In this episode, we're chatting knitting and the unique tools & materials shared in this workshop to build a custom knit floor pouf. Alison shares about her home in Montreal, how she started knitting and what inspires her. Join us! And can't wait to see your knit projects.
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In this episode artist Melanie Abrantes introduces us to the art of carving. Melanie is leading a workshop in shaping, whittling, sanding and finishing a beautiful custom wooden spoon and we use this episode to dive deeper! Melanie shares about her art background, her journey to wooden turning & carving, her Oakland studio and what she loves about the art she practices. We explore the unique kit of tools & materials Melanie has designed and the makers behind them. Melanie shares with us a typical day in the life, and walks us through a 2018 exercise in which she explored new 'little habits' each month for the FULL year. This wonderful chat leads up to an awesome workshop collaboration!
Learn more about Melanie's workshop at: https://thecraftersbox.com/2018-12_featured-maker/
In this episode we explore our upcoming Hand Quilting Workshop with maker Elise Cripe of @elisejoy. Elise shares with us her love of quilt making and sewing, and how crafting in general brings balance and creativity to her busy life. Elise shares why hand quilting is so historically special and what makes stitching and 'binding' truly unique to the art of quilting in general.
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In today's episode we're chatting with cut paper artist Maude White to learn more about her background, inspiration and what's included in her curated kit. We learn more about the history and background of cut paper art from around the world. The art of paper cutting is incredibly diverse and has been practiced for a very long time: It first originated in the 4th century CE in China during the Han Dynasty. In the 13th century it came to Europe via Germany and Switzerland with folded scherenschnitte and silhouette art. In Japan, people create kirigami, which is cut and folded paper art. In Mexico, people create papel picado, which is folded colored tissue paper that is cut with scissors. We can't wait to share Maude's own unique technique (utilizing a sharp blade to 'slice' rather than scissors to cut) in our upcoming workshop.
To learn more, visit Maude's featured maker page on our website at: thecraftersbox.com and join us on instagram: @thecraftersbox to see examples of her beautiful work.
We're learning more about our September Featured Maker - Lindsey Campbell - and her beautiful technique of Pibione Tapestry Weaving. Lindsey is a weaver from Northern California and has curated a kit of thoughtfully sourced tools & materials to accompany this workshop. In this episode, we're learning more about Lindsey's background and our upcoming workshop.
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In August, we are exploring leather craftsmanship with Julie Rais Ellis of Rais Case. Julie builds beautiful custom leather goods such as handbags, wallets, accessories and journal covers as part of her leather practice, she sells Rais Case through her e-commerce shop as well as in her Southern California storefronts. She's built a 'DIY Studio' in her Oceanside space so that customers can customize their pieces. In this workshop we're taking those DIY principles even further through a Leather Craftsmanship: Tanning & Stamping Workshop in Julie's wonderful style. We've partnered with a family business to produce each leather-bound journal cover and we're so excited for everyone to dive in.
Learn more at: thecraftersbox.com!
We're chatting with Chelsea, our July featured maker and the artist behind Sketchy Notions. She shares with us what she finds so valuable and special in creating a daily creativity practice through sketching and why travel sketching & painting is such a wonderful way to capture the world around you. Learn more on our website: thecraftersbox.com. Enjoy!
We're hosting our semi-annual one week online Pop-Up Shop! This episode offers an introduction of what you'll find in our store as well as details on shipping, membership and other frequently asked questions.
Arounna shares with us her design process to build the beautiful patterns and designs found in her shop, Bookhou. We chat our upcoming workshop and what the term 'mark making' means, and how pivotal it is to textile design. Join us for an interview with our June 2018 artist lead! We are gearing up for a wonderful workshop.
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Kristen walks us through her curated workshop to share more about the project she's built, the tools & materials she's included in each kit, and what about embroidery makes her THRIVE as an artist. Kristen has been practicing the art of embroidery for five years and has grown a loyal following due to her layered, almost 3D floral designs. We are so excited to share one of her unique patterns with you this month as well as the execution of building those flowers, and the technique of embellishing using a Q Snap embroidery tool. Visit Kristen's Featured Maker page on our website to learn even more.
Happy making.
Rachel Denbow walks us through our April workshop on Shibori Indigo Dyeing by giving us an introduction of our upcoming project, a bit of insight into her wonderful background in making (and her inspiration!), and where to take the technique of shibori and indigo dyeing next for future making. Thanks for listening in and learn more at: thecraftersbox.com.
Sarah Perez walks us through her metal smithing process to build beautiful brass kinetic mobiles for the home. We learn about her background, more about her small business Electric Sun Creatives and what to expect in our March 2018 workshop!
The Crafter's Box collaborates with artists monthly to feature digital workshops in unique crafting techniques, we pair those online workshops with a curated kit of tools & materials to build a project from start to finish. We’ve built this membership project to be a Slow Crafting reminder of how important it is to feed our creative spirits.
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In this episode we catch up with Arounna of Bookhou (@bookhou) who is leading our February 2018 Needle Punch Art Workshop. She shares with us her textile & fiber arts background, her design philosophy and journey, and how the small business collaboration she shares with her husband, John was started. We are especially inspired by her business story (to work, live, play and host a shop in one beautiful building in Toronto!) and her love of rug hooking & punch needle designs. Thanks for listening in.