5 Sacramento makers, artists, business owners and advocates you can support during coronavirus - Part 1

With many Sacramento-area makers, small business owners and freelancers affected by the coronavirus crisis, we want to make sure those who want to support local makers can do so.

Here are over 10 local makers and entrepreneurs who need your support! Interested in getting on the list for future promotion? Fill out the form here or view the public directory here.

Let's support Sac-area makers and entrepreneurs in this time of need! - Team Hacker Lab.

1) Dean Croshere - Geoscene

IOT Engineering - Get in touch here or here.

Geoscene is a crew of Bay Area engineers that recently moved into Hacker Lab midtown. Support their work!

From the founders: "We're a small team, but we've got a variety of engineers on hand to help with whatever product engineering you may need!"

2) Dawn Blanchfield - Ink and Bone Alchemy

Handmade jewelry, bags and art - See products on Etsy and BigCartel.

Dawn runs Ink and Bone Alchemy, where she creates and sells original, limited edition screenprints, monotypes and drawings; bags and pouches; and original jewelry.

From the founder: "While I am still able to make art while sheltering-in-place, my ability to get supplies and work off-site are limited. Our income has taken a hit and certain sacrifices have been made. My daughter is in middle-school and managing her home-schooling takes up a lot of my day, but overall we are doing okay."

3) Henry Ortiz - Trauma Through a Traumatized Perspective (TTTP) Trainings

Trainings on Community Healing and Grassroots Organizing here

Henry is a trainer of social justice nonprofits and advocacates in the Sacramento area. He started Self-Awareness and Recovery to support formerly incarcerated individuals as one himself. Get in touch for his knowledge and experience in community organizing and trauma-informed training.

From the founder: "We're making a difference and uplifting communities impacted by incarceration."

4) Eric Phillips — LoveMuah

Hand Crafted Products - Buy on Etsy

Eric Phillips, a Hacker Lab member, made our Makers Gonna Make meetup for building local community among makers in the Sacramento region. It's meeting next week remotely! He's also the creator of LoveMuah - you'll see him slinging coasters and other lasercut-goods around town!

5) Janine Mapurunga - Mapurunga Photography

Photography services / Home decor and clothing - see shots here.

Janine is a talented local artisan who furthered MariaCantaBrazil while at Hacker Lab. You can often see her bring her culture to lovingly-made blankets, hammocks and other items at local farmers markets. She also shoots great photos for any event or style.

From the founder: "As a photographer, I lost most of my work due to event cancelations and the quarantine. Also, I was scheduled to have an exhibit of my photography at City Hall to open April 3rd. There is talk to have a virtual opening instead. My open studios during First Fridays at WAL have been canceled and this is the main place where I was set up to sell my photographs, greeting cards, and textiles. I aim to have a shopify e-commerce site launched as soon as I can. Thanks for all the work that the Hackerlab does for our community!

"I love creating images that show the aliveness of the human spirit. I love designing wearable items for the body and the home in partnership with traditional craftspeople of my country - Brazil."