"Buying something from an indie craft artist can result in a buyer-seller connection, but it can also make consumption itself feel like a creative act." (from Handmade 2.0)Okay, I just liked that quote. On Thursday I mentioned some stuff about handcrafted items and the DIY "movement." Here's some stuff to check out:
Buy Handmade: kindof the manifesto of the movement, this website has a bunch of links to various aspects of DIY (including some stuff about "craftivism," which is craft+activism).
Handmade 2.0: this is a NYT article basically describing recent developments in the movement/practice of DIY
Other places to look include CRAFT magazine (I have a subscription if you want to look at a paper copy) and Instructables (a fantastic website on which you can find instructions for pretty much anything). I also love Readymade magazine.
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