craft + activism = craftivism.

Lately I’ve found the word “busy” escaping my mouth. Too busy? Seriously? When did too busy become a synonym for I just don’t want to? A long time ago, when I was still in love with Walter Benjamin and The Arcades Project I wrote the text below: April 21, 2006: “In 1839 it was considered [...]

First off, I wanted to share this sweet article and photo that I came across recently! And while they may not be making crafts with a Kevin Bacon motif, they are warming thousands of strangers in need with their mighty knitting power! So here’s a big shout out to the Westport Women’s Club of Westport, [...]

[This post was originally posted over at Mommy Do That.] Did you know that there are 100 million women missing in this world? When I came across this statistic, I couldn’t believe it. The facts tell a different story. If you take the natural distribution of male/female, there are 100 million women missing from our [...]

Here’s to the new year and all the dreams and adventures and love it may bring. As for 2010 parting, few things could be more fitting that this piece above. Why this piece, you ask? Because it depicts the juxtaposition of rough, activated and rugged (bull) vs warm, welcoming and beautiful (crochet) and how well [...]