The Candie Cast is a new podcast about jewelry-making, mixed-media art, living in China, working in a home studio, and more. The first episode features a tutorial for a cute embellished wooden heart pin. All this, and great podsafe music. Listen while making!
. . . Just one more reason to love the internet.
Che Guevara is a remarkabe figure and symbol of revolution and rebellion. Recently his image has been co-opted by everyone. A show at the ICP in New York displays the source images and today's versions. This show is stunning and recontexturalizes Madonna and that freakin' ape-Che making them briefly seem great and not repellant, while reminding us why Che is so compelling. Put Suicide on your ipod and take a look.
I think the industry is finally catching on to this whole hip crafting thing. Check this out.
The Thread Counts Project, coordinated by Luanne Stovall and Leila Lee Mitchell for Gallery Artists Studio Projects, is designed to investigate the binding nature of thread and to recognize its dual role as both a noun and a verb.
The show will continue through March 11, 2006 in the physical gallery, and also exists as a virtual show. Stitch + Bitch on Wednesday, March 15, 7-9PM.
GASP Gallery
Brookline, MA USA
Another traveling as well as virtual show:
Pattern Language
Clothing as Communicator,
Curated by Judith Hoos Fox
Currently showing at The Krannert Art Museum
University of Illinois through April 9, 2006
traveling to Santa Barbara and Minneapolis and, tentatively, London
Melanie Yugo and Jason Pelletier run a monthly event in Ottawa, Canada called Spins & Needles Craft + DJ Night, where crafters and non-crafters alike come together to work on projects, share ideas, and listen to local DJs spin funky beats. Spins & Needles is celebrating its 1-year anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 25th, 2006 with an all-out DJ + DIY party, doubling as a fundraiser for the Ottawa School of Art Youth Arts Outreach program. At the anniversary party there will be 5 local DJs spinning, a number of projects that people can work on, video art and a raffle featuring crafty- and music-related items. If you're in the Ottawa area, be sure to mark your calendars and get to the party. And congratulations to Spins & Needles on its 1-year anniversary!
The Crafts Council in the UK has published a socio-economic survey of crafts activity in England and Wales 2002–03. According to the survey, the estimated value of the crafts sector has doubled from GBP 400 million in 1994 to GBP 826 million in 2003.
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New Yawkers can swap those extra clothes out of their closet atSwap-O-Rama-Rama on Feb. 12th. Start one where you live!
Check out the free but hard to find magazine ANP Quarterly. It's a glossy, refreshingly heart-warming art magazine.
Both the web and print version of The Drama are shaping up to be a great resource for emerging artists and designers.
Last but not least, PS1 in Long Island City is running a great series on Alternative Media. I went to the Topic Magazine talk last week and it was great. Upcoming events include Clear Cut Press, n+1, Esopus, Mass Appeal, and Cabinet.
TIP: If you're going to be taking some of your craftiness (such as knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, etc) with you when you'll be visiting friends, take some extra along with you. They may be interested in what you're doing and you can have a little impromptu lesson.
