Kids Camps

Wabi-Sabi (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is holding fibre camps for kids this summer. Check out camps on puppet making, wet felting, and 'finding fairies.'

> Riva on 06/30/09 #

Generation-T

I'm gonna give it to you straight: I was not in the mood for crafting last night. I wanted to see my friend Megan Nicolay, who was in town promoting her new book, Generation T: 120 New Ways to Fashion a T-Shirt. You know, grab a drink, gab with a crafty friend. But, I was there for her demo, and within minutes, I was a total t-shirt deconstruction devotée. Megan's ideas are so incredibly simple and inspiring that I transformed one of my old t-shirts first thing this morning (it took two cuts of the scissors) and now I'm wearing a t-shirt that was languishing at the bottom of my dresser drawer like it's my new favorite top. Because, it is! Megan's on a 10-city tour, so be sure to see where she goes next!

> sublimestitcher on 06/30/09 #

Sine of the Times

Rueben Margolis makes stunning segmented moving sculptures. Thank you Ms. Dyne.

> Scott on 06/19/09 #

I'm Crushing on Cosa Verde

I’ve been wishing for an online marketplace specializing in eco-friendly products. It’s as if Liz and Jeff of Cosa Verde answered my mental pleas. Their new, beautifully designed gallery connects 120 indie makers with environmentally conscious shoppers. Sellers’ wares are screened and must fit into at least one “green” category, such as organic, repurposed, or cruelty-free. That's a refreshing dose of transparency in a green-washed world!

Check out my full review on the Re-Construct DVD blog.



> Refashionista on 06/14/09 #

Spacecraft Brooklyn

I think this crafty boutique and workshop in Williamsburg gets my vote for best name: Spacecraft!

> sublimestitcher on 06/12/09 #

Fiber Arctic Show

Fiber Arctic opens Friday June 12th at Schmancy Gallery in Seattle!

> sublimestitcher on 06/11/09 #

Plant Lovers BKLYN unite!

Urban Plant Research (Sara Bouchard & Leslie Kuo)are going to be in residence at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn, NY starting in August and are looking for more plant lovers to do mini events/walks/talks/how tos about their experiences with urban gardening. Get in touch with them if this sounds like you!

> Tsia on 06/11/09 #

Lick My Battery, Sucker

If you were to take all the great performers of the last century from Cab Calloway to Klaus Nomi, add the powerful voice of Nina Simone, the back story complexity of Sun Ra, and the face of an angel you might synthesize Janelle Monae, a soul singing android here to save the human race.

> Tsia on 06/10/09 #

Plant Tweets

I'm not on the twitter and had found nothing to endear me to it until now.

> helena on 06/10/09 #

New Social Inquiry

New Social Inquiry (co-edited by yours truly) is LIVE! NSI is an entirely online, open-access public-academic journal that aims to bring together artists, creative writers, craftspeople, journalists, filmmakers, AND academics in order to create and contribute public dialogue that is accessible to engaging, relevant to non-specialists, and sophisticated enough to push debates forward.

Check out photo essay by Tony Foushe and Aaron Doyle, prose-poetry, a review of Learningtoloveyoumore.com and a Shotgun essay by Ottawa's own, Tony Martins.

www.newsocialinquiry.org

> Riva on 06/01/09 #