Last week I attended a lecture of the artist Orly Genger, I had not known of Orly’s work before but went after I saw her work online. She was a very petite young women who was surprisingly blase in talking about her art and practices.  I found this both humorous and charming since her work [...]

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade.
This week, Morgan of MamaSassDesigns learns to crochet.
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I am really excited to announce that Maria Thomas, the CEO of Etsy.com will be speaking at the Summit of Awesome on Friday, May 1, 2009. We really appreciate that she is taking the time to talk to our Summit attendees!
Stay tuned to the blog as we reveal more speakers and programming for our first [...]

USA Today just released a list of “10 great places for a hands-on craft experience.”  The list, compiled by Victor Domine, the spokesman for the Craft and Hobby Association, highlights some crafty hangouts that you might have already heard about…plus a few that might be news to you.
 
 
 
Here’s the abbreviated info (for more, see the [...]

Spring brings the arrival of beautiful weather, lots of lovely blooms, baby animals to ogle and a whole slew of new episodes of all the television programs that I won’t be watching.
Let’s be honest here. Television sets are unattractive. Yes, especially the flat screen, super bionic ones.  They’re hideous.
Never fear! I have found a [...]

Registration is now online!
May 1 – May 3
MidCity, Washington, D.C.
The Summit of Awesome is 3-days filled with business seminars for artists and crafters, hands-on workshops, the D.C. premiere of the Indie Craft Documentary, Handmade Nation, and a Saturday night party. Through a partnership with the MidCity Business Association, all Summit seminars and workshops will take [...]