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 [...]
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The above pillow is part of Fine Cell Work’s newer collection of pillows.
Currently Fine Cell Work is in need of volunteers in Yorkshire. If you know anyone in Yorkshire that might be interested, please pass this along or direct them to the Fine Cell Work website.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Fine Cell Work is very eager [...]
It’s no secret that I ::love:: koalas. Ever since the fires in Australia last year, I’ve had the photo below on my fridge because 1) it’s a koala, 2) it’s cute and 3) it’s time to start seriously helping the planet when a koala comes to your house to hang out in your laundry basket. [...]
Wandering down the canal.
Discovering new nooks and crannies.
Roaming without a map.
Back at my house after wandering wherever my feet wanted to take me around DC, I’m reminded of the Prologue to “Off the Map” by Hib and Kika,
This is what it means to be an adventurer in our day: to give up creature [...]
The video above is a Zapotec weaving demonstration going on currently at the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, just one of the many awesome things you can see at this year’s festival which continues next week, July 1-5! The programs this year are: Asian Pacific Ties: Local Lives, Global Ties, Mexico, Smithsonian Inside Out, and A [...]