Urban Fiber Flotsam

Hey street urchins! Check out Urban Fiber Flotsam at Conflux 2008 this weekend here in NYC. I will be spinning flotsam from the street into fiber and recycled gold!

> Abigail on 09/11/08 #

Geo Metric

I have just found out about Ruth Laskey's work. Leslie knew how much I would love rigorous hand weaving with fierce geometry or oil paint. I can't make direct links, but click on Twill and Tapestry and find my mind blown. Ruth is having a show in Vienna at Songsong.

> Scott on 09/09/08 #

In Memorial

Riitta Immonen, a Founder of the Marimekko Textile Company, Dies at 90. Thanks Betsey.

> Scott on 08/28/08 #

Green Guest Bloggers!

Are you interested in writing about green topics for the Indie Fixx blog?

Send email for more info.

> Indie Fixx on 08/22/08 #

DIY computer games? BEEP BEEP!

I just read an article in New Scientist about software MIT has developed called Scratch. It is based on how Legos are a intuitive building system and allows kids to make their own games. The developers are worried that we will become a culture dependent on computers but only able to chat and ..er.. blog. The projects on the site are awesome- Princess Dolphin has contests where kids make anime people, then she puts them in chapter plays. Scratchgirl27's project lets you Build a Robot. Don't forget to love it!

> Scott on 08/07/08 #

Special Topics in Calamity Business - Free Marketing Tips!

I debuted a new feature today on the Indie Fixx Guest Blog called Special Topics in Calamity Business.

Periodically, I will be asking successful indie entrepreneurs to share some tips & tricks with readers on how to run an indie business. When starting any new endeavor it’s important to remember to not reinvent the wheel, but find mentors and other informational sources to help you with those things that others have already figured out. To that end, Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club shares some advice on free marketing opportunities.

If you run an indie biz and would like to share some tips for Special Topics in Calamity Business just shoot me an email.

> Indie Fixx on 07/30/08 #

Playing the Building

Another Creative Time project - this one by David Byrne. Get to the Battery Maritime Building before August 24th to play the building!

> helena on 07/28/08 #

Port Huron Project

I have long been a fan of Creative Time, a New York based organization that presents "innovative art in the public realm" so I was very happy to hear they'd be bringing a production to my neighborhood in Oakland. Mark Tribe's Port Huron Project has been on my radar for some time now as well so I'm doubly excited for this particular CT production.

> helena on 07/28/08 #

western spagetti

This little film uses stop animation and pedestrian materials to great effect. Thanks Brett.

> Scott on 07/13/08 #

Sci-Fi House Truck

When I was little my parents converted a school-bus into a mobile-home. We lived on the bus through one Wisconsin winter (bus insulated by hay bales) before moving it and us to a commune in Tennessee. Though California was not one of our stops along the way, my parents and our handcrafted home were part of a movement that started in San Francisco an rippled out across the country. Artists Heather & Ivan Morison import this DIY tradition for their contribution to the 2008 inaugural Folkestone Triennial. The couple has constructed a 'Science Fiction library in the style of a 1970s Californian House Truck.' If you happen to live near or be visiting the South East Coast of England check out their rolling homage to H.G. Wells as well as what looks to be an incredible lineup of temporary public projects by other international superstars. June 14 - September 14.

> helena on 07/02/08 #