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Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design

by Faythe Levine

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Synopsis:

Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the D.I.Y. ethos. For Handmade Nation (along with the documentary film of the same name, coming in 2009), she and Cortney Heimerl have selected 24 makers and 5 essayists who work within different media and have different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting community.

Participants in this community share ideas and encouragement through websites, blogs, boutiques, galleries, and craft fairs. Together they have forged a new economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination, and networking. Twenty-four artists from Olympia, Washington to Providence, Rhode Island, and everywhere in between show their work and discuss their lives.

Handmade Nation features photographs of the makers, their work environment, their process, their work, and discussions of how they got their start and what motivates them.

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Mebeam, December 14, 2009 (view all comments by Mebeam)
The Handmade Nation has inspired an interest in the book, How to Make Aprons by Roxa Wright.

A great book with 50 patterns for making vintage-style aprons!!!
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wonderful! A true treasure!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781568987873
Subtitle:
The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design
Author:
Levine, Faythe
Author:
Heimerl, Courtney
Author:
Levine, Fathye
Author:
Heimerl, Cortney
Publisher:
Princeton Architectural Press
Subject:
Handicraft
Subject:
Handicraft industries.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Design - General
Subject:
Decorating
Subject:
Handicraft industries -- United States.
Subject:
Handicraft -- United States.
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
156
Dimensions:
9.46x7.58x.53 in. 1.35 lbs.
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