15 Things is a new series on CRAFT that will feature amazing people, in their own words. The first artist to be profiled is Melissa Abercrombie of Blue Ribbon Salvage. She creates jewelry and sculptures using vintage treasures that she lovingly collects and curates. One Act of Shameless Self Promotion 1: BlueRibbonSalvage.com This is where […]
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things is a new series on CRAFT that will feature amazing people, in their own words. The first artist to be profiled is Melissa Abercrombie of Blue Ribbon Salvage. She creates jewelry and sculptures using vintage treasures that she lovingly collects and curates. One Act of Shameless Self Promotion 1: […]
Utah-based artist Andrew Smith creates fantastical kinetic sculptures with found objects and beyond. We caught up with him recently to chat about the challenges in making kinetic sculpture, his influences, dreams of junk, and the disconnect between the general public and the art world. Since his pieces come to life with movement, the best place […]
The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) won our Green Project Contest at the beginning of 2011, garnering the most votes of all the eco-friendly projects submitted. Marcin Jakubowski founded Open Source Ecology, a network of farmers, engineers, and supporter, whose main project is GVCS, “an open source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for […]
I was one of a generation of American secondary school students who didn’t even have the option to take “industrial arts” classes. Fortunately, I got plenty of hands-on how-to training at home, from Dad, who had a workbench and a garage full of tools that he was patient enough to let me borrow, use, break, and lose while I figured out how to use them.
“Etsy’s World of Crafts: Website links sellers and buyers in marketplace of quirky wares” – ABC News! Nice introduction to Etsy for the squares (non-crafters) out there.
My boyfriend and I tuned into NPR during dinner tonight to listen to Amy Sedaris talk about her latest book, “Simple Times: Crafting for Poor People,” on NPR’s Marketplace. Host Kai Ryssdal and Amy discussed the book, the resurgence of the craft movement, and even made a rusty wind chime on air. You can listen […]
