craft + activism = craftivism.

Text from here. Photo from here. On Monday I got an email, followed by a phone call with Bill Harris who works for the city. He was very nice, and said the city’s hands were tied and they tried to find a way to keep them — but they have to go. Councilmember Lorie Zapf [...]

I discovered this wonderful project from the brilliant Tumblr Project Craftivism. What struck me most about the Project Craftivism post was the inclusion of Terry Quick’s statement that the uterus is “the room we all came from;” hence, it’s literally our first embrace and introduction to home. So I clicked the pic, which led me [...]

Love this video by the wonderful Reel News of Carrie Reichardt’s mosaic project with excluded youth in Miraville, Mexico. She posted it up on the wall of the Craftivist Collective Facebook page, which you should definitely go check out. Definitely worth the watch. Plus, Carrie’s work is always inspiring and beautiful. (Well done, Carrie! x)

Chances are high that you have read about this already, somewhere like Mr. X Stitch or Radical Cross Stitch. However, I wanted to post this for the people who haven’t seen it or who don’t already know about the work of Hanne Bang, as this project introduced me to her, too! For those that are [...]

So last week over on