Joyful Making in Perilous Times
by Carlyn Yandle | Sep 10, 2020 | Activism, Art Quilt, Art School, Art Show, Braided Rug, Braiding, Carlyn Yandle, Community Building, Denim, Exhibition, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Found Materials, Grad 2020, Hearth, Installation, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Macrame, MFA, Quilt, Quilt Block, Resurge, Scaffolds, Slow Craft, Social Engagement, Tapestry, Weaving, Zero Waste Art
Where is the joy when you’re living in a time of a global coronavirus pandemic and a local toxic-drug epidemic? What is the use of making when your city is seized by global investment-real estate schemes, when there’s too much stuff in a overheated planet and a...Recent Posts
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