craft + activism = craftivism.

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 [...]

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 [...]

No, this has absolutely NOTHING* to do with craft, activism or craftivism. It’s a little tale about a teddy bear, the seaside, Brighton, love and hope. Lately every time I turn on the news I feel like this video. Which is pretty much summed up as “WTF. Seriously?” There’s too much sorrow, fear, death, blood, [...]

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 [...]

Right about now you are probably wondering what is The Papered Parlour? About a year ago, I got a lovely email from Claire Heafford, a fellow Goldsmiths alum, telling me about a new space she was opening up in London. From her email: The space is called The Papered Parlour and it’s now home to [...]