On the street: She is Legion

By: Scott

Legion of Superheroes that is. A pal of mine saw this lady on the train. more...

Quick Sketch

By: Scott

I have only managed to keep a sketch book/ journal a few times in my life. This era of financial upheaval and personal growth- apparently with growing pains seems like a great time to start again. more...

Crop Art!

By: Scott

I have never been to the Minnesota state fair, but I hear it’s awesome. In the past I have heard of a beauty pageant that elects the Butter Queen, who then has her portrait carved in butter. My buddy Ritch has just introduced me to another food based craft wonder from the homeland- Crop Art. more...

Quilting Under Pressure

By: Extreme Craft

Shawn Quinlan knows the value of a good story. By day, he is a video editor at a television station, with all of the attendant stress that comes with the job. more...

Eye Candy

By: Riva

Deborah Margo is a Canadian artist whose show, Castings, just finished. I came upon these partially dissolved candies in a room of the gallery where Deborah and her daughter had arranged them all over the floor. more...

Major Alterations

By: Scott

Richard Saja uses embroidery and familiar textiles to create decorative cushions. His designs draw attention to time-honored needlework techniques, but he employs these hand-stitched elements to destabilize traditional images. more...

Making a Vinyl Pouch

By: Scott

Recently, I was on a trip and carried all my essential electronics in a re-used 10x12 paper envelope folded over with a rubber band. I realized that this just would not do. more...

Wearing Propaganda

By: Scott

Wearing Propaganda is an exhibtion of World War II textiles from Japan, the UK and the USA. This exquisite travelling collection, curated by Jacquie Atkins, will open at the Allentown Art Museum on the 8th of October, 2006. more...

Garden Party

By: Scott

A friend of a friend named Kendra found this wonder in an Ohio thrift store. It is a normal folding chair frame—the kind we see discarded all the time. more...

How to Upholster a Tree Stump

By: Madelon Galland

The STUMP project began in 1999 on the sidewalks of New York City — the sidewalk plots where there are tree stumps are generally neglected spaces left to collect debris. The tree stumps reminded me of the childhood story, The Giving Tree by Shell Silverstein, in which a tree has given of herself to the point of being diminished to a stump, but selflessly perks herself up to give to the last, by providing a seat for the beloved boy who is now an aged man. more...