craft + activism = craftivism.

Usually I feel *very* strongly about using 4-letter words online, but this just sums up my thinking at present perfectly. Feeling the same way? Go check out the exciting events that the Craftivist Collective are up to at London Fashion Week!

Wow, do I get excited when people have new craftivist projects! And today, The Guardian gets excited, too, with an article about the Venus Envy Project. Venus Envy from Venus Envy on Vimeo. And what does the artist herself say about the project? In an attempt to undermine classical notions of idealized feminine beauty, Venus [...]

I love getting emails from people doing wonderful craftivist projects around the world! Recently, I got an amazingly kind and exciting email from Hester at Crafting For Peace. Along with it, the link to this beautiful and brilliantly done video! Crafting Peace Finale from Butterfly Works on Vimeo.

This post is a little different than the usual, but no less important. It was originally posted on the now-defunct and sorely missed, Make and Meaning, a project started by Diane Gilleland and Paul Overton with help from Alice Merlino, Pip Lincolne, Kim Werker and myself. I’m happy to report that despite lack in sales, [...]