Profile Patches - Social Stitchworking

From the top: Lazerlight (with phospherescent thread,) Optical Recognition, Dot Mouthtrix, Cybereyes

These were created for the Trap\door 10cc show at the Bowman in the glass cases. All works had to be 10cm x 10cm. Super, duper small.

These images are from my own profile pictures (world's cheapest model) on various social networking sites. I re-sized the profile pics and changed them to gray scale. Then the images were printed on to inkjet cotton. I then hand embroidered various interventions. Once embroidered, the patches are then heat n' bonded to canvas and machine embroidered around the end.

I like the dichotomy of fabric patches and computer coding patches. I'm also a little obsessed with curating profile pics. I have some ideas percolating for residency proposals in regards to social networking and profile pictures.

I've misplaced my camera cable, so these images were scanned and the resolution is a little weird.

If you are interested in these patches they are $25 at the Bowman Arts Centre for the Lethbridge Art Walk starting Friday, September 18th.

Female Merit Badges

Argh. So I've broken my ankle which means a lot of surfing on my cheap little laptop.

I came across this from jezebel. My guilty celebrity gossipy pleasure.



Female merit badges by Mary Yaeger. These are so awesome. I would wear them with pride.

Mongolian Booties

When shoveling snow, I like to think of other more exotic snowy places on my travel list. Tuva or Mongolia is on that list. If I was shoveling snow in Mongolia, I would certainly be wearing boots like these. Awesome handmade boots. You can buy these online here but will have to make a tracing of your feet first.

I would rather buy them first hand in Tuva.

New Zine on the Scene - DIY CITY

This online Zine, DIY CITY MAG, is very NY based. It's chock full of goodness. I wish it was a paper magazine so I could carry it in my bag and take it out and oooh and ahhh, and make people jealous.

From Handmade Nation.

Skirt Mayhem

Alison Willoughby makes skirts. I'm super inspired for my own skirt projects. Article on Whip Up about a current show of skirts is here.

Cat Mazza is My Hero

Ecstatic about the interview with Cat Mazza on we make money not art.

New media and craft do exist in the same plane of existence.

Crazy amazing new media fibre artist - Otto von Busch . I spent hours perusing this website. I'm super-inspired.

From we make money not art.

Wearable Map Gloves

These are on display at at the Chicago Field Museum's Maps: Finding Our Place in the World exhibition. I think they are beautiful and wish I had maps on my gloves.

Tip off from Boing Boing.