Vol.2 Issue #2
Workshop as Shelter
Handmade Future: Handmade as a Way of Thinking
There’s power in carrying half-formed projects with you. On your work table. In your project bag. Or just hovering at the edge of your thoughts. They aren’t clutter. They’re quiet companions. A sleeve waiting for its cuff. A paragraph that hasn’t found its last sentence. A sketch that’s…
The Handmade Future
This piece is part of a series about how creativity actually fits into everyday life—the spaces we make, the time we steal back, and the tools that end up shaping what we do. Some posts may…
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The Ethics of Selling Out (And Why the Rent Is Still Due)
Creativity doesn’t exist outside of money—it exists inside systems, fees, rent, and real survival. This essay traces the uncomfortable line between getting paid and “selling out,” following…
The Colours We Choose: Natural Dyes, Deadstock Fabric, and the Handmade Wardrobe Worth Keeping
Fashion that fights back doesn’t need runways or mood boards — it starts in your kitchen sink with onion skins, at your sewing table with a busted zipper, in a pile of fabric scraps that don’t…
Fiona Smyth and the Art of Ugly Girls Who Don’t Care if You Like Them
Fiona Smyth draws like she’s throwing a punch. Her women are messy, hairy, loud, and gloriously “unpretty”—mutants of femininity who bleed, drool, and grin with sharp teeth. Since the ’80s,…
Reimagining Your Lifestyle with Eco-Friendly Innovations
Discover how the modern lifestyle intertwines technology, wellness, fashion, and travel to create a vibrant tapestry of experiences. As we embrace eco-friendly innovations, we learn to adapt…
How to Find Your Zine or Brand Voice (and Keep It Real Across Everything You Write)
Your voice is the invisible design element behind every great zine or brand — the thing that makes people recognize you before they even see your name. It’s not just style; it’s rhythm,…
Ten Crutches to the Bathroom, Seven to the Kitchen
It was a charming day when I slipped off my mother’s patio, sacrificing my leg for my beloved pups. This unexpected event led to crutches, solitude, and a journey of rediscovery. In my small…
The Politics of the Pad: Who Profits When You Bleed
The period industry was built on silence and scented plastic. We’ve paid taxes on our own biology while being told to hide it in pastel packaging. “The Politics of the Pad” unpacks the pink…
Touch Grass: How I’m Balancing Tech with Dirtbag Traditions
Let’s get something out of the way: I love technology. I am, without apology, a chaos goblin of the Internet. But it also gave me a body that forgot what it feels like to move without…
Tiny Rebellions: How To Change Your Life In Quiet Ways
Let’s get one thing straight: you don’t have to burn down a building to start a revolution. Sometimes a revolution looks like a chipped coffee mug you refuse to throw away because it reminds…
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