Playa Makers is a growing archive of Burning Man inspired artifacts, inspirations and stories behind them. This continuously growing collection is open to all makers who wish to contribute their own works or share what relics they have been Gifted on Playa. Add your artifact and biography, it is easy.
Nicole C. Bloss 2018
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PlayaMakers is excited to bring the Playa Artifacts Museum (PAM) to the archive! Curator Tod (TBone) Johnson of PAM has been collecting since 2007 and in 2019 brought his Playa Artifacts Museum to Black Rock City. There are over 900 artifacts from his collection and we will be adding hundreds more in the future!
Come explore the new addition of Playa Artifacts Museum Collection.
DUST BUNNY 2023 by Tanny Onsalo and Paul Delathauwer
Tomorrow Today, 2025 Bolo Tie by Elizabeth Lieb
Makers Spotlight
Meet the artists behind the artifacts.
Sumner (Pan) Silverman has been accredited in making some of the most iconic pendants of the Playa.
Playa Made: The Jewelry of Burning Man offers an up close look at the jewelry created for and during the event. This exhibition is curated by Christine Kristen, a.k.a. LadyBee, and originated at the Fuller Craft Museum. It features the remarkable collection of jewelry that LadyBee has collected at Burning Man over the past twenty five years.