http://craftrevolution.com Helping creative business owners navigate the waters that lead to success Wed, 07 May 2008 20:35:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apply now for the AltCraft section at the American Craft Show in San Francisco at the Fort Mason Center, August 15-17. Ten makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the renewed handmade movement. Artists who have never exhibited at an American Craft Show ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/05/07/american-craft-show-altcraft/ Get ready to give “crafty” a whole new meaning. The HANDMADE BRIGADE is coming to town!Definitely NOT your typical doilies and lace craft show experience, the family owned and operated independent craft store, Tall Mouse Arts and Crafts, will be hosting an Indie craft fair. ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/04/29/calling-all-vendors/ In the hands of guerrilla street artists, yarn graffiti snakes around telephone posts, through barbed wire fences, and over abandoned cars. Originally created by a crew in Texas, knit graffiti has become an international movement embraced by crafters of all ages and nationalities. Yarn Bombing: The ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/04/15/submission-call-%e2%80%93-knit-graffiti-book/ I am just passing on a request for you to take this quick, anonymous survey in the name of Craft Con 2008 ! By completing 7 multiple choice questions, you can help give the organizers a clearer picture of how the indie craft community at large acquires it's supplies. Results ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/18/a-survey-of-crafty-significance/   Harmony Hammond is an artist, art writer, and independent curator who lives and works in Galisteo, New Mexico. A pioneer of the feminist art movement, she lectures, writes and publishes on feminist art, lesbian art, and the cultural representation of “difference”. Hammond attended the University of Minnesota from ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/14/harmony-hammond-women-in-history/ The 100 Picture Challenge is a Flickr group hosted by Craft Revolution. Like a scavenger hunt through your own creativity, the challenge is simply to take a picture that represents each of 100 various themes. The themes range from emotions to characters common in movies, such as vampires. Artists and ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/05/100-picture-challenge/ We'd like to invite you to attend Craft Con 2008, a business development conference for the craft community. This remarkable gathering of leaders and organizers in the evolving craft and design movement will be held in San Francisco April 4-6. Last year's Craft Congress was the first event of its kind, bringing together an ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/05/craft-con-2008/ Call for Artists & Writers for Largest Plush Show in the World St. Louis, MO—On June, 6, 13, 20 and 27, you’ll find the largest collection of plushies and stuffies in some of St. Louis’ hottest shops from artists and crafters all around the world. Organizers ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/03/wanna-snuggle/ Hitch your Wagon by Judy Chicago. Sprayed Acrylic, Applique & Quilting. 54 in x 54 in Judy Chicago is an artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual whose career now spans four decades. Her work and life are models for an enlarged definition of art, an expanded role for the artist, ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/02/judy-chicago-painting-printmaking-tapestry-needlework/ March 2008 is National Women’s History Month Each year, March is designated as National Women’s History Month to ensure that the history of American women will be recognized and celebrated in schools, workplaces, and communities throughout the country. The stories of women's historic achievements present an expanded view ... http://craftrevolution.com/2008/03/01/womens-art-womens-vision/