by Carlyn Yandle | Jul 28, 2024 | Craftivism, Embroidery, Joyfulmakinginperiloustimes, Kamala Harris, Political Art, Political Satire, Social Media, Tactical Frivolity
I am beyond excited at the prospect of a former prosecutor debating a current felon on Sept. 10, if Trump doesn’t wuss out. Kamala Harris has said she thinks “the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on a debate stage, and so I’m ready....
by Carlyn Yandle | Jul 14, 2024 | Activism, Aesthetics, Aging, Art Discourse, Art Show, Beauty, Carlyn Yandle, Creative Process, Critique, Dissent, Domestic, Embroidery, Fabric, Fiber, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Flow, Found Materials, Fuckwit, Garment, Hand Stitching, Handmade, Handmaking, Ideas, Inspiration, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Knotting, Macrame, Material Exploration, Motivation, Needlework, Painting, Scaffolds, Unbridled, Wall Hanging, Wearable Art
When I first started out as a suburban-newspaper reporter I had a single original artwork tacked to the wall in my basement suite. It was a life-sized acrylic-on-paper, a nude holding her maybe-pregnant belly against a landscape of spewing factories and...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jul 7, 2024 | @tinypricksproject, Activism, Art Discourse, Carlyn Yandle, Crochet, Current Conditions, Discomforter, Embroidery, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Hand Stitching, Handmaking, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Knitting, Protest, Protest Art, Pussy-hat, Slow Craft, Subversive Stitch, Tiny Pricks Project, Trump
The American penchant for patriotic treats is impressive, from jelly shots to meat trays. (Instagram collage) We all sort of forgot about celebrating Canada Day last weekend, up north, on a farm. No fireworks, no flags, no impressive array of themed party foods in the...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jun 16, 2024 | Boro, Clay Yandle, Collage, Culture, Denim, Embroidery, Fabrication, Found Materials, Hand Stitching, Jeans, Landscape, Narrative, Patchwork, Quilting, Recycle, Sashiko, Slow Craft
This one’s for my brother, on his second memorial Father’s Day.I started the artwork just after returning from his ashes-scattering ceremony on one of the Gulf Islands, as he requested in the few weeks before his death. I had suggested a flotilla led by his...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jun 7, 2024 | Anxiety, Art Quilt, Carlyn Yandle, Collaboration, Colour, Conceptual Craft, Connection, Craftsmanship, Embroidery, Forage, Found Materials, Hand Stitching, Heirloom, Linen, Quilt, Quilt Block, Quilting, Sewing, Slow Craft, Textiles
Is it easy to cut up hand-embroidered linen tablecloths, runners, pillowcases?It is not. As an adequate hand-stitcher I understand the skill, labour, time and patience that goes into each linen. I understand the desire to cherish these vintage domestic-craft objects...
by Carlyn Yandle | Aug 31, 2022 | Carlyn Yandle, Collaboration, Collage, Covid, Craft, Embellishment, Embroidery, Fabric, Fashion, Feminist, Feminist Art, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Hand Stitching, Handwork, Pandemic, Stitching, Tattoo, Text, Textile, Unbridled, Upcycling
Exploring tattoo tropes (Carlyn Yandle photo) Thirty years ago this month I floated down the aisle in a pearly silk dress. Recently I pulled this relic out of deep storage to give it new life.It is a ballerina-length A-line number, a fitted silhouette of crisp,...
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