Fiber & Ephemera Salon

There will be an art/fiber salon TONIGHT (5/28) from 6pm-8pm @ Pocket Utopia in Brooklyn. The topic? Fiber+Ephemera+ Feminism (Boys welcome!). Great opportunity to see Brece Honeycutt's work and visit a real live SOCIAL space...other than FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. Return to the tactile!



> Abigail on 05/28/08 #

Playgirl Magazine & kinky crafts

The time has come when I will purchase my first, and last, copy of Playgirl Magazine to check out their round-up of kinky crafts. For those of you who don't already subscribe or don't want to drop a few dollars on Playgirl, you can visit their BLOG to see what they picked out.

Via the Sweetie Pie Press BLOG who's Love Porn Buttons are featured.


> Handmade Nation on 05/22/08 #

Guerrilla Gardening

Thank heavens now Guerilla Gardening is a book. Enjoy seed bombing.

> Tsia on 05/20/08 #

Solar Cell Craftivity

Designer Elena Corchero is melding craft and cutting edge SMART technology to create gorgeous 'lost values' projects. Her intricate solar fans are phenomenal. Check out her freebie DIY textiles and basic electronics kit, too!

> Abigail on 05/19/08 #

Mandy Greer: Dare alla Luce

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mandy Greer last year and checking out some of her work in her studio if you are in Seattle, make the drive across the lake to the Bellevue Arts Museum to see what they are calling "Greer’s largest and most intricate artwork to date. The room-size installation is featured as part of a larger selection of works drawn from the artist’s last decade of activity."

You will not be disappointed the exhibit runs though August 3rd. More information HERE.

> Handmade Nation on 05/11/08 #

Two Thead based art shows to check out!

"Devotion To Thread" May 17- June 14th, Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, WI. Work by rtists such as Orly Cogan, Jenny Hart and Xander Marro will be on display. 300 limited edition hand assembled spool catalogs will be available to visitors and visiting artist Garth Johnson will be speaking at the reception on May 31st, 2008. Curated by your truly, Faythe Levine

The Thread as the Line: Contemporary Sewn Art
Curator Cynthia Connolly has put together an amazing show at the Ellipse Arts Center in Arlington, VA that includes work by Megan Whitmarsh, Caroline Hwang and Sabrina Gschwandtner runs through July 12th.

> Handmade Nation on 05/07/08 #

Summer in the City Salon Series: NY

Via Monica C. Hampton
Director of Education at the American Craft Council::

I'm excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated "Summer in the City Salon Series" ("Inside Out: Current Conversations in Craft and Beyond" - see below) beginning on Thursday, May 15th featuring Tyler Hays from the amazing furniture company BDDW. For more information on this event as well as all the other events taking place throughout the summer, please go HERE.

Be sure to RSVP for the series as they fill up very fast! I hope you are all well and hope to see you soon!

> Handmade Nation on 05/07/08 #

That's a Wrap

Speaking of collages...Jennifer Marsh and the International Fiber Collective created a collage to end all collages to cover an abandoned gas station in Syracuse, New York. See the pictures here. If you're in Syracuse this weekend, go check out the reception from 5-8.

> Marimello on 05/01/08 #

Find the Essence from Within

I would like to meditate in a man sized dodecahedron with collage images covering all the interior surfaces. You too? Instructions my parents might have read are available. I wonder if there is another way to center while focusing on polyhedrons? Thanks BoingBoing!

> Scott on 04/25/08 #

Yarn Bombing!

Contributors needed for a book called Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit Graffiti about the history of yarn graffiti in urban spaces. Email mandy AT yarnbombing DOT com for more info.

> Tsia on 04/15/08 #