R is for Rock
Hum the need to leave our marks on rocks, walls goes back centuries doesn't it.
Talking about leaving our mark
What is Craftivism
This site describes it as "raising questions about the role and definition of craft and attitudes towards it as well as our relationship to, and implication in, the changing global conditions of trade through everyday consumerism." OR as Wikipedia describes it: a form of activism.
Knit Twits by the Jafagirls
I don't feel like a radical activist, but putting knitting on a tree or a pole fits with craftivism and the idea of redefining how the craft of knitting is seen and used. It is nice to see crafts burst out of the bubble it has been relegated to for so long.
ABOUT ART
Yesterday I mentioned the New York Times article Boom is Over. Long live Art
On the other hand
Tough Times Call for Shrewd Artists
Comments
love the rocks!
hiay Sean, thanks for dropping by, and glad you like the knit twits tree. It isn't as complicated as some of the others, but I am really fond of this. It is like all the little odds and ends ran away and hid in the tree LOL!
deb, I feel like I am leaning more and more in that direction. Not on purpose but my muse seems to be leading me by the nose.
I agree Bill, and hoping people keep busting those stereotypes and pushing the edge.
Oh thanks Dan :) I know what you mean. I am finding it difficult to adequately describe it. I can look at something in art forum or on another blog and come up with something, but not my own stuff lol!