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On radical self-care

On radical self-care

by | Nov 20, 2024 | Collage, Creative Process, Doilies, Doily, Embroidery, Expanded Painting, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Found Materials, Grief, Hybrid Thinking, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Joyfulmakinginperiloustimes, Political Art, Quilting, Textile Art, Textiles

Making ourselves whole through making​First there is shock. I saw it in a coffee shop in a small US city the morning Trump was elected — again. The place was full but hushed. “Are you okay?”, one customer after another whispered to the three female baristas. Nods....
An iron will is needed now

An iron will is needed now

by | Nov 4, 2024 | Assemblage, Fabric, Fast Fashion, Fiber Artist, Fibre, Flo, Ironing, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Joyfulmakinginperiloustimes, Meditation, Meditative, Quilt Block, Quilting, Sewing, Textile, Textiles, Trump

Working out those wrinkles is so satisfyingIf you’re uselessly wringing your hands right about now, pump some iron.Hear me out: Ironing is useful, which, in the few days left before the US election, is the opposite position of those of us watching who can’t vote or...
End of an era for Vancouver makers

End of an era for Vancouver makers

by | Sep 7, 2024 | Carlyn Yandle, Costume, Counter-culture, Creative Process, DIY, Dressed, Fabric, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Halloween, Handmaking, Knitting, Making, Material Exploration, Quilting, Sewing, Stitching, Textile, Textile Art, Vancouver

The one great store that fuels textile dreams is closing due to small-business struggles​​Judging by the early deluge of reactions on Reddit last week, we Vancouver makers are stunned to learn that our mecca for material and more is selling off its inventory and...
Awkward family moment informs art-making aesthetic

Awkward family moment informs art-making aesthetic

by | 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...
Needling at patriotism and protest

Needling at patriotism and protest

by | 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...