This is a post was originally posted on Make & Meaning on February 14, 2010 in its entirety, as the site said goodbye recently after opening up the floor of the craft and creative worlds to ask deeper questions about just what is it that we’re doing here? My fellow Make & Meaners were Pip [...]
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When I started craftivism.com so many years ago, I had no idea what I wanted it to be. In my wildest initial dreams, I would have loved for it to have been Craft Hope, that Jade Sims has so lovingly and amazingly created. A site that is a catalyst for mass action, but sometimes [...]
Years ago, when I had first returned to North Carolina, I kept hearing about the amazing works of local artist Sherri Wood. I ate lunch under one of the installations of the 1200 hats she made with women in the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women. I read about her Tattoo Baby Doll Project. I [...]
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 [...]
BIG NEWS: Things have been quiet around here lately because I’m in the process of moving to DC!* I’m so excited about living in a big city again!
NOT NEARLY AS BIG NEWS: My computer died this afternoon. Will be up to speed soon after I’ve moved everything from dead computer to new computer. As you [...]