Identifying the potential of “History in the Making,” an immersive educational space within the CMC, Lewis plans to create innovative training opportunities for the museum’s staff members. These programs would help staff build additional skills and knowledge to create richer educational experiences that will inspire students and other visitors to embark on their own creative journeys.
By forging this connection between the skills he’s learned at the Makerspace and educating others, Lewis also aims to ignite a spark for additional creative endeavors. His motivation is BLINK 2024, a light and projection-mapping festival in Downtown Cincinnati. Using laser cutting tools and incorporating materials like cardboard, Lewis worked on a prototype of a firefly. His goal: to create a parade-worthy firefly that lights up and that he and his coworkers could make 100 models of in a relatively…
