking #lasercutting #sculpture #foundart to construct a flower pot to take home. Shawna chose woodworking! #spot127 #thewalterpr… ift.tt/2keiAIN

Travers is leading up the woodworking component of our design workshop with @spot127media today. Thanks, Trav! #spot127 #makerspace #woodworking #justbenice #thewalterproject ift.tt/2O6x77Q

Why do we love our @glowforge so much? Because it means that we can share the magic of #cnc #lasercutting with people even when they are far away from our workshop. We love bringing this thing to people! The most fun is when we start the class with a … ift.tt/2FGLBnU

Thank you @kirkstrawn and @alyson_z for helping to teach so many kids some really fun #woodworking skills! We love sharing this with kids, because we know that teaching them that they can modify the world around them by building something is a superpowe… ift.tt/2Yoj3qS

What a privilege it was to spend the last couple of days with these kids in Peach Springs, AZ! Huge thank you to the @bgcgs and to the team at the the Peach Springs branch for hosting us. Kids got to learn stuff like #watercolor #3dprinting #lasercutti… ift.tt/2FIqv8K

Bath day for Beatrice! We are getting ready to take her up north to spend a couple of days building art projects with the boys and girls club in Peach Springs, AZ. Can’t wait! #startwithlove #westfalia #vwbus #makerspace @bgcgs #justbenice bit.ly/2N7n2Hd

Got to spend the day in the forever young zone at @banner_health today creating art projects with some of the kids! #startwithlove #justbenice #art #makerspace #lasercutting bit.ly/2Z52X5o