craft + activism = craftivism.

I love how despite seeing thousands upon thousands of images every day, there are still some that cause us to stop, stare and digest. That’s what happened when I came across the piece about the work of Barbara Koenen via a link from The Examiner, which recently had a fantastic interview with Koenen about her [...]

First off, two things may come to mind when reading this post: 1. What is KOI? KOI stands for Kitchen of Innovation. Exact definition follows, text from a post on the KOI blog. 2. Art/Crafting in DC? Are you kidding me? Photo by Flickr user adri_gz Save the date: April 9, 2011. More details coming [...]

I am constantly amazed by the possibilities of trash. How can we use it to make our world a better place? How do others use it earn a living? How much do we take our own separation from trash for granted? And I’m by far from being the only one asking these types of questions! [...]

Here’s to the new year and all the dreams and adventures and love it may bring. As for 2010 parting, few things could be more fitting that this piece above. Why this piece, you ask? Because it depicts the juxtaposition of rough, activated and rugged (bull) vs warm, welcoming and beautiful (crochet) and how well [...]

This Monday, when I mentioned I was having a not-so-awesome day, The Man Who Knit sent me a link to their new video. I think this very act should happen every time I have a bad day… A wonderful and lovely video made by wonderful and lovely people should show up in front of me. [...]