While it can be hard to imagine trying to open up a business during a pandemic, it’s not slowing Ali Norman down. As an adjunct instructor at the University of Tampa and founder of Labyrinth Studios, she has always envisioned running a makerspace in her hometown.
“Since I was 19 or so, I thought, ‘why doesn’t Tampa have a place where people can make stuff and be together?’ In New York, they have some similar shops where people can learn and be together without there being an institutional paywall,” Norman explains.
Serving many purposes, Labyrinth is an amalgamation of a fine art gallery, community printshop, and open studio space in Seminole Heights, where members can rent flat files, cubbies, and even litho stones to use. A variety of classes will be offered in subjects like intaglio, lithography, letterpress, relief, screen printing, ceramics, other craft-based…
“Since I was 19 or so, I thought, ‘why doesn’t Tampa have a place where people can make stuff and be together?’ In New York, they have some similar shops where people can learn and be together without there being an institutional paywall,” Norman explains.
Serving many purposes, Labyrinth is an amalgamation of a fine art gallery, community printshop, and open studio space in Seminole Heights, where members can rent flat files, cubbies, and even litho stones to use. A variety of classes will be offered in subjects like intaglio, lithography, letterpress, relief, screen printing, ceramics, other craft-based…
