TONIGHT in red hook

denise carbonell

opening show of a selection of blues

hope and anchor

347 van brunt street

red hook

monday march 23rd

6:00 to 8:00

drinks + snacks

metalthread.com

directions below

718.414.9651

http://hopeandanchordiner.com/

http://hopeandanchordiner.com/directions.html

88s and good numbers

Cinders Gallery presents
Unsung: new work by George Ferrandi and John Orth
November 14 - December 28, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday November 14, 7-10 pm

We invite you to come see Unsung. This installation is the first official endeavor of the collective known as "88's" – short for "88's and good numbers" which is CB lingo for "Best Wishes and Regards."

The work in Unsung started with conversations concerning the current presidential campaign. Our plea for a massive paradigm shift had 88's collective members George Ferrandi and John Orth contemplating what parts of their own psyches could use some serious shifting. They started with the imagery they associated with grassroots revolution – daggers, dynamite, pistols, the felled heads of toppled statues, and the closed eyes of innocents. Then they created painted, cast plaster and carved wooden forms that relegate the physical violence of uprising safely to the realm of metaphor, but still speak to a simmering volatility and to the potential for cataclysmic change.

Their latest collaboration, the 88's collective, is a celebration of their complimentary sensibilities and shared interest in delicately adorned pathos, B-movie violence, and small, hyper-sexualized animals.

The two met in Gainesville, Florida where George was a professor at the University of Florida. Soon after meeting, they organized an exhibit at an old train depot. This was the beginning of over a decade of collaborations that have included several national shows, a traveling circus (Cloudseeding Circus of the Performative Object), a comic strip, and an unfortunate summer haircut.

Cinders Gallery
103 Havemeyer St. (btwn. Hope and Grand)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718.388.2311
gallery hours: Wed-Sun 1-7 pm
http://www.cindersgallery.com
http://www.88sandgoodnumbers.blogspot.com

kelly horrigan handmade

I'm pleased to announce the official launch of my new website
where you can browse the gallery, read press articles and shop!
www.kellyhorrigan.com

It's been a long wait but now you can purchase Kelly Horrigan Handmade leather goods right from the comfort of your own home.

But that's not all...you can also shop directly from me at the following events:
AFRO-PUNK BLOCK PARTY
Brooklyn, NY
Sun, July 13, 12-8pm
(Clinton Avenue between Myrtle and Willoughby)
July heats up with the 2nd annual Afro-Punk Block Party featuring live
music, DJs, and DIY fashion, food, and craft vendors. Not the usual
street fair, the block party features the best underground and local
artists and artisans.
Featured musicians: Kudu, J*Davey, The Carps, The Caesarz , DJ Rich Medina, The Dustbin Brothers

MICHIGAN WOMYN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL
Aug 5-10 2008
Forty performances, a film festival, an artisan/craft show and a full
roster of workshops, parties and dances are all slated for one glorious week in August on 650 lush green acres in Michigan.


BROOKLYN URBAN ARTS MARKET
Brooklyn, NY
Sundays: Sept 7 & 21
(Myrtle Ave between Grand and Emerson)
Party and shop all summer long with the Brooklyn Urban Arts Market, a
blend of the dynamic energy of Afro-Punk with Myrtle Avenue
Revitalization Project's community initiatives. The market will feature
local artisans and businesses with a fresh, urban perspective as well
as musicians performing all day long. Featured musicians: Bobbito,
African Bambaataa, and Slick Rick with Band.


Mark your calendars, tell your friends, buy handmade!
xoxo,
Kelly

plush class with jenny harada

PLUSH CLASS Design and Sew Your Own Huggable Plush Creature Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008 Time: 1pm -5pm Location: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Create a loveable plush creature to give as a gift or keep for yourself. Learn lots of tips on working with faux fur and making plushie creatures. If you've always wanted to work with plush but were too intimidated, you will now see how easy it can be! Students will take home printed instructions and patterns to jump start plush making at home. There are only 8 spaces available in total so sign up quickly! Class fee is $35 + $15 materials fee. Jenny Harada has been making original plushies since she was ten years old. That's a quarter of a century. Wowzers. This will be her fourth plush workshop. Her patterns have been published in a handful of books including Plush You! Learn more about Jenny and the stuff she makes at jennyharada.com. Her Etsy shop is http://pomly.etsy.com

KnitKnit on NPR

Hi friends,

Here's a link to the 8 minute on-air interview I did with NPR this morning, on my book and on knitting: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18567507

There's also a slideshow (with pre-recorded audio, pictures, and captions/credits- if you want to see those, click "show captions" before you hit 'play') http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/bpp_slideshows/knitting/publish_to_web/index.html

If you want to email the interview around, go here, click "Knitting Guerrillas Rock the Yarn," and then hit "email." It would be great to get the story into their "top emailed" list! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18567507

All best, Sabrina

Sabrina Gschwandtner
KnitKnit
www.knitknit.net

**note added by cal: the lovely felted and studded crest of arms above was made by our own SAPLING elyse allen for KK issue #7