Gutenberg for stitchers
A new book of stitched alphabets has enough to keep
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Stitch Wars: May the Force Get Crafty
An exhibition of crafts inspired by Star Wars opens in Florida on 18 July, running until 29 August. Stitch Wars, a mad melange of stellar stitching and cutting-edge craft packed with Jedi stitch tricks, is at the Bear and Bird Gallery above Tate’s Comics in Fort Lauderdale. If you can’t get there, the Stitch Wars blog [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Manga Cross-Stitch: making something new
My latest book, Manga Cross-Stitch, finally hit British bookshops and Amazon.co.uk last week. It should have gone on sale in mid-June, but the Gods of Shipping had other ideas: hopefully they’re now appeased, and the U.S. launch next month will go ahead without a hitch. I’ve already seen the first review – in the August 2009 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Art of Osamu Tezuka
I’ve spent the last four years getting to know one of the twentieth century’s authentic genii, riding an astonishing magic carpet of creativity that extends right across Japan’s popular culture. So why do most English speakers only know about him from a couple of kids’ cartoon shows?
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