Maker Moms

This week on Maker Parent Happy Hour we celebrate the original makers – moms! Join this group of creative, talented women to talk about what they love to make, the challenges of making with and without kids, and the things that get them motivated to make as a family. Join in the conversation about how making, doing, building together (successes and failures) creates meaningful experiences. Join via Zoom for the chance to be a part of the live discussion too or watch and comment LIVE on the Family Maker Camp FB page. Register for the Maker Parent Happy Hour HERE and be part of our live zoom audience.

Our Maker Mom Panel

Diana Eng is a fashion tech designer who got her start on the TV show Project Runway, and spent 10 years working in the NYC fashion industry. A tinkerer in her spare time, she cofounded NYC Resistor, one of the first hackerspaces in the US. Diana was a contributor to MAKE and CRAFT magazine, early Maker Faires, and was the ham radio correspondent for Makezine.com. As a fashion designer, Diana has worked with companies and universities to develop experimental concepts and bring new technologies, materials, and manufacturing techniques to market, including nanotechnology, electronics, biomimetics, 3D knitting, thermochromic inks, laser cutting, retroreflective ink, and ultrasonic welding. She has also used fashion technology as a way to introduce STEM education to children, as an artist in residence at Eyebeam, a mentor on PBS SciGirls, and a teaching artist at MoMA. Currently, she is developing STEM Chat, a video series, in collaboration with Natalie Zee Drieu. Diana loves to make things with her two kids. Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rainbowresearchlab/   Natalie Zee Drieu is an award-winning designer and bestselling web technology author, based in San Francisco. She was the Editor in Chief of CRAFT magazine (published by Maker Media) where millions of women got inspired by crafting movement at the intersection of science and technology. As an early member of this community, her active participation in numerous Maker Faires and TV shows was instrumental in igniting the DIY revolution. Prior to Maker Media, Natalie was a leading influencer in web design working for Macromedia and cutting-edge design agencies where she spearheaded innovative projects for Fortune 500 brands. More recently, she has been focusing her expertise and passion on STEM with Adventures in Tinkering (tinkerbinker.com), an online book with DIY projects for young girls, and STEM Chat, a video series in collaboration with Diana Eng. Natalie received a degree in Mass Communications and Technology from U.C. Berkeley. Blog: http://www.coquettemaman.com Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/coquettenatalie/     Nathalie O’Donald is a blessed wife, mom, Parent Educator on a mission to empower you to cultivate a WELLthy lifestyle founded on 4 Faith-based pillars of Family, Wellness, Debt-Free Living and WELLthy Moments. Those WELLthy pillars are reflected in the following 9 key areas: marriage, motherhood, parenting, stem home education, fitness, nutrition, money smart, thriving job/business and travel. Blog: www.ladynod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewellthymom/     Katie Rosa Marchese is the co-adventurer, business partner, and wife of Mario “the Maker Magician” Marchese. Under normal circumstances, they travel the country and world with Mario’s maker magic theater show, road schooling their two children along the way. Katie’s focus is on marketing, branding, pitching and documenting their journey. https://www.mariothemagician.com/     Join via Zoom for the chance to be a part of the live discussion or watch and comment LIVE on the Family Maker Camp FB page.