Innovator Circle: Art & Entrepreneurship Welding Workshop
Join John Elvis Taska, a mixed-media and industrial artist, educator, and community builder based in Tempe, for a hands-on Art & Entrepreneurship Welding Workshop!
As Shop Manager at The Walter Hive, John works at the intersection of art, fabrication, and workforce skills. He teaches participants how tools, creativity, and collaboration can turn ideas into real-world projects. His work focuses on empowering youth through hands-on learning, creative problem solving, and building stronger communities through the arts.
In this workshop, youth will explore modern fabrication tools such as laser cutters and plasma cutters, learning the basics of digital design and tool operation, and seeing firsthand how ideas become real products.
Participants will create custom keychains using laser-cut materials and plasma-cut metal, discovering how creativity and practical skills can connect to entrepreneurship and small-scale manufacturing.
Don’t miss this chance to get hands-on with innovative tools, express your creativity, and learn skills that bridge art, technology, and business!
