Rusty Polsgrove is Make-It’s Studio Coordinator—they are a making enthusiast who brings all-around, hands-on skill to Make-It Springfield. As a major in makerspace management at UMass, and with a desire to explore creativity, they are a great resource for purchasing and managing equipment, repairs and teaching others. They enjoy fiber arts, sculpture and learning new […]

Emily Gray is an artist and a writer, and now one of Make-It Springfield’s 2022 Resident Fellows. For a number of years, Emily has been working on a series of comics and short stories called “Iris Tiger Tails” that are inspired by the East Springfield/Liberty Heights neighborhood where she grew up—”it’s pretty much a giant […]

Kaleighia Green was walking down Worthington Street one day and felt compelled to walk into Make-It to check things out. A year later, she was chosen as one of our 2022 Resident Fellows. Kaleighia is passionate about art and and wants her Residency project to be something that “the community and Make-it Springfield can benefit […]

Glenn Yarnell is a photographer who documents architecture in Springfield, to show the brightness that exists and to show the cityscape in new ways. As one of Make-It’s 2022 Resident Fellows, he plans to create a virtual and physical exhibition to give people a chance to think about how they see themselves in the city, […]