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The long-awaited Episode #8 of the Craft Cartel podcast, and we talk to Betsy Greer whom we all know and love from craftivism.com abut her new book ‘Knitting for Good: A guide to creating personal, social and political change, stitch by stitch.
Photographic artist JR has produced these giant photographic portraits of Kenyan women and used the images to create water resistant roofing materials for Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa.
You should definitely come to this. I have Shelley’s diary for 2009 and it’s truly gorgeous. It actually organises me (kinda) which is quite something!
I’m gonna try and make it, hope to see you there.
Righto, before I head of on my deferred christmas break, here’s some lovely impressive stuff I’ve found over the last few days.
Firstly, one of the best campaign ideas I’ve seen in a long time. Members of Surfaid (conscious surfers rule!) in collaboration with Saatchi and Saatchi collected a whole lot of rubbish off the [...]
I’ve been finding all sorts of cool, inspiring and useful stuff online over the last day or so, and decided I’d share them.
Firstly, Sayraphim has written this great wee tutorial on how to publicise your exhibition or event. I would call this a must read for anyone putting on an event and wanting some [...]
Sorry things have been a bit quiet round here of recent. I had this crazy election thing going on and then as soon as that was over we skipped over to Vanuatu to spend 10 days working with the local community on economic sustainability issues. More on that later when I’ve edited up video and [...]
Especially clever people that like to hack the crazy world we live in.
Not only are the big banks getting free handouts from the state but petrol stations in LA are getting free PR help!
Genius
props: Wooster Collective
Anyone who’s been within air shot of me recently would have heard me going on about Suffragettes. I’ve been doing a ton of research into the Suffrage Movement in the context of creative resistance. And I’ve been reminding myself how militant the movement was.
Alicia Coria and two of her sons, Ivan Castro, 8, and Diego Castro, 10, never had a chance. As they crossed North Avenue at Kimball one afternoon last October, an 87-year-old driver lost control of his car, ran a red light and slammed into the mother and her children, killing them all.
The Melbourne Craft Cartel are hosting an event! Yip, ’cause it’s not all about making stuff and selling stuff and buying stuff but it’s also about thinking about stuff!
Check out this delightfully gruesome claymation video which has been made by the Trophywife Collective, New Zealand (how cool is that name?) for SideKickNic. The song is called Something In Your Eyes and is from his “first, latest, and best album- ‘Miscellaneous Adventures’.”
I freely admit that it made me feel a bit squeamish. [...]
OK check out this amazing party invite I got it the inbox today:
Dear fig-lovers,
For the past 2½ years, the lorikeets and bats have been holding their own debauched celebrations in my fig tree. I was never invited, but this year I’m getting my own back.
Figgtacular 08 is here.
DRESS: You can wear what you like, but [...]
"Play so that you may be serious" - Aristotle
