Mark Wagner makes collages out of actual US currency. I really like the sea life and the pie chart. I suppose this hits a chord like Monopoly becoming a hit in the 30's or other ways that Cash Rules Everything Around Me. I saw these in Harper's, where liberals shop for culture.
I am having a hard time grokking the beta for DLF.TV. It is a foundation, started by David Lynch that supports TM (Transcendental Meditation) as a tool to help foster creativity and focus with students. It is also evidently an online television station. Also, Donovan. Online moments like this make me question whether I am actually awake.
I got to give Racked some serious thank you for posting this link on Michelle Obama wearing a Watanabe cardigan. Proud to be an American.
My good friend and fellow embroidery artist Richard Saja will take part in a talk this week on contemporary embroidery held by the American Craft Council.
Present Tense: Embroidery in Contemporary Art, Thursday, March 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The American Craft Council, 72 Spring Street, New York City.
Demakersvan's Lace Fence makes my heart go pitter-pat!
I adore this Get Excited and Make Things version of the UK WWII home front poster. Thanks BoingBoing
Spring arrives this Friday and Inhabitat is encouraging all eco crafty types to dust off the winter blahs with their spring greening DIY household/furniture revamp contest. Not only is this a good way to spruce up the old nest, but you can also win a nice juicy gift certificate to the online Inhabitat Shop. Vrroom vrroom, glop glop..Do hear drills and glue guns getting rev-ved up?
The story of Roy and Silo, the gay penguins in the Central Park Zoo, always makes me all warm and fuzzy inside (it's hard to get much fuzzier on the outside, except for the top of my head..but that's a story probably more appropriate on another site). Mary Tremonte made a really cool print memorializing their relationship available on Just Seeds.
Artists Brece Honeycuttt and Donna Huanca are hosting "Make Something" at the ISE Cultural Foundation at 555 Broadway here in NYC tonight from 6pm-8pm. The event is in conjunction with Global Fabrics Common Threads (on view though April 9). Bring your spindles, needles, hooks, if you dare.
This project has been out there for a while now, but whenever I need a little cheering up, I check in with "knittaplease" to see the latest installment of stitched graffiti.
