Making it Handmade
I’m sorry folks, I’ve not really been quite up with the play with the blogging thing recently. But I’m trying to get better I promise! One really super important thing that I let slip was the fact that I’M IN A FILM! And so is Casey, and Gemma and Pip! And even better, Anna made it (mostly) all by herself!
Anna in Frankie Magazine
Making it Handmade is a documentary about:
A seditious and subversive subculture is gaining momentum in Melbourne. But rather than wielding megaphones and placards, they’re cross-stitching slogans on hurricane wire and constructing plush female genitalia from craft supplies.
Following four local women who’ve taken a seemingly staid past-time and injected it with a youthful, modern aesthetic, filmmaker Anna Brownfield shows a side of craft more closely aligned with punk DIY culture than with Martha Stewart and ‘home sweet home’ tapestries.
“I wanted to show that craft was no longer daggy but had moved into a new era and was being reclaimed by women who had been brought up as feminists.” – filmmaker Anna Brownfield
And it’s AWESOME! Making it Handmade just had its premiere screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival and was insanely popular. There was only one screening and it was one of the first to sell out. And there was so many people sad they missed out. But don’t fret, there are more screenings being planned as I type. There’s also plans afoot to take the film to other centres so those of you in far off places can see the awesomeness too.
After the screening there was a short panel with Anna, Casey, Pip, Gemma and myself and there was some nice interesting questions asked. I’ve had some amazing feedback from people since the screening. Friends have told me they had their horizons shifted once again and strangers have got in touch with overwhelming levels of inspiration bubbling out of them!
So were you there? What did you think? What was your favourite bit? My favourite bit was watching all the happy people making stuff and seeing my now three and a half year old looking little and cute as a one year old! It was exciting for her too. It was the first time Tara had ever been to the movies and she was in it! Not many kids can say THAT.
For more information and to keep up with future screening news check out Anna’s blog http://www.annabrownfield.blogspot.com I’ll try let you know too. But yeah, bit slack on the blogging..
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More media!
Welcome to all our visitors from The Age! Please come on in, grab a cup of tea and make yourself at home. It is lovely to meet you 
For you other visitors who rambled in from elsewhere, welcome too! And you might wanna look at the article ’cause it’s got lots of great people in it. Even better, go check out a paper copy of M (that comes with the Sunday Age) and see the super stunning picture of Pip on the cover and the spunky Gemma on the inside.
It’s a good read too. It was nice to see what other people round the traps are thinking about it all. I recommend checking out all the people in the story cause they’re all doing great stuff!
Isn’t it nice to see the media finally sitting up and taking notice to all this cool crafty stuff going on. Much more interesting than nudey photos if you ask me.
Those of you who came visiting looking for something a bit crafty, possibly a bit smutty and definitely a bit boozy to come along to, check out the next Craft Cartel gig on April 5th at Bebida. Yes, Trash Bag Rehab is here for anyone who’s overdosed on cutesy craft crap.
Read all about it here. It’s gonna be a regular thing and it’s gonna be dirty, dirty fun. See you there!