Our friends at the Philly City Paper are hosting a trunk show this weekend.  The show will feature 150 or so vendors including Crafty Bastards vets El Jefe, Squidfire, Tigerflight and more.  From Philly CP’s site: Join us in Philly’s largest open-air market for a celebration of 150ish emerging artists, crafters and designers hand-made crafts [...]

Applications for Crafty Bastards 2009 are now being accepted. The deadline to apply for booth space is July 5, 2009.  Get more info and submit your Crafty Bastards application here. There is a $10 non-refundable application fee. The jury will review and score all completed entries on various criteria from design and craftsmanship to saleability [...]

Hello Craft will be showing the highly anticipated, indie craft documentary film, Handmade Nation! To celebrate, they are giving away a pair of tickets to the Friday, May 1 showing at 8:30 p.m. To enter the contest, simply email hellocraftcontests@gmail.com by 5pm Wednesday 4/29 and tell them why you love handmade. The words Crafty Contest [...]

This post originally ran on the Etsy Storque. Five years ago I totally didn’t have any crafty friends. I toiled away in my living room each night, making stuff without any clue what I would do with it. And when I finished something, I stored it in our extra bedroom until the spare bed became [...]

Hinckley Pottery, which as been making fine pottery for the Washington area for more than 40 years, will be holding its 18th annual student show at its studio in Adams Morgan on Sunday, April 26, 2009. More than two dozen experienced students will display a years’ worth of artistic labor for sale to the public. [...]

The first annual CraftWeek DC takes place April 22 – 26, 2009. A citywide celebration of crafts in our Nation’s capital, each day offers activities focused on every craft medium from ceramics, fiber, glass, metal to wood, and includes exhibits, artist demonstrations, gallery receptions, lectures, plus other activities. Two nationally recognized studio craft events will [...]

A brand spankin’ new indie craft show is coming to the DC Metro area on May 31st!  The Handmade Mart (produced by myself and Rock n’ Romp Founder, Debbie Lee), will take place in the vibrant new arts district of Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Working in conjunction with the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, this one-day, [...]

Excited about the Summit of Awesome, but can’t get away from work and life to attend the whole weekend of seminars, workshops and fun? Day passes are now available. The Summit is a great opportunity to learn from some of the best names in craft, including many many Crafty Bastards veterans. One Day Summit of [...]

On Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., join Washington Project for the Arts (2023 Massachusetts Ave NW) for Art vs. Craft Tug of War. Curator and art critic, Jeffry Cudlin, will moderate a panel discussion between members of both the art and craft communities in DC – revealing their thoughts on what [...]

Hello Craft will be showing the highly anticipated, indie craft documentary film, Handmade Nation! Tickets to the Friday, May 1 show at 8:30 p.m. are now available. Screening Location & Time Theater J at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center 1529 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Buy Tickets Screening #2: Friday, May 1, 8:30 [...]