Category — Crafts for Sale

We received this press release today and are so excited about the Obamaware fundraiser!

On October 19th, 27 top ceramic artists will present “Obamaware,” a limited edition group of Obama/Biden-specific ceramics in an effort to raise money in for the Obama campaign. New York-based Studio potter Ayumi Horie organized the effort and will host the sale on her website, https://www.ayumihorie.com/obamaware.html.  The pots are by turns funny, hopeful, imaginative, witty, inspiring – and practical, including John Byrd’s commemorative Sarah Palin beer steins to Diana Fayt’s Victorian-style silhouettes of Obama accompanied by symbolic olive branches.  As participating sculptor Jeffry Mitchell remarked, making pieces for this project (“Elephants for Obama”) makes him feel he is doing what he knows how to do best in an effort to support an election we can’t afford to lose.  Potters have a long history of putting messages on objects people use every day – this is a literal example of politics around the “kitchen table” that politicians mention so often.  We can think of it as optimistic White House china: buy one, and our wish might come true.

Preview link:
http://www.ayumihorie.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=36

Auction starts on Ebay, Sunday, Oct 19th 8pm EST and lasts 3 days:
http://stores.ebay.com/Obamaware

You should also read The Kitchen Table’s excellent essay about the Obamaware project. It’s one of the best reads of the campaign, which really describes the intersection of craft and politics.

Yes We Can!

Trudy in Durham, North Carolina emailed us this marvelous photo of the skirts she’s made as part of her fundraising effort for the Obama campaign. If you’d like one of these unique garments, send Trudy an email (she doesn’t have an Etsy shop) at lilwing [at] mindspring [dot] com. She doesn’t have an Etsy, shop so she’s primarily looking for locals who are interested in purchasing a skirt. But, if you’re not in the area, she’s can work something out with you as well. (If you have trouble reaching her via email, let us know and we’ll pass along her phone number.)

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It’s about time we’ve show Joe Biden some love here on the Obama Craft Project. Both caribou and wolves are hoping Joe Biden is the next Vice President of the United States, according to these delightful hand screen printed T-shirts from Portlander Sarah Giles. You can pick up either a men’s or women’s style shirt proclaiming either “Wolves for Biden” or “Caribou for Biden” from her etsy shop. Not only is she donating $5 from each sale to the Obama campaign, Sarah’s doing so through the Obama Craft Project fundraising page! Thank you, Sarah!

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There are only 75 of these stunning and detailed three-color letterpress prints, titled “Census,” by Brooklyn-based artist and wallpaper designer Dan Funderburgh (follow this link for a detailed image of this print and info about the artist), and at $30 each, we’re sure that they will go quickly. The proceeds from this piece (which is interesting also because it does not directly reference Senator Obama) will be donated by the artist to the Obama campaign. You can get yours at I Am Still Alive.

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We are loving the literal and figurative nature of Fancy That! Boutique’s “Change” Purses. This wallets are made from vinyl with this images of various Obama artwork. This one is probably our favorite, but we also love this retro-looking version as well. As you know, we only feature crafters and artists who donate a portion of their proceeds from their Obama-inspired items to the Obama campaign, and Fancy That! Boutique’s no different. While you’re at it, check out her full-size “Change” purses and her Obama-inspired jewelry.

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