This is from a new series by Brooklyn-based artist Iviva Olenick called States of Emergenc(y)e. The series features performance-protest quilts using government-issued emergency blankets. Iviva Olenick’s solo exhibition, States of Emergenc(y)e, opened on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 with a community embroidery workshop. The exhibition is up through March 21st and open by appointment.
You are loved. You are enough. You are so very bright.
I first encountered the word ‘craftivism’ from reading a blog a few years ago, and whilst I didn’t immediately grasp the concept, I felt very drawn to the idea that making and cre…
Laura Angell is a talented Galway-based artist from Sheffield. I love this one, it's part of a series called Anxiety Heads, which you can check out here. Visit her web site here and follow Laura on Instagram at @lauraangellartist.
My awesome friend Betsy Greer - the woman who coined the term craftivism - is doing a weekly historical craftivism feature on her blog. And it's brimming with inspiration.
A creative form of activism uses embroidery to explore gender-based violence issues and advocate for reform.
Craft is often dismissed as low art, a hobby or women’s work. But across the centuries, the assumptions about its benign nature have been subverted and challenged by makers in all mediums
craft + activism = craftivism. Maker participation that uses the creative process making a stronger more compassionate voice, strengthening personal activism, connecting beyond the self, and making…
Craftisivm is the space where craft and activism meet. Coined as a term in 2003, crafitvism can be used to raise money or spread a message.
Amazing piece (and message) from Elisabeth Bucht, aka Garnapa. Follow Garnapa on Facebook.
Crafting has become the face of the Women's March movement, and the pussy hat is at its center. These hats weren't made in China, but by American women.
What does quiet activism look like? How can artists make choices to fight injustice and support causes they care about? Hi, my name is Carrie Brummer and I help artists like you refine your …
History Runs Deep: How to Celebrate Artivism and Craftivism Connections % %
Stitched for the Radical Crafternoons Blogged here.
Me and Mckenzie Mullen @emtothethird knitting our fingers off before the march. Happy International Women’s Day! As I join many in donning my pussyhat in honor of this day, it seems like a fi…
Her mother forbade her from sitting "in front of that television doing nothing." That started a life-long love of crocheting.
