You, Me, and the PTSD: Relationships, Feeling, and PTSD
December 27, 2012: I posted this last week, and then, er, took it offline because I wanted the time to tell my family about what was going on… And did so. Thanks to those of you who have sent lovely...
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Helsinki Cathedral Steps Covered In Quilts!
I love how the “world wide web” is indeed a web of fantastic discovery! Via Pinterest, I discovered this photo below. Which led me to Googling, which led me to the immediate text following it by Toni...
View ArticleCraftivism, Activism, and Love.
Every Sunday I look forward to getting the Brain Pickings’ newsletter delivered to my inbox. I feel like every week there is something that resonates deep within me, and says things in ways that I...
View ArticleWhy Craft = Punk Rock (A Revisit from 2004)
This is repost from March 23, 2004. You can see the entirety of that post here. I still think that the “grandmother” issues is as important today as it was then. What do you think? Also, aren’t you...
View ArticleKaarina Kaikkonen’s Are We Still Afloat?
This is a video of the making of Kaarina Kaikkonen’s Are We Still Afloat? currently up for the Nordic Cool 2013 festival at the Kennedy Center. The piece is two parts of a boat, with the center...
View ArticleOOMK Zine
Sometimes I am lucky enough to be asked to do some wicked cool projects with some wicked cool people. Such is the case in being asked to participate in the first issue of OOMK zine. (In case you’re...
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Woman Knits Toys for Tots and to Ease Parkinson’s Symptoms
Sometimes you come across a video that just makes you smile. Sometimes you come across a video that makes you glad you’re a knitter. And sometimes you come across videos that make you do both. Such is...
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Craftivism Reminders from a Cat and the Buddha
It’s officially spring, but I’m watching the snow fall outside, the biggest snowfall we’ve had all year at three inches and counting! Even though it’s just gone 8am, I can hear the voices of...
View ArticleJP Flintoff’s TEDx Talk, Conversations That Change Everything
While I’m putting together some longer posts on the three parts of craftivism, donation, beautification, and notification, I wanted to share with you a very lovely talk with the very lovely JP...
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Craftivism and Donation
The other week I mentioned writing about the 3 –tions of 1 –ism, the donation, beautification and notification. I’ve been thinking about donation a lot lately, as I’ve been a...
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Online Fundraiser to Support Kathreen of Whip Up’s Children
Due to the holiday weekend, I’m a bit late to this, but the kind ladies at Mason-Dixon Knitting created an online fundraiser to raise money for the children of Kathreen Ricketson (of the fantastic blog...
View ArticleCraftivism 101
The only limitations I actually have regarding craftivism are related to profit: a) please don’t use “craft + activism = craftivism” on anything that you sell and b) please don’t use the term...
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Craftivism and Beautification/Yarnbombing
This is the 2nd part in a 3-part blog post, about what I’m calling The 3 -Tions of Craftivism. (You can read about them here.) You can see the first part, on Craftivism and Donation here. The 2nd -tion...
View ArticleKate Bingaman-Burt’s TEDx talk and Craftivism: The Book!
1. The video below is the amazing Kate Bingaman-Burt giving a TEDx talk in Portland. Along with getting hella inspired while watching it, you can also learn how (and why) it’s important to become an...
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The Book is on Amazon and Crafting and the Internet
Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism is now on Amazon and available for pre-order! Yay! Also, I’m working on an essay for an academic anthology on crafters and the internet called “What Do...
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Craftivism, camp, and talks, oh my!
Happy to report that Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism is almost at the printer! Hooray! You can find out more about it over at Arsenal Pulp and pre-order it over on Amazon. This month has been...
View ArticleCraftivism. For a bus route!
How much do I love this craftivism video regarding saving a bus route! Watch more Come On videos on Frequency Also of interest lately: *Dinovember *Listening to Moondog * Handmade Christmas Inspiration...
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The Felt Impact of the Tar Sands
The Felt Impacts of the Tar Sands – #feltimpacts #tarsands #craftivism from You and I Films on Vimeo. From the press release: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 – Street felt-artist Lucy Sparrow unrolled an...
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A Little Review for A Little Book of Craftivism
Wondering what to get your loved ones for Christmas? Or to get yourself to spurn on your “I’m going to be a better crafter this year” New Year’s Resolution? Check out Sarah Corbett’s A Little Book of...
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Craftivism Press Release!
Huzzah! The press release for Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism has come out! Click here to see an excerpt of the book! Click here to read a Q&A with me about the book! Also, I’m happy to...
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