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Rosalind Wyatt featured on Feeling Stitchy.
The popular embroidery blog has an in-depth interview with calligrapher & stitcher Rosalind Wyatt and her Stitched Lives of London Project, which I featured in Strange Material (her work is on the cover of my book as well).
Rosalind will be coming to North America to teach a workshop in New Mexico, May 11–17th. Click here to read about Rosalind.
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Have you heard of 100 in 1 Day? It is a day of urban intervention that takes in major cities throughout the world. Anyone can get involved, and this year it takes place in Vancouver on June 6th. (link)
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Blogged! Posts That You Might Enjoy:
I've dug into my archived blog posts, here's two that you might like:
Making A Thing A Day (2015)
A Gift (2011)
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Speaking at the North Vancouver Public Library and Pieces: Celebrating Textiles in Courtenay, BC
North Vancouver, BC: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 7-9 pm at the North Vancouver Public Library. I'll be reading with local author Pasha Parvaneh Hashemi. Doors open at 6:30pm for wine and snacks, and the reading begins at 7pm. The event is free, but but pre-registration is encouraged. Click here to register.
Courtenay, BC: PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE: On Saturday, March 28th, I'll be speaking on textiles and storytelling at Pieces, a new textiles conference in Courtenay, BC. To learn more, visit the official conference website here.
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Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles
Recent press: Rabble.ca reviews Strange Material
My latest book showcases crafters who take storytelling off the page and into the mediums of batik, stitching, dyeing, fabric painting, knitting, crochet, and weaving, creating objects that bear their messages, from personal memoir and cultural fables to wearable fictions.ISBN: 9781551525501 EPUB ISBN: 9781551525518
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