craft + activism = craftivism.

So happily I came across this post earlier today, which is an article I was interviewed for last year. This article is written by the incredibly lovely Brazilian journalist, Priscilla Santos, who interviewed me (along with Faythe Levine) for an article a few years ago for Vida Simples magazine. (Original article here and here.) Translation [...]

And not the band Parliament, either. This video is from the folks over at the Craftivist Collective and features one of their recent campaigns. What I like about this video the most is that it shows the softer side of activism. No smashing or yelling or hatred or breaking things, just some honest voices (from [...]

Last December when I was at Carrie Reichardt’s (amazing) house* in London, she showed me some of the pieces of work she had by her friend War Boutique. I was amazed at the way he incorporated his knowledge learned from creating “armour systems for the government,” into his art practice using, as he notes in [...]

The trailer for JR’s Women are Heroes and his TED talk. There are no words for the beauty, depth, perfect timing, honesty of this work. I dare you to tell me art (craft!) can’t change the world. I dare you. Your hands, your two little hands, have more power than you may ever even know. [...]

And who doesn’t like adventure?! From Sarah over at Craftivist Collective: Craftivists hold protest stitch-ins at railway stations across the UK- please support them! :) At 1pm on Saturday 10th April craftivists across the UK will join a nationwide protest to demand a halt to rail fare increases. Currently the coalition Government plans to hike [...]