An Obamaware item “in action.” Photo from the American Craft Magazine article.

There’s a nice essay by Sarah Archer in the current issue of American Craft Magazine (the publication of the American Craft Council) about the Obamaware project we featured last fall. It’s very exciting to see a mention of OCP in the article, and even more exciting to read that Ayumi Pottery is maintaining an online photo gallery of the Obamaware pots in action. There’s something very special about seeing these items being used in people homes, rather than simply sitting on a shelf, as well as seeing these items–and many other Obama-related crafts–live on as a part of people’s daily lives after the election.

More over here…

You must, right this minute, check out Maira Kalman’s sketches of the inauguration experience in the New York Times. Seriously, click over there right now. Words cannot even describe how much I love this series.

(Shout-out to Modern Craft for spotting this one.)

As if doing your civic duty wasn’t satisfaction enough… Lee would like to reward you for doing so.

If you can demonstrate somehow that you’ve voted, she’ll send you an awesome PDF including a pattern for a rad, flared knitted hat, a design for an alpaca applique, a dandelion stencil, a fun thank you card that you can print out and a extra page all about mac ‘n’ cheese, including some recipes.

Follow this link to claim your reward.

With Halloween coming up and Election Day quickly following, Yes We Carve (tagline: “Change Your Pumpkin, Change Your World”) couldn’t be more seasonally appropriate. They have several downloadable stencils for all of your “Barack O’Lantern” needs. You can also check out other people’s carved pumpkins (like this one from Thomas in Williamsburg, VA) in the photo gallery and submit your own photos and stencils to the Yes We Carve crew.

Shout-out to Rachel for tweeting this one at us…

Yes We Can!