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30 active instructors · members and local makers who teach workshops, badge classes and programs at MakeHaven.
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Brandon DaSilva
I began learning manual machining in high school before graduating from technical school with a concentration in manufacturing technology, earning an…
MetalworkingWood, Metal & FabricationProfile → -
Glenn Mallette
While making Furniture and natural wood items, like Jewelry Boxes, I found I had a great deal of small left-over pieces of valuable wood, and after a…
WoodworkingProfile → -
Darryl Bray
I have been teaching Metalworking courses since 2019 and continue teaching high school-level fabrication skills as a career path. Courses include…
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Nancy Nearing
I've worked with polymer clay for a long time, and love to share projects and techniques.
Traditional HandcraftsJewelry & Small MetalsFiber, Clay & Soft ArtsProfile → -
Audra Cannizzaro
I have had a passion for art ever since I was young. There was something about hand making gifts for my friends and family that allowed my creativity…
Casting/Mold MakingProfile → -
Toriana Sauro
Toriana Sauro is a multimedia-based sculpture artist. Toriana's main focus is in textiles and has a passion to guide newcomers into the sewing world!…
Fiber, Clay & Soft ArtsTextiles & Fiber ArtsJewelry & Small MetalsProfile → -
Brenda Brown
FCC Licensed Radio Operator Extra Class, ARRL and W5YI Volunteer Examiner, Retired Social Security Adjudicator and Mentor, Certified…
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Ceresa Bolden
Ceresa Newsome, Founder and Stitch Coach of Endangered Stitches, LLC, shares over two decades of expertise in knitting, crochet, and sewing.…
Sewing & TextilesProfile → -
Ricky Rollins
Ricky brings over 15 years of experience across a wide range of creative and technical fields, including branding and marketing, project management…
Entrepreneurship & StartupsLife, Food & VentureProfile → -
Timothy Cowan
Howdy, I do stained glass sometimes. And I have learned enough to share a bit of that with y'all. I am a lawyer by day, but previously…
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Linh Grome
Hi, I'm Linh Grome! I'm a New Haven-based Product Manager by day and a maker by heart. After years of crocheting and falling deeper in love with…
Fiber, Clay & Soft ArtsTextiles & Fiber ArtsProfile → -
Matthew Burke
Matthew is an experienced product and mechanical design professional with experience in medical design, equipment development, product design, and…
Software, Coding & ComputersElectronics, Code & RoboticsProfile → -
Matt McGuirk
Matt McGuirk lives in New Haven and has been a MakeHaven member since 2020. Matt's interest include cooking, woodworking, computer programming…
Cooking and KitchenProfile → -
Louise Mandumbwa
Louise Mandumbwa is an artist working in painting, printmaking and drawing to explore the figurative, botanical and ideations of home. Her practice…
Fiber, Clay & Soft ArtsFine Art (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture)Traditional HandcraftsProfile → -
Luis PerezLorenzo
Background in aerospace engineering, and plenty of energy to design and build all sorts of instruments and devices
Electronics, IoT & RadioPrototyping & InventionElectronics, Code & RoboticsProfile → -
Martin Jose
Food/bread enjoyer, home cook, Excited by practical science, happy to pass knowledge
Culinary & BrewingLife, Food & VentureProfile →