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 | Oct 22, 2022 | Community Building, Costume, DIY, Fashion, Halloween, Handmade, Performance, Recycling, Sewing, Textile, Thrift Stores, Thrifting, Upcycling, Value Village
Just a week before Halloween — prime creative costume time — we in these parts are again reminded of the tragic, toxic end to our local Value Village.The general love-hate relationship came to a fiery finish one summer night four months ago yet I can’t shake thoughts...
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