craft + activism = craftivism.

As kids in school, we had to ask permission to do much of anything. We had to get a hall pass to do anything autonomous like go to the bathroom or the water fountain. We had to procure that pass and risk asking for it first. As adults we think we don’t need permission, but [...]

I know that many of you, as have I, have donated various items of handcraft to soldiers currently in country in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ever since World War I, there have been initiatives like Knit Your Bit from the Red Cross. Actually, knitting for soldiers started even earlier than that, but that’s another story for [...]

Sometimes you just need to sing. Especially songs you love. And I’m currently in love with this song. Its cheeriness reminds me of what the heart of creativity really is. Joy. Even if it’s using some not so pretty emotions, it’s gettin’ ‘em out to the surface, which is, indeed, joy. It took me a [...]

And so it begins. The strung-out laziness of summer officially ends with October 31′s Halloween hijinks, no longer can we convince ourselves that we have plenty of time to relax. It’s on. This part of the year with is as equally beloved as it is dreaded, as it conjures up warm memories of hugs and [...]

Said the parents of Harm Van Der Dorpel while their son tried to explain his work to them. If you make anything even the slightest bit conceptual, chances are you’ve heard this exact phrase, or something eerily close. The dividing line it places between maker (smart) and viewer (less so) completely starts things off wrong [...]