Kevin Cohen wanted a new coffee table for his home but found prices too high, so he decided to make what he wanted himself. Kevin didn’t have any woodworking experience, so he took FUSE’s Intro to Woodshop to learn the basics and gain confidence using the machinery. Designing his own coffee
Anneloes van Beek, a former FUSE instructor and shop technician, recently opened a frame shop in Moab, Utah. In August, she was awarded one of two creative-reuse focused residencies at Moab Arts. During her residency, she made the rounds to a local landfill, transfer center, and secondhand shop WabiSabi, incorporating finds
Grant Letz is a FUSE member and a retired graphic designer from Microsoft. He has a passion for sketching designs on a tablet gifted to him by his brother. Initially, his project started off as a sketch of a bench, but after some redesigning, it evolved into a functional and artistic-looking
Eli Henley is the newest addition to the FUSE team. In addition to being a shop technician at FUSE, Eli is an artist who works in a large variety of media. He has a particular affinity for incorporating audio and video elements into wood and metal sculptures. Eli came to Albuquerque
Chris Lueras (left), a student at Amy Biehl High School, had a passion for becoming a mechanical engineer. For his senior capstone project, he was informed by his academic advisor about a prior student who had done their project through FUSE Makerspace. This led Chris to reach out to FUSE, where
Blanca joined FUSE’s instructor team last year, teaching vinyl, laser, and Adobe Illustrator workshops. Prior to that, she was a FUSE member for two years. She started LatinxSwag, a small arts-based business printing, cutting, and selling stickers from her home. When she started having trouble keeping up with increasing demand, she
My name is Fidel González, I am a local farmer and musician, I want to tell you that last year I started as a member of this great place called FUSE Makerspace. The reason I came here is because I have always wanted to produce leather bags and learn how to
When I spoke with Jinja Allen, one of our members, she showed me a picture of a couple holding a large ornate monogrammed letter “B”. She had made the “B” at FUSE and the couple had just bought a new house. Their realtor had the monogram made for them and several
Tanda Headrick heard about FUSE before almost anyone else. She was consulted during the inception of the Makerspace on what collection of equipment would make a successful makerspace. Tanda was an obvious choice for this as she had been running Vanguard Technology Corporation here in Albuquerque since 1992. Vanguard has done
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