CraftPerspectives Conversation:
Handmade Nation

Saturday, April 4, 2 pm
Free and open to the public

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Join Susan Beal (West Coast Crafty, Susanstars), Jill Bliss (pictured, Blissen), Kate Bingaman-Burt (Obsessive Consumption), Betsy Greer (Craftivism) Garth Johnson (Extreme Craft) and Faythe Levine (Handmade Nation). Moderated by Namita Gupta Wiggers, curator, Museum of Contemporary Craft.

 

Crochet-a-thon
with Mandy Greer

Saturday, April 4, 4–6 pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis Street, Portland
Free and open to the public

Museum of Contemporary Craft exhibiting artist Mandy Greer, also featured in Handmade Nation, will show participants how to crochet – then she’ll make a sculpture out of the raw materials created. Bring yarn and fabric, new or reused, in all shades of blue, from very light to dark (but no navy, please!).

 

 

 

Photo Kiosk:
Show Us Your D.I.Y.

Ongoing, The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft

Document your role within the indie craft movement by taking digital photographs of yourself and your indie craft projects at our photo kiosk. View images on the Museum's Flickr page.

 

 

Crafty Wonderland:
Handmade Nation Edition

Sunday, April 5, 11–4 pm
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside, Portland
Free and open to the public

Visit Crafty Wonderland, Portland’s monthly art and craft extravaganza, featuring a rotating mix of 40 vendors and a DIY table where visitors can make free craft projects. April 5, find Faythe Levine selling and signing Handmade Nation books, booths with guests Kate Bingaman-Burt and Jill Bliss, as well as Susan Beal at the DIY table.

 

 

The Illustrations of Handmade Nation:
Kate Bingaman-Burt

Tuesday, April 7– Friday, April 18
Community Showcase in The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft
Free and open to the public during regular Museum hours

View original drawings by Kate Bingaman-Burt, illustrator of Handmade Nation: The Rise of D.I.Y. Craft, Art and Design, the companion book to the documentary by Faythe Levine. Bingaman-Burt currently resides in Portland, and is Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University.
Click here to watch a video on Kate Bingaman-Burt.