Makers gotta make: finding solace, joy in dangerous times
Their reasons may differ, but crafters agree: Makers gotta make. I’m less frazzled.” Brian Kasstle of Las Vegas, Nevada, says he doesn’t feel like himself when he’s not engrossed in art journaling, using collage, painting and image transfers. She first made small beads out of modeling clay; she’s now “paint pouring” with acrylics, a technique she’s learning from YouTube videos. “Especially when I’m out in the garage doing welding, the next thing I know, it’s 1 o’clock in the morning and I’ve been out in the garage for eight hours.” Trisha Himmler, a brand manager and graphic designer in Denver, has dabbled in many crafts. “I like being able to do a project and say, ‘I made that.’ It’s validating about your abilities as a human, and not just being a drone who works a job, comes home, watches TV and then repeats,” she says.
Discover Related
‘The Comeback’ by Annie Zaidi: Art and friendship, tainted by some ugly business
How to stay creative in an AI-dominated world
Raghavendra Rathore on fashion’s most compelling muse—AI
Is ‘art of living’ the antidote to depression? Study sheds light on the benefits
A Symphony of Craft, Nature, and Renewal
Arts, tech at the heart of society's progress
Book Review: What dangers does art hold? Writer Rachel Cusk explores it in ‘Parade’
Tarasha Craft Exhibit by Creative Dignity and Project Tarasha
Hard Code | When AI wields the brush, do we call it the artist or the tool?
The Creative’s Toolbox Gets an AI Upgrade
Charm of writing has growing appeal as a way to find inner peace
Charm of writing has growing appeal as a way to find inner peace
Charm of writing has growing appeal as a way to find inner peace
The empowering role of Art Education in fostering creativity and well-being
The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?
Dawit Dersolign creates art pieces with discarded materials in creative war on waste