Meet the Maker: Esa Suominen
Read More: Meet the Maker: Esa SuominenEsa is an Operations Assistant at Yukonstruct and you will see him around in both the Makespace and the Cospace helping out with general Yukonstruct duties! He also makes vinyl collectible characters named Mawa and he sells them online and in person at pop-ups every now and then. Esa also loves snowboarding! We have a…
Meet the Maker: Robin Bishop
Read More: Meet the Maker: Robin BishopRobin has been a member of Yukonstruct since she moved to the Yukon in May of 2022. Robin’s creative project, Cosmic Phantasmagoria, describes her artistic journey of exploring consciousness. She is inspired by nature, science, and spirit— this precious experience of being. Hand-painted button pins, paintings, and crochet works are what she is currently bringing…
Meet the Maker: Douglas Sakamoto
Read More: Meet the Maker: Douglas SakamotoDouglas is an enthusiastic member, who moved to the Yukon about a year and a half ago and heard about Yukonstruct from friends. He got interested in Yukonstruct because he had some woodworking projects that he was saving to do once winter rolled around, and once he started going, he never stopped using the space.…
Outpost 31 Goes to Cannes
Read More: Outpost 31 Goes to CannesThe founders of Outpost 31 were recently selected to attend the Cannes Film Festival through a program called Not Short on Talent. The program, a Telefilm initiative, recognized the Yukon company for its short film The Changeling. I sat down with Neil Macdonald, filmmaker and co-founder of Outpost 31, to discuss the experience.
Cracking 100 Members!
Read More: Cracking 100 Members!YuKonstruct is celebrating a milestone! We recently cracked 100 members for the first time in our history. This is evidence that yes, the Yukon wants a makerspace. Becoming a member is easy to do online. You can go month to month and suspend/renew at any time. Membership gives you unlimited access to the tools, expertise…