Magical Pumpkinhaus Yarn Giveaway from The Mystical Kingdom!

hey y'all.

check out this fancy giveaway + blog.

http://themysticalkingdom.blogspot.com/search/label/Giveaways

i entered. you should too!

ke

reality, lately.

porch songs + sage. inspired by my favorite co-worker to make anti-voodoo dolls/protection dolls. she needed one and it has been a blast stitching these little babes. filled w/ organic rice + herbs (this one with the sage pictured above)

I am finding it difficult to name the dolls. Feeling that potential owners should, well, make them their own by naming them.


Our porch. As you can see, our landlords drive bus! This is a glimpse down Winchester Road (aka, home of the tree house.)

The flea market find this weekend! There are 4 of them. They will become feminist portrait windows, inspired by a recent Craft Magazine article. Be on the lookout for one listed in the shop.

I possibly have an art show/fair coming up in september. Busy building inventory until then!

hi world.

the blogosphere never ceases to amaze me. i wish i had more time for more frequent updates/reading.

new things to share are:

--just posted 9 new items on etsy with more to come!
-- i have just discovered the world of carving out rubber stamps with my newish linocut "kit." i am addicted. more new stuff on etsy to come out soon on that front!
--i left planned parenthood and now work @ the YWCA of Western MA as the director of youth + young parent support. it has brought a new community, a new sense of learning + leadership and a fresh perspective! i am learning a lot about the young parent population as well as about parenting skills- it is wonderful!
--we have been hiking a lot lately! first hike of the season: mt. monadnock! pictures below :)

Switch Hit.

I may start blogging a little more of personal adventures. Just sayin'. Be on the lookout after this weekend.

We are Brooklyn bound with our fav queerbags, Kate+Zilla.

More later on the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Flea and Re/dress.

Also, I got a new big girl j-o-b and need some work clothes.

More later on adventures to come.

Updates Galore!

Why hello, craft world.

It sure has been a while.

Experiment on Etsy: As expected, nothing happened to the gender normativity or jesus loving items that I reported. I suppose the small rebellions are sometimes all we have. I have recently posted a bunch of new goodness on Eve Talks Back- check it out! I am especially proud of the lovely "Feminists Fuck Better" wall art. It did my soul good cookin' that one up.

Shop update: Up until today, all of my cards were sold as reproductions. For the sake of getting my own creative juices flowing, all cards AND postcards will be sold as originals from here on out. What you see is what you get! No copies!

Life update: We just adopted a lovely little cat named Thistle. This morning, she was hiding behind our toilet. Cats are such interested creatures! Also, I am a little slow on the uptake in craft land as we just returned from the Bahamas and I am currently a finalist in a job search for the position of my dreams- fingers crossed and hopes high. Please be patient as I organize and get the ball rolling again.

peace+love+solidarity,
ke

Reclaiming Language.

hi diy world.

i was so excited to list my "kits" yesterday. then, someone on ArtFire flagged the item as "offensive." while to ArtFire folks were pretty cool about it, i think that this brings up a larger issue.

when i surf these sites : etsy, 1000 markets, etsy, etc. i constantly find items that i find incredible offensive. these include "just like mommy" onesies that depict a woman rolling dough and wearing an apron. or the lovely "just like daddy" tie bibs that seem to be all the rage. essentialist gender rolls with infants pisses me off. people who make baby feet earrings with the title "pro-life" and a bible verse in the description piss me off. i wonder what would happen if i flagged these items as "offensive." i will do it and let you know.

my bet is that those folks are just "expressing their beliefs" which, because they are considered legitimate by mainstream U.S. culture, they will not be removed.

to be continued....

Tweeting & DIY Cunt Care Kits!

Hello Blog World.

It's been a while. Nevertheless, I have posted something new and exciting for sale on my etsy, artfire and 1000 markets shops!

Take a look-see into my shops for the goodness:

http://evetalksback.etsy.com
http://evetalksback.1000markets.com
http://evetalksback.artfire.com

ALSO, I have recently discovered the glorious world of Twitter. Check me out there for more frequent micro-updates :)
www.twitter.com/evetalksback

It's been real!

peace&solidarity,
kristen

1000 Markets Shop & The Tree House

Well, today is so chilly that it was time to bust out the mucklucks!



I am very excited to say that I opened another shop (other than my etsy shop) on 1000markets- check it out! Just a way to expand the amount of folks reached.

www.evetalksback.1000markets.com


Also, check out some external pics of the tree house and one of the dining room. Someone told me that the dining room looks like a retro hookah bar- dig it.





peace <3

ke

My Etsy Shop is Finally Up!

And I am very excited. Buy things :)

www.evetalksback.etsy.com

Eve Ensler Drills Sarah Palin.

Check out this link. Eve Ensler is the jam.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/drill-drill-drill_b_124829.html

Keeping it Presidential.

In a last ditch effort to win "the women's vote" (to which i lovingly reply 'which women?') John McCain chose Sarah Palin, his teammate in advocating for abstinence only until marriage sex education...

among other anti-choice policies. Now we see, via Gov. Palin's pregnant teen daughter the ways in which those politics are not practical or empowering.

The sad part is that McCain and Palin's politics are getting in the way of this young woman's right to privacy and her own decision making. It strips this young person with a choice- to continue the pregnancy or not.

Either way, it creates yet another shoe-in for Obama/Biden which I love.


I do not love McCain, who clearly thinks that women are stupid in his clear hope that "the women" (aka Hillary supporters) would vote for his ass just because he chose a running mate with a vagina.

Choosing Palin is almost MORE of a body blow to women than choosing another wrinkly white guy to lead the way.

I can't.


School starts in 2 days. Uh oh.


peace,
k

To Zine or Not to Zine

I am contemplating starting a zine- a feminist, love your body, radical self-acceptance, political, DIY revolution zine.

I have never sat down and actually constructed a zine and am currently blocked on how to start. I have read all of the "how to zine" "zine 101" blah, blah, blah. Its just- hasn't it been done before? I suppose creating zines is all about individualized, non-corporate media and bringing folks together (which I'm all about) but I'm experiencing those inner creative demons that say "you can't do it!"

Perhaps tonight I will sit down with a cup 'o yerba, my supplies, maybe a little dyke folk and work it all out.

I think this blockage is about working so hard and not MAKING the time necessary to make art. I should really utilize the quiet and essential night hours to make the things that make my heart and soul sing.

Hopefully I will have some goodness up on the Etsy by Monday. One can only hope, though.


See below for an inspiring Storque series:

http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/tags/quit-your-day-job/




Mmmmm.




For the record:

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It's my first time.

hi blog world.

here i am in my tiny [but very feminist] cube wishing i was home making very feminist art.
what a dream it would be to quit the world of the office job for the world of the art room.
enough musing on about things that are, at least in the near future, just not possible.

more later when my etsy shop is up.

for now,

check out this link. people mortify me sometimes.

http://www.sunjournal.com/story/280442-3/LewistonAuburn/Shed_rather_go_to_jail/

the good thing is, the book she is protesting is the one planned parenthood uses for education purposes.

[a sigh of relief]

art+peace+solidarity:
-k