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Packing it all in for the Toronto design fest

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Art Show, Craft, Craftsmanship, Creative Process, Crochet, Cultural Hub, Culture, Dear Human, Design, Exhibit, Fabricating, Festival, Fiber, Fibre Arts, Fuzzy Logic, Gallery, Handwork, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Installation, Knitting, Lecture, Maker, Openings, Playing, Process, Project, Rachael Ashe, Spore, TO DO, Toronto Design Offsite, Vancouver

It’s getting close to a decade since I packed it all in: my needles and wool, my sewing machine and fabrics, my mid-level-management career. There was more to explore.I’ve been mixing it up with a wide range of materials (and makers) ever since but even...

flying that doily flag at upcoming PechaKucha

by | Nov 7, 2014 | Art Discourse, Carlyn Yandle, Collaboration, Craft, Creative Process, Doilies, Doily, Fibre Arts, Lecture, Pecha Kucha, Pechakucha, Port Coquitlam, Terry Fox Theatre, Textile

In the next month you’re likely going to end up stuck at some fatuous seasonal gathering, wondering how soon you can bolt without appearing rude so you can go home and change into your antisocial cozy pants.This is why I like PechaKuchas, lectures delivered in...