Skills Wiki

A working index of skills and subskills practiced through the makerspace.

Skills & Workshop Domains

The Makerspace operates across different interconnected domains, each supporting the others while maintaining specialized expertise. While we focus on learning fundamentals and developing deep understanding through hands-on making, we also stay current with emerging technologies, innovations, and research that could serve community needs:

Given our compact physical space, we maximize capabilities through partnerships, equipment sharing, and collaborative access to specialized tools. We maintain public wishlists of interesting equipment (like geomatics cameras, specialized sensors, unique fabrication tools) on our website, enabling community donations and collaborative funding. Project ideas often connect to potential organizational partners, creating opportunities for shared resources, joint experiments, and mutual learning. This network approach transforms physical limitations into collaboration opportunities.

Applied Sciences & Engineering

8 subskills

Creative Reuse & Upcycling

9 subskills

Custom & Creative Software

6 subskills

Digital Fabrication

9 subskills

Drawing, Painting & Visualization

14 subskills

Electronics & Robotics & Radio

11 subskills

Garden Landscape Design & Ecological Microclimate Design

6 subskills

Living Systems & Environmental Sciences

13 subskills

Mechanical Systems & Automation

4 subskills

Mixed Media, New Media & Assemblage

6 subskills

Paper Engineering & Printing & Documentation

8 subskills

Place-Based Documentation & Interface Design

3 subskills

Pottery & Ceramics

4 subskills

Security Research & Reverse Engineering

10 subskills

Woodworking

6 subskills