Meet the Makers: Mills from the Flaming Lotus Girls and the Serenity Fireflies at MakerFaire Bay Area 2023
There are so many amazing things to see at Maker Faire. This year at Bay Area Maker Faire I spent a few minutes talking t0 Mills from the Flaming Lotus Girls. I’ve seen their artwork at Burning Man and a number of other events around the West Coast and was excited to learn a little more.
Flaming Lotus Girls are a collective of women in the San Francisco Bay Area who work with metal and flame. They’re a teaching organization — women can come to learn welding, fabrication, propane effects and all about the ins and outs of creating large-scale metal art for events and festivals.
They had a piece called Serenity on display: three giant fireflies that shoot flame into the air, along with a lot of smaller bugs made by students in the organization. This was one of the most spectacular art pieces at Maker Faire this year and I’m so glad I got to experience it.
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