Monday October 3, 2011

reminder: crafts in chelsea, october 15

The Annual Fall Crafts in Chelsea Festival put on by Brooklyn Craft Central is less than 2 weeks away! I’ll be tabling with none other than Erica Rothchild of Pumpkin & Honey Bunny (and P&H Soda

Categories: art/craft blog events Tags: crafts fairs holiday shopping

Tuesday January 4, 2011

landscapes of extraction and e-waste recycling

Right on the heels of last night’s post about Manufactured Landscapes comes this, from Manhattan User’s Guide:

J Henry Fairs‘ extraordinary, consumptively beautiful, sickening photos of our ailing planet are gathered in a new book The Day

Categories: art/craft blog environment events Tags: art e-waste recycling

Monday May 10, 2010

what’s going on?

Yeah, I know. This blog has been very quiet. But that’s only because my life hasn’t been. A lot more doing and a little less documenting. So here, in a nutshell, is a rundown of some

Categories: agriculture art/craft blog Tags: composting farming sustainable agriculture

Monday March 22, 2010

recreating wilderness with reclaimed materials

This past weekend, I participated in Urban Wilderness Action Day, part of Eyebeam’s ElectroSmog Festival. My friend Kris & her hubby Pascal put together this little video recapping my role in the day.

Check

Categories: action art/craft blog Tags: nyc trees

Monday March 15, 2010

urban wilderness action day – this saturday!

It’s been quiet on this little blog for the last couple of weeks. I’ve been hard at work on a project. An urban wilderness intervention project to be exact. It all goes down this Saturday, March

Categories: action art/craft blog Tags: fun nyc wilderness

Thursday January 28, 2010

will barter for skills

This post is also featured on Greenopolis.

Skillsharing is hot right now. Maybe it’s because most everyone is on a budget or perhaps there’s been a great awakening where people feel compelled to share resources, time, and

Categories: art/craft blog community composting education events food/drink foraging Tags: barter nyc skillshare

Wednesday January 20, 2010

my dad’s (local & upcycled) handiwork

For the last few Christmases, we’ve been taking advantage of my dad’s penchant for woodworking. The first year, he made us filing cabinets. The next, a TV stand. And then the following, a curio cabinet. While

Categories: art/craft blog home recycling Tags: furniture gifts local upcycling

Thursday January 14, 2010

from one product, many

When I set out today to disassemble our holiday wreath, I was only thinking of the beautiful dried flowers and how I could put them in a jar or vase as decoration. But as I tackled

Categories: art/craft blog holidays home recycling Tags: plants upcycle

Monday January 11, 2010

blogging for greenopolis

I am tickled and honored to be blogging for Greenopolis. My first post may look familiar – it’s a rehash of the original Library of Trash post from early November. But just in case you missed

Categories: art/craft blog news permaculture recycling Tags: gardening upcycling

Tuesday January 5, 2010

learnings for a new year

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!

Taking the time to reflect back on 2009, I’ve realized that it was a very full year. I launched myself into so many different worlds: permaculture, food culture, crafting, Twitter, a

Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink permaculture recycling Tags: community eating upcycling