handmade-nationDevona & I finally saw the Handmade Nation documentary yesterday at the Akron Art Museum.  Love it!  I’d watch it again!  It was ripe with wisdom from artists on how life & the need to be artistic converge.  It beautifully weaves together themes of the current craft movement, including changing the culture to value handmade instead of mass-produced even when it costs more.  Plus it highlights how artists are 

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trailblazing the path of being environmentally conscious with their supplies and products.  

Then after the documentary, the guys from Campfire Goods gave a screen printing demonstration, & we got to print some posters.  Fun, fun!  Now I’m itching to do more screenprinting!